Job Description

Job profile

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The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the s/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job details

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Job reference

REQ001720

Date posted

01/08/2025

Apply by

15/08/2025

Salary

27,269

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Administration and Clerical

Clients Finance Assistant

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Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clients Finance Team for the appointment of a Finance Assistant.



The team manages the finances of clients under the jurisdiction of the Court of Protection. Duties will include all aspects of the day to day management of a client's financial affairs, for example, receiving income, paying bills, making purchases and providing personal allowance.



Other duties will include: making payments to Direct Payment service users, liaising with service users and their family members, service professionals and other external agencies.



Training will be provided for of all aspects of the role and will require a level of financial knowledge, administration and ICT literacy. Candidates would be expected to have excellent communications skills both written and verbal and have a keen willingness to learn. Knowledge of services provided by the Council's Community & Children's Services Group plus welfare benefits is desirable although not essential.



For further information about this post, please contact Cerys Lewis, Principal Finance Officer Cerys.Lewis@rctcbc.gov.uk or Gwyneth Elliott, Corporate Commissioning and Contract Manager Gwyneth.M.Elliott@rctcbc.gov.uk




Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.





The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.





In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.