Income Officer

4 days ago


Reading, United Kingdom Reading Borough Council Full time

**Income Officer (Tenant Services)**

**Full time - 37 hours**

**Permanent**

**Ref: DEN0640**

**RG4b, scp11-17**

**£22,129 - £24,920**

If you’re looking to combine a challenging new role with an excellent quality of life, take a close look at Reading Borough Council. You’ll be part of an ambitious organisation that’s driven by innovation, fresh thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit. Asa learning organisation, we offer exceptional opportunities for training, development and career progression.

Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is the key to our success.

**About the role**

Working as a key part of theTenant Services, Housing & Neighbourhood Services team you’ll be responsible for ensuring that the Council’s revenue and income streams are protected. You will prevent homelessness and support tenancy sustainment by providingtrial calculations for entitlement to housing benefit. Whilst offering advice on Welfare reform changes and promote financial and digital inclusion to all Council tenants and residents.

Key tasks include:

- Work within a team of staff in Tenant Services to deliver an integrated high-quality customer focussed service across a number of access channels
- Carry out a wide range of clerical and administrative duties relating to current and former tenant arrears, service charge administration, chargeable repairs and other housing related debts
- Investigate and answer enquiries relating to accounts from Resident, Tenants and other Council sections
- Identify and audit former and recharge accounts in credit, liaising with other departments to ensure there are no other debts to the council
- Utilize Experian Citizen view to extract information to locate former tenants and identify forwarding addresses or linked financial addresses for them.
- Use all in-house systems and appropriate documents available to us in order to find any listed NOK, and family members details to locate a debtor
- Advertise the repair service to all tenants so they understand their duties as a tenant and to help them manage their tenancies and finances efficiently
- Respond to customers in accordance with service level agreement in a consistent, positive and efficient manner
- Complete the tenancy sign up interview for permanent and temporary accommodation (face to face).
- Carry out an assessment of entitlement to housing benefit, to promote the Debt advice service, Housing Support Service and the various payment methods
- Ensure adherence to administrative procedures about collating information.
- Maintain a courteous, efficient, confidential and professional manner in all contacts with tenants.

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successfuland vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
**Work Together as one team** - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do

**Drive Efficiency** - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

**Be Ambitious** - be demanding of our own performance - striving to be even better - and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way

**Make a Difference to Reading** - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

**About you**
- Competence in Microsoft Office products, and database software programmes
- Calm, confident manner to handle potentially uncomfortable conversations
- The ability to interpret legislation to provide accurate advice to customers so that they can make informed decisions
- Proven record of working on own initiative and using own judgement to research and solve problems.
- A basic knowledge of arrears recovery and the legal procedures involved would be an advantage

**Our offer**

We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

- Generous holiday entitlement?- 24 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 32 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
- A wide range of flexible working opportunities?
- Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
- Local Government Pension Scheme(LGPS)
- Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, and a salary sacrifice scheme to help lower the cost of your nursery fees
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.? The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
- 'Your Reading Passport' scheme - competitive rates for local gyms

Closing Date: 3rd April

Interview: to be confirmed


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