Job vacancy details
BENEFITS SUPPORT OFFICER
Employer:Runnymede Borough Council
Reference:882F
Salary:Salary range from £18,843 to £20,694 depending on experience
Hours:37 hours
Working pattern:Flexible Hours, Full Time, Permanent position
Location:Based in Addlestone, Surrey
Closing date:01/12/2008 23:00 PM
You will be working with both the Benefits and Fraud Investigation Team undertaking initial enquiries and preparing documents for court. Therefore experience of working in an office and dealing with customers face to face are essential for this post. This role will also involve visiting customers in their home so therefore a flexible, confident and polite approach is vital.
You will need to have excellent Communication skills with the ability to prioritise your workload effectively. You will have good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel and also have had experience liaising with official bodies in a work capacity. Knowledge of benefit and investigation skills would be an advantage.
If you would like an informal chat, please contact Sarah Mackintosh or Gill Reynolds on 01932 425377.
Job share will be considered.
Application pack can be downloaded below or requested from the Personnel Office, Civic Offices, Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey. KT15 2AH. Email personnel@runnymede.gov.uk. Telephone (01932) 425519 (24 hour service). CVs will not be considered.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date: Monday 1st December 2008
Interviews for short-listed candidates will be held on Thursday 11th December and Friday 12th December 2008.
Equal Opportunities
If you meet the Essential Criteria on our Person Specification, we want to encourage you to apply to work with us whatever your ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, age (up to 65), religion, or whether you have a disability. If you or anyone you know have decided not to apply or pursue an application because information supplied by us, or contact with us, has suggested that your application would not be welcome, please let us know or, if this is difficult for you, ask someone to do so on your behalf. Positions with Runnymede Borough Council are available only to applicants who are permitted by law to work in this Country. Applicants from outside the UK will be expected to meet their own interview and relocation travel costs to point of entry in the UK.
