Job Description

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We've got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.
Local Taxation & Assessment Processing Officer - Personal Finance Unit - Level 2 & 3.
About the Role:
The Revenues and Benefits Service has an exciting opportunity to recruit Local Taxation, Assessment, and Processing Officers Level 2 and 3. The service is responsible for the administration, assessments, and transactional processes in relation to Personal Finance Unit (adult social care charging) ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and guidance
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated, customer focussed individuals able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to interpret legislation to make decisions and utilise IT systems to accurately record information is essential as is the ability to work at pace.
About the candidate:
You can expect to join highly dedicated teams and work with skilled and committed managers to take forward our ambitious and exciting change programme. Focussed on continuous improvement and quality services you will work in a supportive environment, with a strong leadership team, giving stability, direction and energy to the service and making a difference.
Level 2 and Level 3 duties to include:

• Calculate, record and process financial assessments in relation to client care contributions, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and guidance
• Analyse and assess data /information to determine outcomes in relation to changes in care contribution levels
• Deal with inbound and outbound contact with customers via telephone, email or letter
• Work to well defined standard business processes to analyse information and perform more complex tasks
• Be proactive in contributing to the achievement of statistical and qualitative performance targets
• Assist in the development of the service

For Level 3 positions proven experience of relevant legislation, working procedures and technical knowledge in respect of Adult Social Care Charging is desirable however individuals able to demonstrate good problem solving and decision-making skills, with suitable transferable skills are encouraged to apply.
Additional Level 3 duties to include:

• Analyse and assess data /information to determine outcomes in relation to changes in care contribution levels and deal with more complex processes
• Ability to undertake visits as required

If you wish to discuss this role or require further information, please contact Cathy Chester, on email
Interviews to be held week commencing 24th November 2025.
If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest's employment and skills team on or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.
If you're already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we're committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress, and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing
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We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.
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It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.
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