Adult Social Care - Charges Review
Cambridgeshire County Council are looking to recruit for an Adults Social Care Charges Review. This is a fully remote role where you will need to undertake a review of the charging arrangements, set by the Council's Adult Social Care Charging Policy, within the statutory framework of the Care Act 2014, for residential and non-residential charging.
Responsibilities include:
- This review will include exploring several lines of enquiry on current arrangements, this will include:
Which services are chargeable, our application and interpretation of the Care Act 2014, in respect of charging for services, those services which we charge for and how those rates are established, including full cost recovery and benchmarking against other LAs, and current Cambridgeshire County Council's Adult Social Care Charging Policy.
- The report will also consider Disability Related Expenditure and consider comparator Local Authorities application to benchmark against other LA's and to determine if CCC could apply this differently.
- The report will also be set in a context of the cost-of-living crisis and explore and showcase all the County Council, District Council and national and third sector organisations offer in support of individuals.
- The report will make clear recommendations to be considered by the LA on its application of the charging policy and if there are opportunities to support individuals (and cost this), consider equitability or any recommendations made and make recommendations for maximising LA income opportunities if they are found.
Experience preferred:
- Previous experience within charge review for a Local Authority
- Working knowledge of the charging policy
Minimum Requirements:
- SWE Registration
- Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Good communication skills, able to negotiate and resilience are essential.
Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:
- Your own personal consultant
- Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
- DBS and Compliance Service
- Quick and Easy Registration Process
- Access to CPD
- Guaranteed weekly payment
To discuss this Charges Review position, or any similar vacancies we have available in Cambridgeshire County Council, please contact Sydnee Hannam, or email your updated CV today.