Income Collection Officer - Leicester Square, United Kingdom - Pinnacle Group

Pinnacle Group

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Leicester Square, United Kingdom

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Description

Income Collection Officer (3123)
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Overview:

Ref:

3123

Salary:

£35,000 - £35,000/annum

Location:

United Kingdom
England
Greater London
Leicester Square

Contract Type:

Permanent

Posted:

21 November 2023

Pinnacle Group provides people-first, integrated services across a range of community-facing assets and infrastructure - including multi-tenure housing, schools, open spaces, public buildings, utilities and broadband networks - as well as a range of complementary employment and wellbeing outcomes.

Across the UK, Pinnacle supports over 300,000 homes, 200 schools and 80 public buildings creating value, providing stewardship and generating positive outcomes for our customers, our partners and our clients.

Our Homes business serves communities by providing trusted housing management solutions.

We take a collaborative and commercially minded, yet socially principled approach across our portfolio of Affordable, Private Rented and Leasehold properties.

The Role - Income Collection Officer

The main purpose of the role is to undertake a range of income collection duties relating to rent and service charge income; to provide a coordinated, flexible, and effective income collection service.

You will be responsible for achieving and maintaining lowest possible levels of current rent and former tenancy arrears and ensure we maximise income recovery.

You will be guided by the Income Manager and work with the housing management team to ensure delivery of the arrear's targets.

This role is fully office based.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

To ensure that excellent customer service standards are achieved, and core business objectives and performance indicators are met.
To carry out all tasks in accordance with policies and procedures
To be responsible for achieving individual targets and contributing to overall targets for the income service
To identify residents requiring specialist welfare benefit or financial inclusion advice and make referrals to the Welfare Advice Officers
To communicate and liaise effectively with the Local Authority regarding Housing Benefit claims, with the DWP regarding Universal Credit claims, with social services and any other relevant agencies
To respond to arrears correspondence and provide information in an appropriate format to the Income Manager or Contract Manager to enable replies to formal complaints concerning rent arrears
To attend meetings as requested by the Income Manager
To work effectively and efficiently, planning your own workload to ensure accounts are monitored on a weekly basis, to ensure targets are met. Work with the Income team and Income Manager to identify where improvements can be made and with colleagues to achieve organisation priorities and quality services.
Ensure record keeping is up to date and all recovery action and correspondence are recorded on the appropriate housing management system
Effective use of IT equipment and software including housing and property management software
This role may include occasional working from home and other offices as determined by the Income Manager
Their may be a requirement to visit tenants in their homes to discuss their rent accounts.

Skills

Understanding of the legal framework for housing and Pre-Action Protocols
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of welfare benefits specifically Universal Credit and Housing Benefit
Experience working in rent income collection for a housing association or local authority
Able to communicate clearly (written and oral)
Good numerical and reporting skills
Strong team player
Customer focussed
Ability to work on own initiative
Selfmotivated
Strong negotiating skills

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