Job Introduction
Milton Keynes Fostering Service has an exciting opportunity to join their support team. Working with our team will be a challenging but rewarding experience, you will be joining a group of dedicated Social Work professionals and Business Support staff who work together to support and promote the welfare and best interests of our children and their careers.
We are looking for someone who has experience of working in finance, but full training and support will be provided. This is a site-based role of 30 hours per week with some flexibility for home working for a percentage of your hours.
You will work alongside our Social Work team ensuring our carers payments are managed efficiently. This will include completing annual financial assessments and ensuring that payments are correct, and our financial systems are updated.
This is a great time to join the Fostering Team at Milton Keynes Council and be part of a new chapter for fostering in Milton Keynes.
Main Responsibility
- To manage the payment processes and assessments for a variety of carers in line with DFE and HMRC regulations.
- To ensure financial systems and records are updated. Ensuring rate changes are actioned and payments are started and ended in timescale.
- To work collaboratively with the Social Work and Business Support Teams and Managers to ensure a professional support service is provided to our carers.
- To take ownership of managing the payments processes and tracking all payments and assessments. Communicating with staff and families any changes to rates and processes.
The Ideal Candidate
- AAT Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience of working with complex financial systems.
- Good written and verbal communication skills to interact with a variety of staff and service users.
- Excellent organisation and administration skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team ensuring all timescales are met.
- Ability to solve complex problems and challenge when required.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates of 18.8%
- 27 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, Apprenticeship Programmes (junior and senior), coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health Cashplan
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles)
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs)
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements
- Childcare Subsidy
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, welcoming, and expanding place, built on smart ideas with even bigger plans for the future. We have world class attractions, beautiful open spaces, and a great standard of living.
Milton Keynes Council is one of the largest employers in the region, making a difference every day for local people. We’re responsible for all local government services in MK including education, housing, highways, and social services - around 240 services in all.
Our values are to be dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. If this sounds like you, join us for a stimulating and fulfilling career measured on results, and a rewarding work-life balance.
