Overview
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More About Your Role
We have an exciting opportunity in our Customer Accounts Team for you to play a key role in delivering an efficient, target-driven and performance-focused service. You will have the confidence and communication skills needed to deal with income recovery and debt-related issues and be able to effectively maximise income for our customers and the business. You will be able to proactively and decisively identify customers who fall behind with their rent and other charges and provide advice and assistance to customers to support them in maintaining their tenancies. The role will be mainly based around the East Midlands.
The essential criteria for this role is listed below.
* previous debt collection knowledge
* good time management
* previous telephony
For more information please download our job profile available on our website.
More About You
To be considered for this role, it is essential that you have in-depth specialist knowledge of debt enforcement. This includes income recovery, court procedures and enforcement action. You will also require a comprehensive understanding of Universal Credit, Housing Benefit and other Welfare Benefits systems.
We need you to have excellent communication skills and a confident and firm polite manner. In line with the challenging nature of this role, you will need to ensure that all communication between customers, Debt Resolution Managers, peers and external agencies is effective and you are able to provide new and imaginative approaches to challenges. This role requires a flexible attitude and a commitment to continuous improvement. Ideal candidates will have previous housing and income recovery experience coupled with being a confident IT user. Experience of using the Northgate (NEC) housing system would be an advantage.
Benefits
We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, including:
* Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
* Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
* Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
* Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
* A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
* Training and development
* Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more
What’s next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to take the next step in your career, apply using our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the role requirements. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We’re happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.
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Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.
Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran, cadet instructor and military spouse/partner, and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process can work against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.
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