Visiting Officer

Visiting Officer (part-time)

The role of a Visiting Officer within the Business Rates team will be a crucial one, requiring a blend of independence, planning skills, and interpersonal abilities.
For someone interested in this position, it will be important to be organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable with travel. Building and maintaining relationships with local businesses and contributing to the community's development through accurate data collection and reporting would be key responsibilities.
This is a part-time role (19 hours a week), travelling around Bristol with a Clevedon office base.
Salary is dependent on experience.
Main duties of the role include:

Conduct inspection visits and advice relating to all manner of discounts and exemptions.

Support members of the public in completing applications\changes.

Gather\verify evidence in conjunction with assessments.

Hand-deliver notification of recovery intention\outcomes to members of businesses.

Produce and deliver completion notices.

Produce reports relating to the visits.

Provide basic revenue processing duties.

Ensure knowledge is kept up to speed in relation to the organisation and site policies.

Assist in the preparation and processing of relief reviews.

Preferred skills:

Access to a vehicle and a clean driving licence are essential.

Good planning and motivation skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Familiar with the use of technology

Ability to work to pre-agreed targets

Ability to work under your own direction

Previous experience of an inspection/visiting role is useful, though not essential.

What you need to do now
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