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Requisition ID:  13684
Posted date:  12 Nov 2025

Appointee - Deputyship Officer

Team: Money Management

Job Family: Supporting - CBG8
Salary: £31,022 – £33,851 per annum pro rata
Hours: 30 hours per week

Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per week.

Contract Type: Hybrid - Permanent

Closing Date: 19th December 2025

Interview Date: 6th January 2025

 

About the role

 

The Money Management team support vulnerable Adult Social Care customers, who either lack capacity or who are subject to financial abuse, to continue to live in the community or residential home. Your role will be to manage the financial affairs of vulnerable adults who are unable to do so themselves, ensuring their money is handled safely, responsibly, and in their best interests. This includes acting as an appointee or deputy, managing income and expenditure, and liaising with relevant agencies such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Money Management Team meet on weekly basis at Priory House, Chicksands in Shefford.

 

The key skills and experience: 

  • Experience in financial administration or public sector finance.
  • Knowledge of welfare benefits, particularly DWP processes.
  • Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
  • Must be proficient with IT, including Excel, Outlook, Word, able to upload and save documents on SharePoint.
  • Knowledge required around Mental Capacity Act and The Care Act.
  • Experience around welfare benefits, Appointeeships and Deputyships.
  • Due to the nature of this role a full clean UK driving license is essential.

 

In this role, you will: 

  • Manage and monitor client finances in accordance with council policies and legal frameworks (e.g. appointeeship/deputyship).
  • Liaise with the DWP, banks, care providers, Office of the Public Guardian other agencies to ensure clients’ benefits and income are received and managed appropriately.
  • Maintain accurate financial records and prepare regular reports and reconciliations.
  • Process payments for clients’ care, living expenses, and other personal needs.
  • Safeguard client assets and identify any financial risks or concerns.
  • Provide advice and support to social workers, care managers, and clients’ representatives on financial matters.
  • Use an online Banking system to audit clients bank accounts.

 

Succeed, and you will be part of a dedicated team where flexibility and commitment go a long way. We will give you the chance to develop new skills progress and support you to find your greatness. At Central Bedfordshire council, we’re passionate about having a workforce that reflects our community, it’s why we are committed to creating equal opportunities, so that we embrace diversity.

 

We offer manageable workloads, as well as a friendly and supportive work environment. IT equipment is provided to support both home and office working as well as generous annual leave, local government pension scheme, regular supervision, support to develop.

 

 

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

 

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

 

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

 

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Vicky Pandya at Vicky.pandya@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4963

 

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Safeguarding:

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.  

 

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

 

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours.   Please book your place here.

 

More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council

 

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