7122- DEBT, RENT AND OTHER CASH COLLECTORS

Job Title: 

DEBT, RENT AND OTHER CASH COLLECTORS

Alternate Titles: 

Collecting agent,Collector (gas supplier),Debt collector,Meter reader,Vending operator

Job Description: 

Debt, rent and other cash collectors collect payments due or overdue from households and businesses and empty cash from prepayment meters or machines.

Education: 

No academic qualifications are required. Training is typically provided on-the-job. This may be supplemented by specialised training courses within larger agencies.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 3
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 7.2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • receives payment at centralised office or calls on household/business premises;
  • records details of transaction, issues receipt or annotates rent book;
  • reads gas, water and electricity meters;
  • cleans, services and fills vending machines and collects money from meters, vending machines and other cash operated machinery;
  • collects tolls from persons wishing to gain access to private roads, bridges, piers, etc. and operates tollgates to control entry;
  • remits cash, cheques or credit notes to cashier, supervisor or bank, building society or post office.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK