Rent Connect Officer

The Queensland Government provides more than 20 different products and services to help renters to find, get and keep a rental.

We are recruiting Rent Connect officers in our Housing Service Centres across the state to help more Queenslanders find and apply for a rental.

If you have an ability to work collaboratively with others, have strong customer and stakeholder relationship skills, as well as knowledge and experience in providing advice on housing solutions, you might be perfect for our new Rent Connect Officer role.

The Queensland Government has launched Homes for Queenslanders ( https://www.housing.qld.gov.au/homesforqueenslanders )- an ambitious plan for a fair and sustainable housing system that ensures better housing outcomes both now and for future generations.

Homes for Queenslanders  ( https://www.housing.qld.gov.au/homesforqueenslanders ) works across the housing system including planning reforms, local government partnerships, housing construction and infrastructure, community housing providers and the homelessness sector.

It outlines the government's vision for a fair and sustainable housing system under five key pillars. Initiatives in Homes for Queenslanders ( https://www.housing.qld.gov.au/homesforqueenslanders ) have been developed to support Queenslanders into safe and secure housing and to improve housing affordability for all.

As a Rent Connect Officer you will deliver the departments Rent Connect products and facilitate customer access to the private rental market, as well as assist customers sustain private tenancies.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are actively seeking to increase representation of employees who are part of diversity target groups and we may take this information into account when deciding which applicants are best suited to positions (as provided for in section 45(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Sector Act). We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds to disclose and provide consent to this information to be considered in the application process.

Applying for the role
Note: Possession of a current Class C driver's license is a mandatory requirement for this role.

You should download the below documents and consider whether you have the capabilities we are looking for to successfully perform this role.

To apply for this role, you will need to submit your current resume as a two-page response addressing through examples, how you demonstrate the behaviours listed under what we are looking for.

Applications will remain current for a period of 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/548985/24

Closing Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024