About Us

We make a difference to people’s lives. We’re a not-for-profit community housing organisation, leading the delivery of housing and associated services across WA.

This is an exciting time to join a thriving and innovative organisation wanting to do things differently to help people most in need of housing.

About the Role

The Rent Assessment Officer undertakes rental reviews for Foundation Housing’s tenants by following a framework and ensuring a robust, fair, and equitable assessment of the amount of rent to be paid. The role interacts with tenants, internal staff, and agencies to help determine rental amounts and any additional financial entitlements that may be applicable.

Here are 4 things we think will make you ideal for this role.

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

Proven ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail.

Advanced skills level within Microsoft Excel and intermediate to advanced PC skills working within MS Suite

High level literacy and numeracy skills.

Ideally you also have the following knowledge and experience:

Knowledge of the Residential Tenancies Act (desirable).

Previous experience working with Centrelink payments and entitlements (desirable).

Previous experience working with SharePoint (desirable).

The successful applicant for this position will be required to provide a National Police Check.

Four reasons why you’ll love working with us

You’ll find a culture of kindness. We really care about our people. Our most shared value is ‘caring’ and you’ll see it every day in the work our people do.

Attractive and flexible salary packaging options, as well as a centrally located, light and bright office with fresh fruit and coffee on hand, or a short walk to a myriad of local eating places.

A highly engaged team; in our most recent employee survey our people scored us at 95% recommending FHL as a great place to work and 97% being proud to work at FHL.

A growing organisation at the centre of their sector, with strong leadership and governance.

If you think we could be a good fit for each other, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply

If you think we could be a good fit for each other, we’d love to hear from you.

To view our Application Pack including the Job Description please visit Careers - Foundation Housing and apply via SEEK.

Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday, 10 July 2025.

Really want to work with us?

We get a lot of applications, but plenty of them are generic. So, if you’re keen, a personalised cover letter will help you stand out and we will definitely read it.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be interviewing as we go, so if you like the sound of this role, don’t wait!

Foundation Housing Limited (FHL) is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We encourage people with a disability, people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, those from culturally diverse backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTIQ+ to apply.