We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Newham to assist with the appointment of an Arrears Monitoring and Repossession Coordinator, on a 2.5-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £18.95 - £23.83 per hour

Responsibilities:

• To carry out specified duties within the Assurance and Compliance Service team in accordance with the Council's polices, priorities, procedures and relevant legislation.
• Specifically, to provide a high-quality customer focused income maximisation, arrears reduction and repossession service to the Council's residents, and all internal and external partners or organisations working with the Council. Providing support and advice to residents in financial difficulty, with low incomes, unmanageable debts or other vulnerabilities and signposting them to support services in a professional and cost-effective manner.
• Where preventative action fails, you will be required to take appropriate recovery steps and possible legal action to recover the debt.
• The role requires regular monitoring of rent accounts to detect and prevent arrears in accordance with the pre-action protocol and the Council's arrears recovery procedure.
• To demonstrate commitment and support for safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Experience :

• Experience of how to predetermine to the appropriateness of the service of notice of possession proceedings are ensuring all pre-court protocol is followed.
• Experience of contributing to complex reports used for a wide variety of audiences.
• Experience of working with housing services and providers in a client/ partnering environment.  

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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