- Use your skills in a varied role directly supporting safe housing outcomes for the community.
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Build a meaningful career with one of South Australia’s largest not-for-profit organisations
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Increase take home pay with salary packaging + savings on health insurance, gym, pharmacy, vehicles
At Believe Housing Australia (part of the AnglicareSA family), our mission is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves a safe, affordable and secure place to call home.
Here, your work goes beyond bricks and mortar. You'll join a passionate crew committed to addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time: housing insecurity.
Our work is complex and the challenges we face are significant, but the rewards are unparalleled. Every day, you’ll help us find innovative solutions that make a lasting impact. You’ll help people find not just a house, but a place they can truly call home.
Join us at Believe Housing Australia and help create brighter futures, together.
As a Housing Inspection Officer, you’ll deliver a comprehensive property inspection service across a diverse housing portfolio, supporting tenants to maintain safe, sustainable homes.
This role combines hands-on property expertise with a strong customer focus. Through regular inspections, compliance checks and proactive engagement, you’ll identify risks early, support tenant responsibilities and ensure housing standards are consistently met.
You’ll be trusted to make a valuable impact by:
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Conducting indoor and outdoor property inspections, identifying maintenance needs, hazards and risks, maintaining accurate inspection records.
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Completing property condition inspections across portfolios, including annual inspection targets and cyclical programs.
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Undertaking compliance testing, including smoke alarms, RCDs and other safety requirements.
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Identifying and reporting tenancy concerns, including potential lease breaches and household wellbeing considerations
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Reporting repairs and liaising with internal teams to support timely maintenance
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Supporting a tenant-focused service by responding to enquiries, resolving issues and escalating where required
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Travelling across metropolitan and regional portfolios as needed
To thrive in this role, you will have:
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A Builders/Supervisors licence, building trade qualification, or equivalent demonstrated experience
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Proven experience in property inspections, maintenance, asset management or a similar role
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Strong reporting skills, with the ability to produce clear and accurate property condition reports and scopes of work
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Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and manage sensitive situations
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Strong time management, organisation and prioritisation skills
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Confidence using IT systems, databases and Microsoft Office
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Sound WHS knowledge and the ability to identify and respond to property risks
We would also love you to have:
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Experience in property management, community housing or tenancy services
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Testing and Tagging and RCD checking qualifications, or willingness to obtain
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Experience conducting residential electrical or safety compliance checks
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Ability to complete minor maintenance repairs or installations
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Experience working with diverse and vulnerable communities
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A collaborative, flexible approach and willingness to travel when required
Your contribution here matters. We want you to see your impact every day, and we want you to feel valued for it.
Here’s what you can expect in your career at Believe Housing Australia:
- So many lives, right here in SA: Our ripple effect starts with you. Whatever your role, you’ll help find a way forward for the communities you live in and care about. That’s something to be proud of.
- So many ways, for our clients and you: We support those in need in so many ways. For you, that means real opportunity to gain new knowledge and experiences and to explore the many pathways a career in our sector can take.
- So much compassion, and a place to belong: At Believe Housing Australia, you’ll never feel alone. You’ll lean on and learn from genuine people driven to do good, and you’ll build relationships that last a lifetime.
- Make your pay go further with salary packaging options, including novated leasing, plus savings on health insurance, motor vehicles, opticians, pharmacy and gym memberships
- Grow your skills and career with learning programs, professional development pathways, and education assistance
- Live and work well with our employee wellbeing program, confidential employee assistance program, chaplaincy services, domestic and family violence support, and more
- Put your family first with paid parental leave (including superannuation), personal leave to care for family members and additional unpaid leave for caring responsibilities
Join Believe Housing Australia, and help us change lives and communities.
To apply, simply click the “Apply”* button and submit your application by 9.00am on Monday 22nd June 2026 (direct applications only, no agencies please).
- Please note: Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as interviews and appointments may occur prior to the closing date.
For more information, please contact Recruitment Business Partner, Claire Doran, at [email protected]. Please note we do not accept applications via email.
At Believe Housing Australia, we proudly and gratefully bring together a team that is truly diverse - from lived experiences, to skills and knowledge, to perspectives and personality. We value the benefits this brings to the people who work with us and the communities we serve, and we strive to create a place where everyone - regardless of background and ability - feels they belong. If you require any accommodations to fully participate in our recruitment process, we welcome you to let us know.
We are committed to the employment of First Nations people. Please visit our website for details on our Aboriginal Services and to access our Reconciliation Action Plan.
We are committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process that prioritises the safety of all applicants. We will never request payment, bank account details, or personal identification documents during the early stages of recruitment. Proof of identity may be requested later as part of standard pre-employment checks. To verify the legitimacy of this job advertisement, please refer to our official website or contact our recruitment team directly.
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