Case Officer (Appointeeship & Deputyship)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Leicester, LE3 8RA |
| Cwmni: | Leicestershire County Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 6877 |
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Grade 8 £28,605 to £31,029 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed-Term for 2 Years
Closing Date: Sunday 1 February 2026
Interview Date(s): W/C 2nd March 2026
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference?
Do you want a job where no two days are the same?
About the Role
This is a financial assessment role. As a Case Officer in the Financial Assessments and Deferred Payment Scheme team you will be completing financial assessments for people who receive non-residential and residential services from the local authority. Accuracy and attention to detail are important in this role as well as being able to work independently and as part of a team. You will be working with older and disabled people and their representatives to obtain all appropriate financial and other relevant information for the purpose of undertaking a financial assessment.
You will be working with minimal supervision, managing a case load where you will be responsible for the completion of financial assessments. This will involve dealing with queries and correspondence from the public.
A standard DBS check is required for this post.
About You
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of, or ability in:
- managing a caseload involving dealing with queries and correspondence from the public
- working with a computerised financial and data management systems
- Knowledge of Adult Social Care policy and practice
- understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data security and management
- communicating well, verbally and in writing
- gathering and analysing information
- working without direct supervision, managing your own time effectively, prioritising to meet deadlines
We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Matt Elliott – Team Manager – Financial Assessments
Telephone: 0116 305 7474
To contact me by email please click here
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
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