Senior Client Service Officer

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Bathurst; On-site; AUD 103,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Homes NSW Bathurst is seeking a Senior Client Service Officer, Generalist to provide a broad range of applicant, tenancy and property management services. You will collaborate with advocates and stakeholders, coaching team members to optimise outcomes.

The role focuses on complex client needs, tenancy strategies, and ensuring compliant processes while delivering high-quality client service in a busy district setting.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working with clients in complex service environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Ability to support and coach team members to improve capability.
• Experience managing competing priorities and delivering results.
• High-level communication and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with various stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and time management skills to manage competing client needs and case load.
• Ability to provide mentorship and training to develop team members.
• Competency in case management and a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work well within a team and demonstrate a positive can-do attitude.
• Strong client service skills with an empathetic and trauma informed approach.
• Confident use of technology and excellent record keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Front line position working directly with clients and advocates to provide advice on housing options based on eligibility, client need and relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with Client Service Officers, internal and external stakeholders to develop strategies that support improved client outcomes and remove barriers to access.
• Resolve complex tenancy issues and neighbourhood disputes, manage tenancy breaches and represent Housing NSW at NCAT.
• Coach team members to build skills in assessing and managing clients, including those with complex needs, and in using client information systems efficiently.
• Manage key client processes, including transfers and arrears and monitor performance against team and district targets to support business and asset outcomes.
• Oversee client accounts and the application and review of rental subsidies to ensure compliance and timely processing.
• Maintain accurate, confidential and high‑integrity client information.
• Monitor workflows, identify priorities and support team development and training needs.

Skills

Client service

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching

Time management

Relationship management

Communication

Job description

Senior Client Service Officer, Generalist

Southern & Western District

Homes NSW | Bathurst

• Location: Bathurst
• Employment Type: Temporary 12 months – office based position, five days per week
• Salary: Clerk Grade 5/6 - $102,936 to $113,579, plus superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Provides a broad range of applicant, tenancy and property management services and advice to clients, including those with complex support needs. Works with advocates and stakeholders across access and tenancy service streams and provides coaching and support to team members to optimise business and service outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Front line position working directly with clients and advocates to provide advice on housing options based on eligibility, client need and relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with Client Service Officers, internal and external stakeholders to develop strategies that support improved client outcomes and remove barriers to access.
• Resolve complex tenancy issues and neighbourhood disputes, manage tenancy breaches and represent Housing NSW at NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).
• Coach team members to build skills in assessing and managing clients, including those with complex needs, and in using client information systems efficiently.
• Manage key client processes, including transfers and arrears and monitor performance against team and district targets to support business and asset outcomes.
• Oversee client accounts and the application and review of rental subsidies to ensure compliance and timely processing.
• Maintain accurate, confidential and high‑integrity client information.
• Monitor workflows, identify priorities and support team development and training needs.

What We’re Looking For

In addition to meeting the essential requirements, the successful candidate will have the following:

• Demonstrated experience working with clients in complex service environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• Ability to support and coach team members to improve capability
• Experience managing competing priorities and delivering results
• A high-level of communication and interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with various stakeholders and build long lasting relationships.
• Strong organisational and time management skills to manage competing client needs and case load.
• Ability to provide mentorship and training to develop team members.
• Competency in case management and a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work well within a team and demonstrate a positive can-do attitude.
• Strong client service skills with an empathetic and trauma informed approach.
• Confident use of technology and excellent record keeping skills.

Essential Requirements

• Current NSW driver’s licence

Download the role description.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Applications close

Sunday 13th September 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Michael Puzicha on 0476718694 or at [e-mail].

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Rania El Boustani on 02 9354 1626 or via [e-mail].

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

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