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Disbursements Assistant, Workforce Development Fund (WDF) - Part Time

Employer
Skills For Care
Location
Leeds
Salary
£12,194.19 - 12,194.19 per year
Closing date
30 Oct 2019

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Sector
Charity & Voluntary Work
Hours
Part Time
Flexibility
Set hours
Contract Type
Contract

Job Details

Job Title:               Disbursement Assistant, Workforce Development Fund (WDF)

Department:        Finance, Procurement and Disbursements (FPD)

Location:               Office based - Leeds, West Yorkshire

Job status:            Fixed Term until 31st May 2020

Hours:                    Part time, 3 days (21.75 Hours) per week. Can be either Mon – Wed or Wed - Fri

Salary:                   £12,194.19 per annum (£20,183.48 per annum full time equivalent)

Closing Date:        9am on Wednesday 30th October 2019

Skills for Care has an exciting opportunity to join our FPD Team based in central Leeds. You will be responsible for the day to day management of WDF applications, claims, evidence checking and dealing with customer queries about the WDF.

Skills for Care helps create a well-led, skilled and valued adult social care workforce. Our practical support helps leaders and managers recruitdevelop and lead their staff, retaining them from entry level right through to senior leadership and management roles. Find out more by taking a look at our website www.skillsforcare.org.uk

The team

The Finance, Procurement and Disbursement (FPD) team forms part of Corporate Resource in Skills for Care. The FPD team is a flexible, responsive and solution focused team that oversees all financial functions and ensures that all of our procurement and disbursement activities are done in a fair and equitable manner that follows the relevant legislations and good practice whilst also following strict guidelines laid down by our primary funders.

The role

Working as part of the FPD team you will work to support the WDF Officer to assist with the disbursal of the WDF by:

  • liaising with social care employers who claim the WDF
  • being the first point of contact for those who wish to claim WDF via the Direct Access route
  • checking the validity of claims, the saving and processing of supplied information and inputting data into an in-house database
  • resolving queries
  • checking reports generated from a database to determine what level of payment can be made and updating local records as necessary to provide a clear audit trail of decisions reached
  • providing financial details to ensure accurate payments are made to grant holders
  • ensuring data is saved accurately to reflect the final payment decision and advising stakeholders accordingly of the outcome
  • conduct periodic sampling checks to ensure that funding has been claimed and paid out following appropriate governance and that evidence is available to justify claim
  • updating and issuing weekly declaration forms as required
  • managing several shared mailboxes

Requirements of the role

The successful applicant will be able to:

  • demonstrate significant experience of working effectively within a team environment
  • work to defined processes whilst being flexible and adaptable to change
  • show an excellent eye for detail with attention to accuracy and detail whilst being able to work methodically
  • time manage and prioritise their workload, considering that often-competing issues require resolution, achieving deadlines to satisfaction of the Business requirements and the end-customer
  • demonstrate good working knowledge and application of MS Office applications including Excel, Word and Outlook
  • show that they have excellent administration and organisational skills
  • deal with routine enquiries with minimum escalation
  • quickly learn and be knowledgeable on other elements of the Skills for Care offer and be able to advise and signpost appropriately
  • demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels

If you are interested in this role please visit the website for the full job description.

Skills for Care is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Company

Skills for Care is the employer-led workforce development body for adult social care in England.

We work with organisations across England to make sure their people have the right skills and values to deliver high quality care.

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