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Role: Property Claims Handler Term: Permanent Location: Remote UK based only (occasional travel may be required for training/meetings) Sedgwick Resource Solutions are looking for a property claims handlers for a growing team who throughout their employment with Sedgwick, will be 'loaned' out to internal and external clients, and teams to offer their claims expertise. This opportunity enables suitable candidates to enhance their current skillset, network with a diverse book of clients, develop their knowledge on variety of systems, and still be supported by your team. Key responsibilities include: - Handling property claims from start to end. - To respect client protocols and other matters of importance to the client when working on an assignment. - To deliver a high-quality service for clients and internal teams where required. - To achieve expected levels of productivity and quality as determined by the role and assignments concerned. - Handling complaints in line with FCA regulations. - To apply a flexible and open-minded approach and being available to work on varied workstreams as determined by the business. - To uphold Sedgwick values when working on client assignments. - To be comfortable discussing outcomes and claims with the client and policy holders on a professional basis. Your Skills/Experience - 1+ years in end-to-end claims handling within home/property/subsidence or commercial. - Negotiation skills. - Ability to deal with change e.g. using different systems, learning different policies and processes. - Proven customer service skills. - Flexible approach. - High levels of integrity and professional. - Ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and policyholders. What will you get for this role? - Remote working (occasional travel to meetings/training may be required). - Excellent healthcare scheme. - Reward and recognition scheme. - Paid qualifications and rewards on completion. - Access to E-learning and internal training schemes. - Access to internal vacancies with plenty of career progression available. - Pension scheme above the statutory minimum. - Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays. - Buy more holiday. - Death in service cover. - Health insurance. - Discounts on various products and services. - Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check. Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability. Where roles are advertised as remote working successful candidates will be required to work in the UK only.
1. Scope and Purpose of Role 1.1 To provide a lead role in improving the quality of professional social work practice across the breadth of the case work cycle to children, young people and their families. 1.2 To undertake complex casework arising within the children and families service. 2. General Duties and Responsibilities 2.1 To provide a needs-led, professional social work service to children, young people and their families, complying with legislative requirements and in accordance with established best practice. 2.2 To be responsible for allocated cases including a complex caseload. 2.3 To provide technical/professional expertise to less experienced social workers. 2.4 To share/communicate a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures. 2.5 To provide quality assurance and coaching/mentoring to work colleagues. 2.6 To take a ‘joined-up’ approach to ensuring the effectiveness of case working, actively promoting/encouraging effective partnership working with service users and other teams/agencies/organisations. 2.7 Participates in the regular collection, collation and reporting of appropriate performance management information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements. 2.8 Actively participates in training and development activities. 2.9 Represents the Department in meetings etc as required. 2.10 Actively supports the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service. 3. Supervision Received 3.1 Supervising Officer Job Title Team Manager 3.2 Level of Supervision Left to work within established guidelines subject to scrutiny by supervisor. 4. Supervision Given (excludes those who are indirectly supervised i.e. through others). TBC 4. Special Conditions · This vacancy is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act · A Disclosure and Barring Services/ISA checks will be undertaken