Housing Benefits Officer
6 months ago
**Job Description**:
Job Title: Housing Benefits Officer
Location: Hybrid
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for Harrow Council
Contract Type: Temporary Assignment
Hours of Work: 35hours per week, Monday to Friday
Overview of a Housing Benefits Officer
The Main Purpose of a Housing Benefits Officer:
- Transfer of knowledge and job skills to new and existing members of staff including any changes in regulation, systems and work familiarity.- Ensure that all work is carried out to the agreed Council and departmental standards, including performance targets set on an individual basis or as set out in the Service Plan or by central Government. Challenge and improve operational processes and conform to the Council's guidelines, standards, policies and procedures.- Work with Access Harrow, Revenues, CAFT, Finance and Housing and External Partners including the Department for Work and Pensions and where appropriate the Business Transformation Partner to ensure delivery and performance targets are met.- Work closely with Access Harrow, CAFT, Revenues and Housing to ensure delivery and performance- Determine initial entitlement/contribution for Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support including more complex calculations in respect of self-employed, students, etc.About you, the successful Housing Benefits Officer will have:
- Extensive current knowledge and understanding of all relevant benefits legislation and Harrow's Council Tax Support policy, principles and procedures- Good IT knowledge including Microsoft packages such as excel- Substantial practical experience of Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit/Support assessment work in a back office environment- Ability to start at 9.00am and finish at 5.00pm and to be flexible in working arrangements depending on exigencies of the service"If you have the necessary skills and experience for this role, please click 'apply'
About Us
" For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership has been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be an accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in the length of service and career progression of our employees.
" Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
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