Enforcement and Compliance Officer (Bailiff)

Enforcement and Compliance Officer (Bailiff)

Ref:

RES298b

Full time

£30,095 - £33,486 per annum

Revenue, Benefits & Exchequer

Following a recent service review, we have amalgamated all enforcement visits and inspections into a new and exciting role in our In-House Enforcement team.

As an Enforcement & Compliance Officer you be responsible for carrying out property inspections and collecting and enforcing debt from council tax and business rates.

You will need to be confident, have excellent negotiation and communication skills and be firm and fair with residents in your approach to applying the law. You will need to be calm when under pressure from challenging situations and when dealing with problematic issues arising from the accumulation of debt. As well as this you will need to be able to recognise any safeguarding issues and assist and signpost vulnerable residents to appropriate support.

You will need to pass disclosure checks and have a valid ‘Taking of Goods’ Certificate.

If you are enthusiastic, have the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to join our team we would like to hear from you.

There in an expectation that once any training has been provided you will work remotely.

Interview will take place using ‘teams’

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form.

If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have any unspent criminal convictions.

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.

Permanent

Closing date:

9 August 2022