Job Description

Application closing date
25/08/2025
Location
Halifax
Salary
Scale 4, 25,584- 27,269 per annum
Package
37 hours per week, Fixed Term contract or Secondment until 7th July 2026.
Job category/type
Council

Job description

Post Ref:

CC523



Please note: Priority may be given to internal applicants.



Internal candidates need to have approval from their line manager before applying for a secondment opportunity.



This is an exciting opportunity to join our social care, Care Services Payments team, at Calderdale Council. The Team supports the Adults and Childrens Social Care directorates and is responsible for ensuring that providers of care services are paid correctly and properly. The team's aim is to develop and improve on the management of provider invoices, working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to ensure payments are made in a timely manner and dealing with any provider invoice queries promptly and professionally.



We are looking to recruit a professional, friendly, and customer-focused Care Payments Officer to join our busy finance team. The care payment officer will process a range of financial transactions relating to provider payments.



The role will work closely with providers, promoting and maintaining a customer-focussed, high-quality service, and ensuring all financial transactions are processed and recorded accurately and in line with adult's and children's contracts. It is important that you can work well with others and communicate effectively with a wide range of people. In addition, you will need to possess initiative, the ability to work to deadlines and to maintain a high level of attention to detail given the duties involved.



If you have experience of working within a finance/ payments team, we would welcome your application. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:



Strong organisational and communication skills. Be able to communicate confidently and effectively with a range of media including telephone, emails, letters and individual meetings. Ability to take individual responsibility for driving outcomes. Financial acumen and attention to detail. Familiarity with account payable systems and the payment of invoices. Collaborative working abilities.


We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: 25th August 2025

Interview Date: 1st September 2025

We may utilise digital interview methods.



As part of our Vision (https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/ ) we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities.



On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.



Calderdale Council embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and we are committed to providing an environment that is inclusive. We encourage applications from people who share our commitment to challenge inequality and promote diversity across Calderdale. We particularly welcome applications from communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation. All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.