Carer Payments Officer
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,056 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | National Fostering Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 280869JCP |
Summary
Job Title: Carer Payments Officer
Location: Bolton
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £25,056 per annum
About National Fostering Group
Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!
83% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411
With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.
As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.
We also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.
About the Role
As our Carer Payments Officer, you will support the Carer Payments Manager with providing an efficient and customer focussed service for the processing of foster carer payments, invoicing to Local Authorities and other related activity.
The Carer Payments Officer will be responsible for processing payments and invoicing for an allocated portfolio of fostering agencies.
You can find a full list of responsibilities on the attached JD.
Who are we looking for?
The Carer Payments officer will be an experienced, accurate and numerate individual with a background in processing payments within a financial control environment.
You’ll be confident using MS Office, especially Excel and have a professional, positive attitude. Strong communication skills, the ability to work independently, take initiative and meet tight deadlines are essential.
You can find a full list of essential criteria on the attached PS.
Why work for us?
At National Fostering Group, our employee’s health and wellbeing are important to us. We offer an exceptional rewards package as well as access to our flexible benefits platform - so you can choose extra benefits that are suited to you. Below includes some of our offerings:
Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
You will also get 1 extra days holiday per year of service up until 5 years
Minimum 9% pension contributions
Life Assurance
‘The Hub’ – a discount marketplace
Tech Scheme – tax and interest free retail vouchers
Plus so much more physical and mental health benefits for you to choose from!
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and young people in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
Job ID: 280869
Location: Bolton
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £25,056 per annum
About National Fostering Group
Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025!
83% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411
With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.
As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.
We also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.
About the Role
As our Carer Payments Officer, you will support the Carer Payments Manager with providing an efficient and customer focussed service for the processing of foster carer payments, invoicing to Local Authorities and other related activity.
The Carer Payments Officer will be responsible for processing payments and invoicing for an allocated portfolio of fostering agencies.
You can find a full list of responsibilities on the attached JD.
Who are we looking for?
The Carer Payments officer will be an experienced, accurate and numerate individual with a background in processing payments within a financial control environment.
You’ll be confident using MS Office, especially Excel and have a professional, positive attitude. Strong communication skills, the ability to work independently, take initiative and meet tight deadlines are essential.
You can find a full list of essential criteria on the attached PS.
Why work for us?
At National Fostering Group, our employee’s health and wellbeing are important to us. We offer an exceptional rewards package as well as access to our flexible benefits platform - so you can choose extra benefits that are suited to you. Below includes some of our offerings:
Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
You will also get 1 extra days holiday per year of service up until 5 years
Minimum 9% pension contributions
Life Assurance
‘The Hub’ – a discount marketplace
Tech Scheme – tax and interest free retail vouchers
Plus so much more physical and mental health benefits for you to choose from!
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and young people in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
Job ID: 280869