OVERVIEW

Work type: Full time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPSG5
Occupation: Projects
Location: CBD
Reference: VG/DFFH/HV/00688937
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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For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

• Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the department’s records, information security and privacy policies and requirements.
• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and the department’s occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate how the actions and outcomes of this role and work unit impact clients and the department’s ability to deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, effective support and services.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a branch with a mandate to support Victorians that access housing and homelessness services with services that meet their needs. The Public Housing Improvement team supports improving how Homes Victoria and the Community Operations and Practice Leadership (COPL) divisions of the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing work together. The team is also responsible for delivering business-critical projects that improve housing service delivery and leading targeted improvements in the design and delivery of public housing services.
The Senior Project Officer will work with teams across Homes Victoria and the Community Operations and Practice Leadership (COPL) divisions to embed reforms through the application of frameworks, systems and processes to improve the delivery of public housing services. In this role you will be required to facilitate consultations and workshops that support the delivery of initiatives and support different program areas to connect and collaborate. Examples of this include project work arising from the Housing and Homelessness Stewardship Group priorities, development of the CEO’s Housing Operational Report, including defining metrics, improving data inputs, and ensuring performance information reflects real-world service delivery and implementation of revised public housing operational policies and guidelines, ensuring policy changes are embedded consistently across the service system.