The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.
Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTIQA+ equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.
We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.
We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated. All jobs can be worked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse backgrounds and abilities. .
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Ongoing/Fixed-term and Casual positions available.
The Housing Customer Service Officers (HCSO) work within a supported, supervised environment to provide public housing information and assistance to people seeking accommodation, existing renters, community service organisations and government stakeholders to ensure enquiries are handled in a client-focused and timely manner in accordance with guidelines and policies.
HCSOs assist public housing renters, their advocates, contractors, local housing offices, external agencies and other departmental and government areas over the telephone, via e-mail and through other channels of communication.
The Housing Call Centre (HCC) is a fast-paced environment and is everchanging according to directions provided by the Victorian Government. HCSOs initially embed their training knowledge by taking inbound calls relating to maintenance and then, based on performance, progress to various other tasks as part of their skillset.
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
* Provide high quality service to clients in relation to routine housing information.
* Assess client queries for housing services and make decisions from a range of established policies and procedures, legislation and regulations specific to the role.
* Review and accurately process contractor invoice claims for payment.
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