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Housing Income & Corporate Debt Officer

New Appointments Group
Posted 7 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Folkestone, Kent CT18 7RH, England

Contract type

Part Time

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  • A local authority is seeking a Housing and Corporate Debt officer for a temporary 4-month position.
  • The role focuses on recovering debts related to housing income, overpaid benefits, and sundry debts.
  • Candidates should have experience in benefits systems, housing knowledge, and local government, with specific knowledge of the Northgate system being advantageous.
  • The position involves 37 hours of work per week, with the possibility of hybrid working arrangements.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates should be prepared for an immediate start, working until the end of August.

We have a great opportunity for an individual to work as a Housing and Corporate Debt officer for a local authority initially on a 4 month Temporary basis.

The primary function of the role will be to assist with the recovery of debts including housing income, overpaid housing benefit and sundry debts. The role will involve contacting customers, setting up and monitoring payment arrangements and taking recovery action where arrangements fail. There will be an element of taking inbound calls, but the predominant function will be general debt management work including outbound calling and ensuring timely and correct information is gathered to support the court process which is fundamental in maximising financial funds for the authority.

Experience of the following areas would be a major advantage

  • Benefits systems knowledge and experience
  • Housing knowledge
  • Northgate system
  • Local Government experience

You will be working 37 hours per week and there will be the opportunity of Hybrid working for this position.

This will be on a temporary basis with an immediate start and will be working until the end of August.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.