Trainee Housing Services Officer

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Full time

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / 12 months

Organisation: Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

**Salary**: $65,409 - $72,262

Occupation: Community Services

Reference: VG/DFFH/COPL/682196

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.

Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTQI+ equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.

We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.

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***:Trainee Tenancy & Property Officers, Yarra Estates Employment Program**

This traineeship position provides a broad range of administrative support functions to the Housing teams that cover the Collingwood, Fitzroy and Richmond estates in the City of Yarra, and the catchments of the Preston and Broadmeadows Housing teams. This is a great opportunity to gain experience and develop new skills and capabilities within a supportive and dynamic team environment.

**To succeed in this role you will be**:

- Enthusiastic, committed and an excellent communicator
- Someone with good organisational skills and attention to detail
- Able to cooperate show consideration, concern and respect when working with others
- Interested in how government works

**ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE**
- Provide routine advice on housing options from a range of established policy, procedures, and standards.
- Assist in making appropriate referrals to internal or external support service providers in order to assist clients with their short-term housing needs.
- Undertake supervised home visits as required.

**Please open the position description to read more.**

**COVID-19 VACCINATION**
The department strongly recommends (but does not mandate) that employees maintain their COVID-19 vaccination status in accordance with current **ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) advice**, given their individual circumstances. As of June 2023, DFFH does not require evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status.

**HOW TO APPLY**

Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.



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