Housing Officer
Queensland Department of Housing and Public WorksStaff at Housing Service Centre
Staff who work at a Housing Service Centre deliver frontline services to Queenslanders in housing need. Through Housing Service Centres across Queensland, HSC staff are our main contact points with customers. They connect them to information, options and support services to meet their housing needs.
HSC staff work with customers to develop a plan that empowers them to improve their whole-of-life wellbeing and achieve safe, secure and sustainable housing.
Our work aims to reduce the barriers many Queenslanders face to access safe, secure and affordable housing and helps create pathways for them to achieve housing independence.
What you will be doing
- Work collaboratively to respond to customers, undertake customer interviews, make referrals to support service agencies, assess new housing and bond loan applications and rental grants
- Manage tenancy arrangements, allocations and vacancies, liaising with the community and other housing providers and ensure departmental compliance
- Conduct home visits to properties and investigate and facilitate the resolution of any tenancy disputes and complaints as well as manage the maintenance of properties and conduction property inspections
- Monitor and manage outstanding arrears, rent assessments, pay deductions and refunds and actioning sundry debts and collections as required
- Use Microsoft products and other IT systems to maintain accurate customer and property records and file notes with a high level of accuracy and work output
- Support and help maintain a workplace safety culture by ensuring that all policies and practices concerning Workplace Health and Safety are applied and a part of day-to-day operations
Mandatory Requirement
- Class C Driver's Licence
How to apply
To apply for this role, you will need to submit your current resume and the completed questionnaire.
Please note this is an ongoing recruitment process where vacancies will be filled progressively as they become available. Applications will remain current for a period of 12 months.
About Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
<cite index="5-6,5-7,5-8,5-9">The department delivers a range of housing, building, fleet and asset management and procurement services. It builds, manages and maintains homes and provides assistance through public housing and grant funding to registered providers. It also offers services that help low income earners to enter and remain in the private rental market, and provides policy, advice and delivery of services to government agencies in the areas of construction, asset and facilities management, procurement and fleet management.</cite>
Interested in this role?
Apply now to join Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works.