RF567, RF571, RF509, RF584 & RF585 - Benefits Assessment Officer (Customer Contact & Assessments) – 5 posts
Permanent / Fixed Term

Grade D: £19,698 - £21,748 per annum

Post Refs:
RF567 & RF571– Permanent
RF509, RF584 & RF585 – Temporary up to 12 months from appointment

All posts are 37 hours per week

Benefits to you:  

  • Flexibility in Working Arrangements
  • Flexitime Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Discounted Leisure Centre Membership
  • 22 days holiday and 25 after 5 years continuous service
  • Cycle Scheme
  • Free Car Parking
  • Casual Car User Allowance

 

Cannock Chase Council and Stafford Borough Council are committed to achieving excellence in the processing of Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support claims together with the recovery of overpaid benefit, from their shared Benefits Service.  

 

The following opportunity has arisen for multiple candidates with the appropriate skills, experience and commitment to work in the shared Benefits Service. Whilst the successful candidates will be based primarily in Cannock, you may be required on occasion to work at sites across the Cannock Chase and Stafford Borough areas.  

 

As part of a busy team you will be required to deal promptly and efficiently with Customer enquiries, the assessment of new claims and change in circumstances for housing benefit and / local council  tax reduction, and the assessment of Discretionary Payment applications.  

 

The successful applicants will need to have good communication skills in both written and verbal form as well as being able to work accurately and prioritise workloads to enable deadlines to be met.  

 

You should hold GCSE’s at Grade C or above (including Mathematics and English) or equivalent academic or vocational experience. You must also be able to work in a team and on your own initiative as well as being willing to undertake training development to gain detailed knowledge of Council Tax and Housing Benefits.  

 

In addition you should have knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook in order to order to input and retrieve data.  

 

Any previous experience of working in Benefits Administration or with Civica Housing Benefits and Council Tax Benefits software will be seen as advantageous to the role.  

 

Please state in your application form, which post number/s you are applying for.

 

Telephone 01543 462621 or write to HR Services, Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1BG or e-mail vacancies@cannockchasedc.gov.uk quoting the relevant post number.  

 

For further information on these vacancies please see:

 

Job Description

Person Specification

 

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 10th December 2021.

Grade and Salary
Grade D: £19,698 - £21,748 per annum

Post Refs:
RF567 & RF571– Permanent
RF509, RF584 & RF585 – Temporary up to 12 months from appointment

All posts are 37 hours per week
 

Benefits to you:  

  • Flexibility in Working Arrangements
  • Flexitime Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Discounted Leisure Centre Membership
  • 22 days holiday and 25 after 5 years continuous service
  • Cycle Scheme
  • Free Car Parking
  • Casual Car User Allowance

 

Cannock Chase Council and Stafford Borough Council are committed to achieving excellence in the processing of Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support claims together with the recovery of overpaid benefit, from their shared Benefits Service.  

 

The following opportunity has arisen for multiple candidates with the appropriate skills, experience and commitment to work in the shared Benefits Service. Whilst the successful candidates will be based primarily in Cannock, you may be required on occasion to work at sites across the Cannock Chase and Stafford Borough areas.  

 

As part of a busy team you will be required to deal promptly and efficiently with Customer enquiries, the assessment of new claims and change in circumstances for housing benefit and / local council  tax reduction, and the assessment of Discretionary Payment applications.  

 

The successful applicants will need to have good communication skills in both written and verbal form as well as being able to work accurately and prioritise workloads to enable deadlines to be met.  

 

You should hold GCSE’s at Grade C or above (including Mathematics and English) or equivalent academic or vocational experience. You must also be able to work in a team and on your own initiative as well as being willing to undertake training development to gain detailed knowledge of Council Tax and Housing Benefits.  

 

In addition you should have knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook in order to order to input and retrieve data.  

 

Any previous experience of working in Benefits Administration or with Civica Housing Benefits and Council Tax Benefits software will be seen as advantageous to the role.  

 

Please state in your application form, which post number/s you are applying for.

 

Telephone 01543 462621 or write to HR Services, Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1BG or e-mail vacancies@cannockchasedc.gov.uk quoting the relevant post number.  

 

For further information on these vacancies please see:

 

Job Description

Person Specification

 

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 10th December 2021.