• Permanent full-time role – 35 hours per week
• Location: Blacktown, Sydney  
• Salary: $72K plus super with additional salary packaging benefits
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose. 

Your Opportunity

Working in a small team of asset officers you will be allocated a portfolio of properties spread between the Blue Mountains and Camperdown. You will be responsible to ensure regular and emergency maintenance is kept up to date and our tenants are well informed and supported in their requests.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide high quality customer service ensuring that are tenants are given accurate and timely updates and a positive outcome.
• Identify our tenants maintenance need, determine the priority, and communicate expectations to all parties.
• Ensuring maintenance invoicing and reporting are regularly completed and deadlines achieved
• Ensure the properties in your portfolio meet all statutory and WHS requirements.

Requirements for Success

• Ability to identify and prioritise maintenance issues
• Some understanding of property maintenance and building contracts.
• Strong Administrative skills for reporting and communication
• Ability to work cooperatively with tenants and within a community.
• Experience working as part of an effective team.
• Experience working with stakeholders and partners.
• Prepared to complete property site inspection visits and assess maintenance works for compliance against quality expectations and specifications.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people for NSW. 

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.    

We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.   

We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.

If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Asset Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)  
• Generous discounts with health insurance and major retailers
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.

How to Apply

View the PD Pos_9398_MA Housing - Asset Officer PD.docx and click “Apply Now”. We will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you.