Property Care

**Property Care Specialist**
- Are you passionate about supporting your community and willing to be trained as a community worker?
- Permanent Part time opportunity in Canberra
- Career path & professional development opportunity

**The Organisation**

SEARMS is a registered National Regulatory System for Community Housing Providers (NRSCH) Aboriginal Community Housing provider (ACHP). We have served Aboriginal communities in regional NSW since 2003.

Our portfolio is complex. We own and manage our own 45 properties as well as 133 properties owned between 10 other Aboriginal organisations (including Local Area Land Councils) and 63 Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) NSW (state-owned assets) under 16 different service agreements

The gaining of our accreditation in January this year as a Tier 3 provider under NRSCH confirmed our commitment to best practise generally. At that time, SEARMS was one of only 24 ACHP’s nationally and one of only 10 such organisations in NSW. We have also been recognised by the AHO NSW as a ‘growth provider’ - assessed as having the structure and internal capacity for additional management transfers.

In 2024, SEARMS achieved ASES accreditation (Australian Service Excellence Standard). This is another level of achievement for the organisation.

As part of its growth strategy, SEARMS has established a Canberra office to complement its Batemans Bay head office. As such, we are constantly looking for people who are passionate about serving their community. We have a number of positions currently available.

Joining an organisation in the midst of exceptional growth can be challenging Every day there are challenges, and it requires a solid grounding of skills, resilience and initiative to thrive. If you feel this could be you, we offer an excellent range of benefits including:

- An opportunity to support organisational growth and development while delivering community outcomes.
- Full non-profit status with salary sacrifice available to reduce tax and increase your take home pay.

To thrive in this working environment, you will be culturally sensitive with compassion, empathy and a genuine interest in people. Leadership, resilience and the ability to work under pressure are also essential, as is professionalism, integrity and ethical behaviour.

**The Role**

The role is responsible for learning and assisting in the maintenance, inspection, and care of properties under management.

This role will have hands-on experience in property inspections, identifying and reporting maintenance issues, ensuring compliance with safety and property standards, and supporting the Property Care Specialist and the rest of the Operations team.

The trainee will work closely with experienced property care officers to gain knowledge and develop skills in property upkeep, tenant relations, and preventative maintenance practices, ultimately contributing to the overall quality and safety of housing facilities.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Willingness to learn
- Basic understanding of property care
- Attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Problem solving abilities
- Physical fitness
- A team player
- Commitment to safety
- Willingness to undergo training as required

**Desirable**:

- Aboriginality
- White Card (NSW)

**Mandatory employment criteria**:

- Vaccinations - COVID 19
- Working with Children Check or Working with Vulnerable People
- Criminal record check providing suitable clearance to work with vulnerable members of the community
- Driver’s License
- Health and Fitness assessment (ability to walk 1km, ability to lift 15kg, confident to climb a ladder)

**For full details of the role, please contact SEARMS’ Chief Business Officer Rosie on 1800 138 425.**

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 30 per week

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance
- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- High School (Year 9-11) (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- drivers licence (preferred)

**Location**:

- Canberra, ACT (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 14/10/2024