
Senior Housing Officer
Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
Posted 9 days ago
What you will be doing:
• Develop effective professional relationships with stakeholders to improve customer outcomes and processes in a complex environment.
• Communicate effectively and sensitively with First Nations peoples to foster collaborative relationships with members of the community.
• Assessing and approving social housing applications and transfers, quality assuring application assessments and conducting regular reviews of applications.
• Monitoring and managing outstanding arrears, rent assessments, pay deductions and refunds and actioning sundry debts and collections as required.
• Conduct home visits to properties and investigate and facilitate the resolution of any tenancy issues, complaints and maintenance issues.
• Conduct customer interviews (in the field and office) and make referrals to support services as required.
• Provide assistance with the response and management of matters referred to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
• Maintaining accurate client and property records and files and ensuring departmental compliance as the lessor in all tenancy arrangements.
• Supporting and helping 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.
The skills you will need include being able to:
• Demonstrate flexibility to changing expectations, proactively adapting own approach to achieve person-centred outcomes in complex service systems and environments.
• Build and sustain relationships with customers, community members and stakeholders to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focused outcomes.
• Communicate clearly and succinctly with the ability to adjust your message for different stakeholders and proactively seek to understands others' needs.
• Demonstrates respect for others, openness to diversity and personal responsibility for the health, safety and wellbeing of self and others.
• Upholds integrity through responsible management and use of processes and resources.
• A critical requirement of the position is an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols and issues to effectively and sensitively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers, councils and communities.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/647701/25
Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
About Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
The Department of Housing and Public Works delivers a range of housing, building and procurement services.
We work to ensure that our most in need Queenslanders have access to housing and homelessness assistance. This assistance is provided through government-owned and managed social housing, and grant funding to registered providers. We also help thousands of low income earners to enter and remain in the private rental market.
Another key focus for the department is to provide policy, advice and delivery of services to government agencies in the areas of construction, asset and facilities management, procurement and fleet management.
The department consists of five major areas: Housing and Homelessness Services, Public Works and Asset Management, Building Industry and Policy, Queensland Government Procurement and Corporate Services.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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