Frontline Verification & Fraud Prevention Officer

Government Recruitment Service; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Verification Assurance Officer to join the Home Counties team. The role focuses on preventing fraud at first contact, interviewing claimants, and supporting Jobcentre colleagues to strengthen verification processes.

You will work full-time from a Jobcentre location in Gravesend, with travel between sites as needed. This permanent role requires clear communication, adherence to policy, and collaboration with specialist risk teams to improve fraud

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Jobcentre and Service Centre colleagues conducting initial evidence interviews, further evidence interviews and verification activities by integrating within those teams in the sites.
• Conduct robust interviews where a colleague has a suspicion on the validity of documents produced for verification of Identification, housing costs, children and childcare costs elements of Universal Credit.
• Conduct review meetings with customers in scenarios where the Enhanced Review Team (ERT) and the customer have agreed to bring in evidence relating to their claim to a Jobcentre.
• Provide regular feedback at office meetings on trends, patterns of fraud, and how to detect them. Feed information into specialist risk and intelligence teams within DWP.
• Lead customer education sessions jointly with Jobcentre colleagues to provide clarity on customer responsibilities and the consequences of non-compliance.
• Collate and maintain accurate Management Information (MI) as directed by analysts and performance teams.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Verification Assurance Officer to join the Home Counties team. The role focuses on preventing fraud at first contact, interviewing claimants, and supporting Jobcentre colleagues to strengthen verification processes.

You will work full-time from a Jobcentre location in Gravesend, with travel between sites as needed. This permanent role requires clear communication, adherence to policy, and collaboration with specialist risk teams to improve fraud