Housing Team Leader - Hobart, Australia - Housing Choices Australia

Housing Choices Australia

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Hobart, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Introduction:

Join us and share our Vision:
'All people affordably housed in neighborhoods that support life opportunities'

Housing Choices Australia (Housing Choices) is a leading and growing national not-for-profit housing provider.

Our goal is to ensure that people are housed in inclusive communities and to create homes that encourage a sense of belonging.

We own and/or manage more than 7,000 homes, accommodating over 8500 tenants across Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.

Housing Choices Tasmania (HCT) has been operating in Tasmania for over 12 years and now owns and/or manages close to 2,200 dwellings state-wide.

We provide a culture that supports individuals to be their best with opportunities for personal and career development. We are committed to cultivating an equal, diverse and inclusive environment for all our staff, residents and stakeholders.

We provide a culture that supports individuals to be their best, with opportunities for personal and career development. We are committed to cultivating an equal, diverse, and inclusive environment for our staff, residents, and stakeholders.

Description:

The Opportunity

The Housing Team Leader position plays a key leadership role in managing, growing and developing our operations in Tasmania.

Reporting to General Manager, Tasmania, the role will be to lead a housing team and work closely with the property team, community development team, and other critical internal and external stakeholders to provide the best opportunities for residents to sustain their tenancy.

The critical areas of responsibility will include.

Leadership and People Management
Delivery of Quality Housing Services
Management Reporting, Risk Management and Compliance
Effective Management of the Housing Portfolio

The role will ideally suit a person who is highly organised, resilient and passionate about leading a team of dedicated housing professionals in providing excellent customer service.

In return, you will work for a values driven organisation and receive competitive remuneration with an opportunity to work for a progressive organisation that provides learning and growth opportunities, flexible working arrangements and five weeks of annual leave to enhance work-life balance and personal well-being.

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Skills and Experiences:

About You:

Qualification in social sciences, community housing, real estate or equivalent experience
Sound knowledge of or experience in the housing sector and a knowledge of tenancy and disability legislation and regulatory frameworks as it relates to housing management activities, including the Residential Tenancies Act
Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team and maintaining a positive culture and highperforming team to achieve service, compliance and organisational objectives/outcomes.
Sensitivity to and understanding of issues affecting socially disadvantaged groups including people experiencing homelessness, people living with disability, people with complex needs and people from a nonEnglish speaking background
Experience in preparing comprehensive management, business and/or regulatory reports on a range of housing and related management activities, including monitoring and reporting on arrears management issues.
Ability to liaise and negotiate confidently with internal and external stakeholders and clients and build positive, collaborative relationships for sustainable housing outcomes.
Capacity to lead and support change and innovation and deliver creative and leading practice solutions
Welldeveloped written and oral communication skills and proven experience in managing relationships with key stakeholders

We are seeking someone with sound technical skills and knowledge combined with a collaborative and flexible partnering style and strong commitment to our vision and mission.

What we offer in return

5 Weeks Annual Leave
Flexible working arrangements
Salary Packaging for living expenses, meal, and entertainment expenses
Excellent career development opportunities
Recognition program
Salary Continuance Insurance
16 weeks paid parental leave
Agree and undergo any other employment screening as required by Housing Choices including but not restricted to Working with Children or Vulnerable Persons and NDIS Worker (this will be as applicable based on the state location and/or function of the role)
Agree and comply with Child Safety policies and procedures
Provide a current driver's license and willingness to travel across Housing Choices' locations, if and as required.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kim Bomford - GM Tasmania on

Applicants should address the requirement