Income Management Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Dudley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000

Job description

Permanent Job Opportunity

Income Management Officer – Income Team

Hours: 22.2 Hours per week

Salary: Grade 7 (£30,559.00 - £33,366.00)

Location: St James Road, Dudley

Directorate/Service area: Housing & Communities, Income Team

Permanent Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Income team. We are a team that delivers high performance and good customer service and continues to see monthly reductions in rent arrears for Dudley Council in what is a challenging financial time for all. This involves the maximisation of income, debt recovery and providing support, advice, information and guidance to customers to avoid financial difficulties.

The successful candidate will:

1. Take an overall view of monies owed in order to maximise income to Dudley MBC.
2. Deal with enquiries from internal and external customers and respond in writing, on the telephone or face to face as appropriate.
3. Carry out home visits to engage with customers on outstanding debt.
4. Undertake recovery action for rent arrears that includes the serving of Notice of Possession and Court Proceedings to County Court.
5. Collect and review customers' income and expenditure to agree affordable repayment plans and advise on ways to maximise income.
6. Have a knowledge of welfare benefits.
7. Use communication skills and ability to deliver your skills through effective working relationships with work colleagues.
8. Signpost customers to other teams and partner organisations as appropriate.
9. Ability and willingness to work flexibly and to attend meetings and other events outside normal business hours to meet the needs of the service.

For further information, please contact Brett Harris on 01384 812477.

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates, your personal data will be anonymised when you apply. To ensure compliance with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy; online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and/or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or [e-mail] who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.

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