Community Housing Worker

Everyone deserves a decent home

At Housing Trust, we believe that everyone deserves a decent home.

We create opportunities, enrich lives and build communities in the Illawarra, by providing safe, secure, comfortable and affordable rental housing. With over 40 years’ experience, we pride ourselves on our ability to support tenants to find and keep a home, where they can build the life they chose.

Our dedicated team of property and tenant management specialists, currently support 2,500 satisfied tenants in over 1,100 affordable homes across the region.

• Join a thriving Wollongong not-for-profit with an ambitious growth strategy
• Competitive salary including NFP salary packaging - increases salary by thousands 
• Hybrid work model with one rostered Friday off a month

About the Opportunity

The Community Housing Worker provides tenancy management services, housing assistance solutions and support facilitation within a housing portfolio of social, affordable and market rent homes. The role is responsible for driving positive tenant outcomes and building relationships that assist our tenants in sustaining their tenancies. The Community Housing Worker is the relationship manager for our tenants and is responsible for delivering all aspects of tenancy management under the guidelines of the Residential Tenancies Act.   

We pride ourselves on our great culture  which is friendly, positive and supportive.  We live our values through our every day work and actions.

Perks at Housing Trust

• HT Day Out - 1 Friday off per month
• Hybrid work model
• 35 hour week with above award salaries
• Structured training program 
• Study leave provided to support you to progress within HT and expand your knowledge
• Peer to Peer Recognition Program including awards and gifts
• EAP counselling,  coaching and App with a preventative approach to you and your family's health & wellbeing

A copy of the Position Description can be found here.

 How to apply

1. To apply for the role please tell us about you and your experience by completing the application page below.
2. Attach a cover letter and resume.
3. All correspondence will be via the email you have provided. Please ensure you have the correct email address and check your inbox (including your "junk" inbox)
4. Applications close Sunday 5 March 2023 however, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will review the applications as they are submitted.

Housing Trust is committed to a diverse workforce.  We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a person with a disability, from a culturally or linguistically diverse background, LGBTQIA+ or a young person aged 25 years or less.

If you identify as any of the above we would welcome the opportunity to contact you and discuss how we can support you through the recruitment process.  Sharing this information will help you access support should you need it and will also help us to better understand the impact of our work.  Please call 4254 1166 and ask for the People & Culture Manager.

All candidates that reach the pre-employment stage will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including reference checks, pre-employment testing, confirmation of COVID 19 Vaccination, satisfactory National Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check.

Our values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Support underpin our decisions and behaviours

To work with us you will need to be committed to our values