Income Officer in Oldham

Full-time (35 hours), part-time and flexible working patterns available. Oldham office base, hybrid working. Annual salary of £33,835 (FTE). Permanent role.

In this Income Officer role, you will be managing Regenda Homes rent accounts and contributing to the delivery of an effective and efficient income management service. Achieving stated rates of collection, consistently improving customer satisfaction levels, maximisation of Petrus service users income, sustainable tenancies and financial stability of the Regenda Group. You will ensure the customer voice is at the heart of service delivery, using complaints and satisfaction survey results to drive continuous improvement and ensuring all customers are treated fairly, with respect and in recognition of their individual requirements.

The right fit

• Experience of managing a range of housing related debt on a patch basis is essential.
• You must have an understanding of the rent recovery process including the law around possession and government policy around welfare reform and its impact on the sector and our customers.
• You’re able to meet performance indicators and targets by prioritising a heavy workload.
• You have excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• You have a customer centric approach and good interpersonal skills to create and maintain working relationships.
• You must have a full UK driving license with access to your own vehicle.

Who We Are

Regenda Homes is an award-winning Registered Social Housing provider with around 12,000 homes in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire. We provide additional support to residents including finding work, money advice or dealing with anti-social behaviour. We work in partnership with residents to scrutinise services and make sure we perform to a high standard. Regenda Homes is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers.

Next steps

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team, then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit for the role. Our People Services team will review your application and will be in touch shortly.

What We Offer

Regenda Homes really is a great place to work – and you don’t have to just take our word for it! We’re accredited by Best Companies for our ‘world class’ levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West. We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which, amongst other things, includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 27 days paid annual leave each year (rising one day per year up to a maximum of 32 days after five years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering.
• Up to 9% employer’s contribution to the pension scheme (match funded).
• £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives.
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we’d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.