Revenues Assistant

Ziron Environmental Services, Inc.; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking candidates for multiple roles within the Benefits Team. The successful applicants will assess entitlement to various benefits, requiring strong customer service skills and compliance with complex legislation. This temporary position offers a blended working style and access to various employee benefits, including training opportunities and discounts.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Training opportunities

Local and national discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in financial/customer service background.
• Ability to process benefit claims and assess Council Tax liability.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess entitlement to Council Tax Reduction and Housing Benefit.
• Involve in assessment and billing of Council Tax.
• Manage workload proactively and comply with legislative requirements.

Skills

Customer Service

Legislative Compliance

Proactive Work Management

Education

SCQF Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 23 June 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 1 June 2025

Contract Type: Temporary for 1 year (3 Vacancies available)

Salary: FC5 £27,087.17 - £29,508.69

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Bankhead Central, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resumé. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

All posts are within the Benefits Team where you will be responsible for assessing entitlement to Council Tax Reduction, Housing Benefit, Education Benefits and Discretionary Housing Payments. You will also be involved in the assessment and billing of Council Tax.

As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a blended worker at home and at Bankhead Central, where typically you would work 1 day in the office per week depending on the needs of the service. This may be offered on successful completion of training.

While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

You will earn a competitive salary and have access to a range of benefits, including:

• Pension scheme
• Access to and support with training opportunities and qualifications for the job. This includes one to one training. E-learning and training from external providers relating to the regimes detailed above and systems utilised by the tea
• The development opportunities would enable the successful candidate/s to obtain the necessary ability to gain experience in Information Management.
• Local and national discounts including supermarkets, restaurants and retail.
• We currently work a blended working style, working from home and office base.
  
  

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

You will be required to take a proactive approach to managing your workload and have previous experience of working to targets and timescales. You should be able to demonstrate the ability to comply with complex legislative requirements processing benefit claims and assessing Council Tax liability. You should have excellent customer service skills.

You should have experience in a financial/customer service background dealing with customers by phone and correspondence. Educated to SCQF level 5 which includes National 5 or SVQ level 2 or Standard Grades at Credit level or equivalent in a business /customer service background.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

For more Information please contact, Kevin Hunter,