Client Finance and Deputyship Officer in Northallerton

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Would you like to join a highly motivated team of officers involved in supporting people who are no longer able to manage their own property and financial affairs, and have no one else to support them?

If you are initiative-taking, a good collaborator, have excellent numeracy, communication, and organizational skills, preferably obtained in a financial background that required accuracy and working to tight deadlines, then this could be the job for you.

This role is office based but does require the post holder to visit Job Centre's, banks and sometimes the people we manage and their properties.

The successful person should have a proven record of customer service, with the ability to create and establish effective communication channels across multiple agencies, on behalf of vulnerable people, ensuring these are maintained and developed. You will need to be able to work independently to demanding deadlines.

This post has a broad scope and involves close working with the Office of Public Guardianship, legal practitioners, and social care assessors, as well as consulting regularly with care providers, banking organisations, estate agents, the Department of Work and Pensions, utility providers and other organizations linked to the financial affairs of individuals. The right candidate will find this an interesting and challenging role.

You must also have excellent IT skills and knowledge or understanding of Court of Protection Procedures, Social Care and Welfare Benefits is desirable. The successful person will manage a caseload of up to 60 people.

You are required to apply for welfare benefits on the person's behalf, manage their income, payments and assets and keep up to date, accurate details of all theirfinancial transactions. A knowledge of benefits and the services provided within Social Care would be an advantage.

You will be required to work in the office for the first 3 months of employment, then hybrid working will be introduced.

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

Whatcan we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• Alocal government pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• Travel loans
• Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

More Information

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact Joanne Dagg on Joanne.Dagg@northyorks.gov.uk , Emma Sullivan on Emma.sullivan@northyorks.gov.uk or Tracy Rose on Tracy.Rose@northyorks.gov.uk.

Key Dates

Closing Date: 16 th Aug 2026

Interview Dates: 27 th and 28 th Aug 2026

Interview Location: White Rose House, Northallerton

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