Property Officer
Full time opportunity in a growing organisation based in Nowra
Summary about this job
Housing & Homelessness Services
Company: Southern Cross Community Housing Ltd
Location: Wollongong, Illawarra & South Coast
Work type: Full Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-7-1814-1327
Fax: +61-2-5602-1243
E-mail: n\a
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Detail information about job Property Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy
About us
Southern Cross Housing are accredited as a Tier 1 provider under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing. We manage a range of crisis, transitional, social and affordable housing properties.
Our mission is to provide high quality housing and tenancy management, and access to support, for people in south eastern NSW who need affordable and stable housing. We operate from our central offices in Nowra, Ulladulla, Batemans Bay and Cooma.
We provide housing for over 2,500 people with low income and special needs. Our tenants reside in around 1,200 properties. Our properties under management will exceed 2,000 by the end of 2018.
The opportunity
Reporting to the Asset Manager, the Property Officer is responsible for ensuring SCH properties achieve and maintain agreed property standards across the assigned portfolio and positive relationships are maintained with stakeholders.
The successful applicant will have experience in contracted property maintenance and be able to coordinate building trades to achieve timetables and budgets.
Experience managing a third party service delivery contract, including auditing, reporting and dispute resolution processes is also an advantage.
Selection criteria
Essential experience
- Able to coordinate building trades on time and budget
- Demonstrated understanding of long term property maintenance and programing
- Knowledge of building and maintenance practices
- Demonstrated understanding of undertaking property inspections
- Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with external stakeholders
- Good written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to produce quality outcomes in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment.
- Willingness to undertake reasonable travel to support regional offices and/or undertake professional development activities
Essential qualifications and licencing
- Drivers licence
- Current Working with Children Check
- Criminal record check providing suitable clearance to work with vulnerable members of the community (will be arranged by SCH)
Desirable
- Understanding or ability to develop an understanding of the Residential Tenancy Act
- Knowledge of, and commitment to, relevant policies, practices and standards, including WHS, EEO and the NRSCH standards.
- Understanding and commitment to the values of SCH.
Interested?
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications close 5pm Thursday 2nd August 2018.
Only applicants who have submitted a resume and statement addressing the selection criteria will be considered for these roles, and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.