SLA13108 - Revenue Officer (Court Team)

Job Description

An excellent development opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join the Council’s Court Team, responsible for providing an in-house service for raising Court actions for recovery of possession of Council tenancies in relation to rent arrears. The Court Team is also responsible for the management of former tenant rent arrears recovery. As an Officer within the Court Team, you will have responsibility for effective collection of former tenancy rent arrears, including raising simple procedures cases and proceeding to diligence of diligence caseload. You will provide guidance and assistance to team members. You will also contribute to the development of procedures to ensure continuous improvement. As an officer within the court Team will you will also be required to attend Court. The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a wide variety of people including Courts, Sheriff Officers, Solicitors, Local Area Teams, and other internal and external partners/agencies. As an Officer within the Court Team, you should have significant experience of working in challenging environment and will be required to interview tenants under threat of eviction and provide advice and assistance. Excellent IT skills are required as well as having the ability to work to challenging timescales, with the ability to organise and prioritise your own workload. You will be required to deputise in the absence of the court Team Leader and assist in the management of the workload of revenue assistants to ensure performance targets are achieved. You should have a knowledge and understanding of the relevant Legislation.

Requirements

Recruitment Checks Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by South Lanarkshire Council. Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice. Please Apply online All correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland. Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position. South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including: • Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme • Up to 33 days annual leave • Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days) • Occupational sick pay • Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave. • Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema. • Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support) Please Apply online All correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland.