Join our Housing and Property Team.

• Permanent full time role based at Blackburn
• Increase your take-home pay with access to salary packaging
• Contribute to making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people

Your new role

Uniting Housing’s commitment to engage with our communities reflects our vision for a healthy and inclusive community where everyone can build on their strengths and enjoy better health, social and economic opportunities. This office-based role supports the Housing Operations team and will oversee the delivery of maintenance, compliance and improvement across the state-wide property portfolio.

You will also:

• Prepare maintenance orders on Chintaro and/or relevant maintenance system, where necessary
• Distribute maintenance requests to Private Landlords, and Uniting contractors using Coupa and/or relevant system.
• Prepare and collate invoices for reimbursement from private Landlords, contractors and/or other relevant stakeholders
• Maintain financial records, such as accounts payable and receivable transactions and budget monitoring
• Manage maintenance complaints
• Travel to properties to assess works, prepare scope and provide access to contractors

Benefits of working at Uniting

A true weekday opportunity that gives you your weekends back. While we ask that you work from the office to enhance our supportive and collaborative team culture, you will have flexibility with your working hours. 

In addition to a salary equivalent to SCHADS Level 5 + super, you can access the following:

• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
• 10% discount for eligible employees on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning Service

Your skills and experience

You will have demonstrated experience in housing & property management, as well as:

• Knowledge of legal aspects relation to tenancy/property management including Victorian Residential Tenancies Act 1997
• Knowledge or understanding of the Housing Regulatory system
• Knowledge of property maintenance and repairs
• Experience in the community housing and/or homelessness services sectors (highly desirable)
• Current Victorian driver’s licence (essential)

View the position description here

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, please reach out to Nikki Dhawan, Team Leader – Community Housing Maintenance at nikki.dhawan@vt.uniting.org

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.