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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Income Recovery Officers (Housing Services)

Business ServicesCPV 79600000
Value£8k
Awarded9 May 2024
Published3 May 2024
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£8ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Job Title: Income Recovery Officer Rate of Pay: ?15.17 per hour Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE.

Start Date: ASAP Contract type: Agency Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description: **Income Recovery experience is essential. **Candidates would need to attend Sandwell Council House, Oldbury for training 5 days per week (9am - 5pm) for the first 8 weeks and full office attendance would be required thereafter.

Please note that the Council House car park is a pay and display site.

We are looking for Income Recovery Officers for an opportunity to join a highly efficient and professional service that places itself in a strong position to meet the challenges and demands of maximising income collection and sustaining tenancies at every opportunity.

Candidates would please be required to have a Social Housing background and additionally experience in Income Recovery/Income Management would be highly beneficial.

The Service is responsible for managing, monitoring and recovering arrears of rent and other housing related charges from current and former tenants.

A key objective is to combine the effective recovery of arrears with the provision of a high-quality customer-focused advice, assistance and support service.

You will be a key player in ensuring prompt and effective early action is taken to control and recover outstanding arrears to eviction stage and other associated debts. o Literacy level 2 (or equivalent) and Numeracy Level 2 (or equivalent) o A minimum of 2 years' experience of working in a rent arrears recovery/income collection environment o Excellent negotiation and communication skills o Excellent customer service skills o Ability to work with minimal supervision o A performance-driven work ethos o A desire to help customers to sustain their tenancies o Highly organised and understand the importance of attention to detail o A good working knowledge of arrears management procedures and processes o Ability to use own initiative when supporting vulnerable customers and dealing with complex arrears cases o A good working knowledge of Universal Credit o Knowledge of Local Authority Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions.

You must include your agency on cost details to each submission.

Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role, inside IR35.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role.

Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency.

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Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Candidates would need to attend Sandwell Council

Candidates would need to attend Sandwell Council House, Oldbury for training 5 days per week (9am.

02

Candidates would please be required to have

Candidates would please be required to have a Social Housing background and additionally experience in Income Recovery/Income Management would be highly beneficial.

03

The Service is responsible for managing, monitoring

The Service is responsible for managing, monitoring and recovering arrears of rent and other housing related charges from current and former tenants.

04

A key objective is to combine

A key objective is to combine the effective recovery of arrears with the provision of a high-quality customer-focused advice, assistance and support service.

05

O A minimum of 2 years' experience

o A minimum of 2 years' experience of working in a rent arrears recovery/income collection environment.

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Stage
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