We’re excited to be looking for an Income Recovery Specialist to join our busy Income team in Bracknell on a permanent basis. You’ll be comfortable to speak with our customers whether this is over the telephone or face to face, in our offices or in their homes. As you’ll be proactive in contacting our customers who have fallen into rent arrears, you’ll need to be able to deal with difficult, sensitive and challenging behaviour and situations in a calm and professional manner. You’ll use your initiative to problem solve when investigating their circumstances and negotiate repayment agreements. You’ll be able to identify the need to signpost to internal and external support if required. Collaborative working and communication skills will all be essential as you’ll work with a range of stakeholders including DWP, local authorities, debt advice organisations and internal colleagues to make sure our customers receive the support they need. An awareness of relevant housing legislation will be a must as you’ll prepare legal documents and represent Abri in court in support of possession of our properties. You’ll ensure that our income targets are consistently met, maximising our income whilst delivering an exceptional customer service. If you’re looking for a fresh challenge and want to join a committed and high performing team, we’d love to hear from you! Access to your own vehicle with a full and valid driving license is essential. INDABRI Who we are Abri is a large housing provider who own and manage more than 58,000 homes and various community assets, serving around 113,000 customers across the South of England. We believe everyone has the right to a good quality safe, warm and sustainable home in a community where they can belong, grow and thrive. What does that look like in real terms? We’re investing £689m over the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety and make them more energy efficient. We’re delivering 10,000 homes by 2030, ensuring affordable housing is built where it’s needed most We’re investing in our communities, to address local issues and create opportunities for everyone As we grow, we’re re-establishing our strong local presence to provide a really good service. Abri has adopted a regional approach to service delivery, with our operating areas split into three, each with their local governance and leadership. This will ensure our colleagues are more visible, accountable and better connected to our customers and local communities to meet their diverse needs. More information about Abri and our strategic objectives can be found at www.abri.co.uk. What you can expect Benefit 4 Benefit 5 Benefit 6 What you can expect 28 days holiday the opportunity to buy and sell holiday Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10% Money off tons of high street and online retailers Life assurance of 5x your annual salary Generous parental and family leave Health and wellbeing packages Flexible working Free eye tests Cycle to Work scheme About you We’ve all got different backgrounds, strengths and experiences. But we share the same values. It’s these shared values that bring us together as one team. Our colleagues embrace these every day. Be the difference to our customers and colleagues, always curious and look for better solutions, achieve together by working in partnership with others, own it openly through working with others in an open and honest way, and finally embrace possibility and see changes and challenges as welcomed opportunities. We also expect our colleagues to share Abri’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. If you share our values and want to make a real difference in the world, you’re on to a winner and we’d love to hear from you! Be yourself We’re committed to promoting an inclusive culture. We welcome and respect the individual differences, life experiences and knowledge that all our colleagues bring into the workplace, and we value their contribution to our amazing company. Everyone is different, everyone is unique. Flexible working We recognise the benefits flexible working can bring and we aim to support colleagues who need to work flexibly wherever we can, provided the needs of both Abri and the colleague can be met. Please feel free to let us know about any flexibility you might need when applying for this role. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to consider it fully. To our agency friends We already have a number of carefully selected agency partners who know our business well and who support our in-house recruitment team during exceptionally busy periods. We’re not looking to add to our preferred supplier list right now but if you’d like to be considered at a future date please don’t hesitate to register on our procurement portal. Documents