ShropshireCouncilsRevenuesandBenefitsServiceisundergoinganexciting transformation.
Wearelookingtorecruitintoanumberofkeyrolesinordertoreinvigorateand redesign the support we offer to the Council and the residents of Shropshire.
The teams are moving to a new hybrid way of working with a requirement for both homeandofficework,tocreateaprofessionalculturethatalignswithaproperhome life working balance.
Whatwe do
The Revenues and Benefits service sits within Finance.The Revenues and Benefits Service provides a wide range of services on behalf of the Council that affect the lives of every household and business in the county as well as the many customers paying for the services provided by the whole of the Council.
The Revenues and Benefits Service provides the following statutory services: –
- Council Tax billing, collection and advice.This includes assessment of Council Taxliability,discountsandexemptionsforover152,000propertiesandcollection of around £284 million per annum
- Non-DomesticRatesbilling,collectionandadvice.Thisincludesassessmentof businessratesliability,reliefsandexemptionsforover12,500businesspremises and collection of over £90 million per annum
- Assessment and Payment of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support to over 20,000 claimants
- Discretionary Housing Payments
Wearelookingtoappoint1.5FTEBenefits Officers.
The main purpose of the post is to provide administrative, and customer focussed support within a Benefits Team to assist towards the Revenues and Benefits Service meeting its performance targets and aspirations.
Attached documentsAdvert – Benefits Officer v2.pdfJD – Benefits Officer (1).pdfPS – Benefit Officer.pdf
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