Client Service Officer Northern Nsw

Division: Homes NSW
- Location: Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480
- Req ID: 77086

**Client Service Officer**
- **Location: Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Charlestown, Lismore & Tweed Heads**:

- **Clerk Grade 2/4, Base Salary range $ 80,129 - $ 92,701 pa plus superannuation & annual leave loading, plus other benefits**:

- **Opportunities for learning, development, and career progression**:

- **Generous leave entitlements including Flex Leave**:

- **Tailored training to support you to be confident in your role**:

- **Flexible work practices**

**Your role**

Homes NSW directly supports approximately 800,000 people every year and reaches a further million people through local community-based programs. In partnership with the community, industry, and individuals we provide safe, decent, and affordable housing opportunities for those most in need so that they can live with dignity, find support if needed and achieve sustainable futures.

**What you’ll do**

As a Client Service Officer, you are the public face of our business, providing critical services and quality advice to clients including those with complex support needs.

You will have a strong client focus and a commitment to culturally sensitive customer service. You will be passionate about making a difference and delivering innovative solutions for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. You will be flexible, willing to work at times that support engagement with people experiencing homelessness and be committed to delivering better housing outcomes for clients.

You will be working directly with a range of support services and clients in an outreach capacity either in the community, or in homes, delivering a range of housing assistance options that are tailored to meet the needs of our clients.

**Our Access & Demand Team**:
- Rostered shifts working with clients at the counter or over the phone
- Working collaboratively in a team environment to achieve key performance indicators (KPI’s), with shared goal setting, open communication and coordinated efforts to ensure positive housing outcomes for clients.
- Using a range of technologies including various online communication tools and programs.
- Engagement and support of outreach services in local communities and homelessness initiatives for joint housing resolution.

**Our Tenancy Team**:
- Visiting Tenants in their homes on a regular scheduled basis
- Rostered shifts working with clients at the counter or over the phone
- Working collaboratively in a team environment to achieve the team’s key performance indicators (KPI’s) to ensure sustainable tenancies.
- Using a range of technologies including IPAD, online phone system and online forms

**What we’re looking for**- Ability to work independently and manage your own work. Including working both independently and within a team environment
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- A commitment to a culture of teamwork, excellence, and continuous improvement
- Client service skills with an empathic approach to clients
- A strong commitment to customer service
- Able to use technology

Download the role description.

**Essential Requirements**
- Current NSW driver’s licence

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Homes NSW provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 1 page) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 3 pages).

**Applications close**11.59 pm, Sunday 24th August 2025

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the Homes NSW website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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