Income Officer
Known internally as Customer Accounts Advisor
Location: Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1LA
Contract: Full-time ¦ Hybrid working ¦ 37.5 hours per week
Looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference? Join Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) – and help customers to keep their homes by providing expert advice and support.
Our modern Beeston office offers a fantastic working environment with free parking (subject to availability), beautiful surroundings, and an onsite café. Once fully trained, you'll enjoy a hybrid working pattern:
Two days in the office
Three days working from home (on alternating days)Working Hours
Contracted hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00am – 08:00pm, and Saturday, 09:00am – 05:00pm
Core opening hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00am – 06:00pmAbout MTVH
At Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, we believe everyone should have a safe, secure, and affordable home. We manage over 57,000 homes across the UK and provide vital support services to help people live well. Our values – Care, Dare, Collaborate – guide everything we do, and we're looking for people who share our passion for making a positive impact.
What you'll do
Deliver outstanding customer service via phone and digital channels
Manage and monitor customer accounts effectively
Liaise with Housing Benefits, DWP, and other stakeholders
Negotiate payment plans and offer welfare benefits advice
Prevent arrears through proactive engagement and support
Work collaboratively to meet debt recovery targetsWhat we're looking for
Experience in collections, debt recovery, or housing (desirable)
Strong knowledge of Universal Credit (UC) and Housing Benefit (HB)
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Ability to make fair, proportionate decisions
Passion for helping customers and living our values: Care, Dare, CollaborateReady to take the next step in your career? Apply today and join MTVH – where your work truly makes a difference.
Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.
We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.
We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.
A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector.
In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.
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