Position reference: 50145977 50145978
Directorate: Place Health & Adult Social Care | Service: Commissioning Market Development
Salary: £31,537 - £34,434
Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday inc. Agile Working
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
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Closing date: 12/06/2026 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Place Health & Adult Social Care team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
- Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
- If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
- We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
- There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the Post:
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Personalisation Team as a Personalisation Monitoring Officer, carrying out auditing, monitoring and closedowns of Direct Payment accounts and Supported Managed Accounts. This helps to ensure public funds are used appropriately while keeping choice, control and wellbeing at the heart of care.
A big part of the role is auditing Direct Payment and Supported Managed Accounts. This includes reviewing bank statements, invoices, payroll and timesheets, checking spending aligns with the support plan, confirming client contributions, and spotting anything that doesn’t quite add up.
If you enjoy detail, pattern‑spotting, investigating and getting things right, this part of the role is hugely satisfying!
This role is very people‑centred. We regularly liaise with service users, family members, appointees, agents and solicitors, explaining audit outcomes clearly and supporting people to understand what’s needed.
You will be responsible for the recovery of any unspent money following the monitoring, audit and closedown processes, ensuring compliance with the Care Act and other legislation.
Good organisation and clear record‑keeping are key, and if you enjoy a well‑structured folder or a neatly documented case note, you’ll fit right in.
If you enjoy variety, a balance between independent work and teamwork, being organised, talking to others, solving problems and having a role that combines financial accuracy with empathy and human understanding, consider a career with Barnsley Council in the Personalisation Team.
When a Direct Payment ends, we complete a final audit, confirm the account balance and arrange for any unused funds to be returned to the local authority. Depending upon the circumstances, this requires a sensitive, respectful and compassionate approach, working closely with family members, representatives or solicitors at what can be a very difficult time.
There is also a strong sense of professional satisfaction within this role - seeing everything balance, knowing public money has been recovered correctly, and having all monies returned back to the authority to formally finalise the closedown is extremely satisfying.
We have strong working relationships with colleagues across the wider Commissioning Improvement & Assurance business unit, as well as with social care in adult’s and children’s services. This joint working makes a real difference to outcomes for people.
If you would like to discuss this position please contact Shelley Gill, email
[email protected]Interviews will take place on Thursday 25 June 2026
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Personalisation Monitoring Officer Profile.docx
Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure profile.pdf
Help with your application form
Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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