About the Post
Join Barnsley Council’s Personalisation Team as a Personalisation Monitoring Officer. This role focuses on auditing Direct Payment and Supported Managed Accounts to ensure public funds are used appropriately while maintaining choice, control and wellbeing at the heart of care. You will review bank statements, invoices, payroll, timesheets, confirm client contributions and detect discrepancies. You will liaise with service users, families, appointees, agents and solicitors to communicate audit outcomes, recover unspent money and close accounts in compliance with the Care Act and related legislation.
Responsibilities
- Conduct audits of Direct Payment and Supported Managed Accounts, reviewing financial records and ensuring alignment with support plans.
- Communicate audit results clearly to service users, families, agents, and solicitors, providing support during the recovery of unspent funds.
- Recover and return any unspent or recovered money to the local authority following monitoring, audit and closedown processes.
- Maintain organised records and case notes, ensuring accurate documentation throughout the audit cycle.
- Perform final audits at the conclusion of Direct Payment accounts, confirming balances and arranging returns of unused funds.
- Collaborate with colleagues in Commissioning Improvement & Assurance, Social Care in adults’ and children’s services, and other cross‑functional teams to support positive outcomes for people.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Speak and write English to an appropriate standard.
- Pass a basic criminal record check.
- Provide a reasonable account of any significant periods (six months or longer in the past three years) spent living abroad, if applicable.
- Be prepared to start work with the necessary legal documents such as a valid visa, and understand that Barnsley Council does not possess a Home Office licence and cannot sponsor visa or temporary migrant workers.
- Understand pension regulations regarding the impact of receiving a pension while employed with the authority.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and an excellent pension scheme.
- Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance.
- Opportunities for training and development to grow career skills.
- Employee discounts and support for health and wellbeing.
Application Details
Interviews will take place on Thursday 25 June 2026. If you would like to discuss the position, please contact Shelley Gill by email. CVs are not accepted for this role.
Equal Opportunities
At Barnsley Council we celebrate diversity, offer second chances to those with past convictions and are committed to fairness and non‑discrimination. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and abilities.
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