Social & Community Housing

Community Housing & Homelessness Services - Specialist Recruitment

Housing and Homelessness Recruitment Across Australia

Be Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment agency connecting housing and homelessness service providers with experienced professionals across Sydney, regional NSW and Australia.

We recruit for contract and permanent positions in social housing, community housing, homelessness services and supported accommodation—from frontline housing and tenancy roles to senior leadership appointments.

Recruitment Support for Housing and Homelessness Services

We partner with organisations delivering government-funded and non-government-funded programs. Our recruitment experience spans housing management and services supporting people experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their home.

Service areas we support include:

• Social and community housing
• Tenancy management and tenancy sustainment
• Homelessness support and outreach
• Crisis and transitional accommodation
• Supported housing and accommodation
• Housing access and allocations

We work with employers to understand their service model, tenant and client needs, and the skills required for each vacancy.

Housing and Homelessness Roles We Recruit

We recruit across a range of positions, including:

• Housing Officers and Housing Managers
• Tenancy Officers and Tenancy Managers
• Housing Allocations Officers
• Tenancy Sustainment Workers
• Homelessness Case Managers and Case Workers
• Outreach Workers
• Accommodation and Supported Housing Workers
• Community Engagement Officers
• Team Leaders and Program Managers
• Head of Housing / Head of Assets / Service Managers
• Senior Leadership and Executive Positions

For Employers: Recruit Housing and Homelessness Professionals

Whether you need a contract Housing Officer, a permanent Case Manager or an experienced leader, Be Recruitment provides tailored recruitment support.

We take time to understand the role’s responsibilities, portfolio or caseload, stakeholder relationships and working environment. This helps us identify candidates with the relevant experience and approach to support your service.

Contact Be Recruitment to discuss your vacancy or workforce requirements.

For Candidates: Find Housing and Homelessness Jobs

Looking for your next role in community housing, tenancy management or homelessness services?

We connect candidates with contract and permanent opportunities across NSW and Australia. We take time to understand your experience, career goals and preferred working arrangements, and provide clear information about the role and organisation.

Whether you are building your frontline experience or progressing into management, we can help you explore your next opportunity.

View our current housing and homelessness jobs or register your interest with our team. Contact: [email protected]

Typical roles we recruit to include but not limited to:

Housing Assistants

Housing Assistant roles are generally an entry-level role within a Housing, Property or Client Services Team, supporting the main function within the business unit. The focus in this role is to support the delivery of housing related services. This involves providing information to clients/tenants as well as referring client enquiries and information from clients to the relevant colleague in the Housing team. Strong administrative & communication skills are required for these roles.

Access & Demand Officers

Access and Demand Teams within Social and Community Housing organisations manage applications for housing assistance and the allocation of vacant properties to the right candidates. Teams often work with clients who are at risk of homelessness, some knowledge of the social housing and/or community housing sector is highly beneficial in these roles including knowledge of the relevant waiting list and policy around eligibility, priority and allocation. Transferable skills are often considered if you demonstrate an ability to learn and train and possess strong communication and administration skills.

Pathways Officers

Pathways Officers generally are part of Assessments and Allocations. You are the first point of contact for people seeking social housing assistance, providing responsive services to people who have immediate, and long-term housing needs. These roles support vulnerable people to apply for and access the range of NSW Government social housing products that are available including social and affordable housing, private rental assistance and temporary accommodation. You ensure that vacant social housing properties are allocated to eligible households in a timely, fair and transparent manner. AN understanding of housing eligibility is highly desirable here, partnered with strong customer service and administration skills.

Tenancy Managers

Tenancy Managers generally take on all facets of property management, providing tenants with high quality property management service to support tenants & goals of the organisation. This can include, sign-ups, in-going and outgoing inspections, rent arrears, tribunal work and working closely with internal and external stakeholders. A full clean driver’s license, previous property management experience, collaborative approach, organised, customer centric and motivated to improve client outcomes.

Technical Officers

Technical Officers often also called Asset Officers look after planned and responsive maintenance work. This can be cyclical or immediate repairs. The role generally works with contractors to ensure the work is done to agreed standards. Previous facilities, construction or maintenance experience is required partnered with exceptional customer service and good IT skills. Clean driver’s license is generally needed.

Development Officers

Development roles work within the teams that are building or re-developing new properties for the social & community housing sectors. This could be in partnership with other private or government departments. A background in planning and or projects is highly regarded.

Facilites Managers

Often Facilities Managers are responsible for a set of buildings such as an Aged Care Facility or Student Accommodation. They can manage properties through a Defect Liability Period by identifying defects and coordinating rectification works with the builder. Facilities Managers will develop and implement property specific Annual Maintenance Plans including the delivery of all building compliance requirements (i.e. Annual Fire Safety Statement). Induction of external contractors and active management of their work. Ensure all residents’ maintenance requests are actioned promptly and courteously. These roles can involve a hands-on component with active involvement in performing maintenance and repairs. The role is also responsible for ensuring Work Health & Safety policies and procedures are met and maintained across the properties.

Innovation & Grants Managers

Involved often in small- and large-scale tenders and projects. Identify improvement opportunities for efficiencies in line with the business goals. Implementing improvements and change with significant impact to the organsiation.

For more information or current opening please go to our live vacancies page