Housing Specialist

2 days ago

Slacks Creek, Queensland, Australia YFS Ltd Full time $98,789 per year

Are you driven by a passion for housing and addressing homelessness in Logan?

YFS is looking for dynamic, quick-thinking problem solvers ready to make a real impact in the community housing sector. As a leader in tackling the housing and homelessness crisis across Logan, we're on the lookout for skilled Housing Specialists to strengthen our growing team.

This permanent position offers the opportunity to build a fulfilling career with Logan's foremost community services organization. At YFS, you'll have access to a wealth of knowledge and resources, allowing you to develop the expertise needed to excel in this role. Our experienced team will guide you through the complexities of crisis, medium, and long-term housing solutions, ensuring you're well-prepared to support individuals in making lasting, positive changes in their lives.

In this role, you will have the chance to make a meaningful difference by helping those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness secure and maintain stable housing. The work is fast paced, requiring agility, adaptability, and a proactive approach.

About the job

Role location: Logan
Role type: Permanent full time
Pay range: $97,689 a year, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available

You will:

  • Work collaboratively with individuals experiencing a range of complex needs—including mental health challenges, substance use, family violence, and financial hardship—to support them in sustaining safe and stable housing.

  • Thrive in a supportive, collaborative team environment that values both organisational and external partnerships.

  • Leverage a wide network of community resources, including drug and alcohol support, mental health services, real estate agents, Centrelink, the Department of Housing, and community housing providers.

  • Stay flexible and responsive to the evolving needs of the people you serve.

  • Excel in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment where urgency drives meaningful outcomes.

  • Utilise your strong computer skills to efficiently work across multiple platforms, including SRS, QHIP, AHVTT, and Excel.

  • Showcase your exceptional written and oral communication skills, along with the ability to connect confidently with diverse individuals in various settings.

  • Demonstrate your commitment to working respectfully and effectively with First Nations peoples.

About you

The ideal person for this role will:

  • be experienced engaging with people with complex needs and helping people through crisis, preferably within a housing context.

  • be able to demonstrate strong initiative and effective problem-solving skills

  • have experience working in community services

  • have knowledge of the current barriers to sustaining housing.

Interested?

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Send your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job to [email protected].

Contact Kylie​​​​ on if you want to talk about the role.

Closing date: Monday 14th July 2025, 12pm.

Interviews are scheduled for Friday, 18th July 2025.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA community, are encouraged to apply.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.

We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.

In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.

We're serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.

We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.

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