Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works
Brisbane Region; Service Delivery; Housing & Homelessness Services; Inala
Temporary opportunity until 31 March 2026. Service Delivery, Housing and Homelessness Services provides a range of services, products and referrals to offer housing solutions for diverse customer groups. You will be implementing a person-centred housing response for women exiting correctional facilities who would otherwise be homeless or at risk of homelessness on release. Applying knowledge and previous experience in working with clients who have complex needs, including vulnerable and marginalised women, to ensure their access to housing. This will result in their successful reintegration into the community. Field work is a regular requirement of this role and conditions in the field are changeable and can at times be volatile, requiring varying degrees of vigilance and management of risk.
Job details Position status: Fixed Term Temporary
Position type: Full-time
Occupational group: Administration
Classification: AO6
Workplace Location: Inala
Job ad reference: QLD/612617/25
Closing date: 16-Jan-2025
Yearly salary: $115758 - $123611
Fortnightly salary: $4437.00 - $4738.00
Job duration: Until 31 March 2026 with possible extension
What you will be doing: Provide assistance to women exiting custody on parole to access safe, secure and appropriate housing through a head-leasing arrangement, including securing suitable properties for use in the program using your expert knowledge of and relationships with local rental markets, sound financial management skills and your high level of understanding of the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008. Appropriate and sensitive responses to women exiting custody who are at risk of homelessness, including understanding their housing needs and suitability for the program as well as their specific housing needs. Provide tenancy management services including calculation and collection of rent and coordinating responses to property maintenance issues. Use an in-depth knowledge and understanding of available housing products and services, work with each client to complete and regularly review a Housing Pathway Plan to prepare for alternative permanent housing. Communicate, engage and work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders. Communicate effectively and sensitively with people from different cultural backgrounds. Demonstrate professionalism, accountability and ethical behaviour. Lead and ensure you establish and 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. Applications to remain current for 12 months. Further information We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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Inclusion and diversity We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity, including making any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.
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