Housing services

The Office of Housing is responsible for providing appropriate, affordable and secure housing assistance for low-income people living in Victoria.

Responsibilities include managing and maintaining tenancies, providing support services to clients, managing housing allocations, rental assistance and vacant properties

• Providing information to clients on services
• Identify and assess client’s housing needs and eligibility for services
• Allocate properties to eligible applicants
• Visiting and working with tenants
• Ensuring maintenance work is carried out

There are no mandatory qualifications required. However, qualifications within the community services training package are desireable.

• Housing Services Officer Grade 1 (HSO1) $39,000 - $44,541
• Housing Services Officer Grade 2 (HSO2) $45,332 - $56,660
• Housing Services Officer Grade 3 (HSO3) $57,755 - $62,140

See Applying for a job - All other applicants to find out how to apply for positions in Housing services.

Recruitment campaigns are advertised on our vacancies page, in the Age and at 'seek.com'.

If you have any queries please contact your nearest regional office and ask for the Housing Manager:

• Eastern Metropolitan - (03) 9843 6000
• North & West Metropolitan - (03) 9275 7000
• Southern Metropolitan - (03) 9213 2111
• Barwon South Western - (03) 5226 4540
• Gippsland - (03) 5177 2500
• Grampians - (03) 5333 6669
• Hume - (03) 5722 0555
• Loddon Mallee - (03) 5434 5555