Tenant Participation Officer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Health & Wellbeing programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Training and development opportunities

Competitive pay and conditions

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice Tuggerah NSW is seeking a Tenant Participation Officer to coordinate tenant engagement initiatives that amplify tenant voices, support service improvement, and enhance community wellbeing.

You will build partnerships with councils, Education, Police & Indigenous agencies, organize community meetings and events, develop feedback systems, and help design social plans across Homes NSW communities.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating community engagement activities such as meet-and-greets, forums, outreach sessions and local events.
• Strong administration and project support skills including coordinating meetings, bookings, catering, communications, surveys and records.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver community-based projects and activities to boost resident participation.
• Develop and implement tenant feedback systems and advisory arrangements with residents, organisations and local communities.
• Organise, attend and contribute to community meetings and network with external stakeholders (Council, Education, Police, Indigenous agencies).
• Contribute to design and review of social plans and tenant/community empowerment planning.
• Identify social infrastructure needs and develop strategies to address them; grow tenant engagement through boards and other channels.
• Undertake associated administrative duties.

Skills

Community engagement

Event coordination

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Driver's license

Job description

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Tuggerah NSW

Location -Newcastle, Tuggerah, Tweed Heads

Employment type - Temporary roles until June 2027

Grade/Salary - Grade 5/6 $102,936 - $113,579

Your role

The Tenant Participation Officer coordinates the development and delivery of tenant engagement initiatives that amplify tenant voices, support service improvement, and enhance community wellbeing. The role also manages key relationships and partnerships to strengthen communication, improve service access, and promote sustainable tenancies across Homes NSW communities.

What you'll do

Coordinate, assist and deliver the development of community-based projects, deliver activities to facilitate increased participation of residents in community capacity building and neighbourhood activities via community events.

Develop and implement a range of tenant feedback systems, ongoing consultative/advisory arrangements and mechanisms with individual social housing residents, families, organisations (government and non-government) and the local community.

Organise, attend and contribute to community meetings and workshops and network with external stakeholders including Council, Education, Police & Indigenous agencies, residents and resident groups.

Contribute to the design, implementation, monitoring and review of strategic social plans and contribute to community / client suggestion feasibility reviews.

Contribute to tenant and community involvement and empowerment planning to improve Homes NSW performance in selected housing management activities.

Assist in identifying social infrastructure needs (both physical and non-physical) within the community and develop innovative strategies and programs to address such.

Continuously growing tenant engagement through the ongoing facilitation and professional governance of the Neighbourhood Advisory Boards and other mediums.

Undertake associated administrative duties.

What we're looking for

Proven ability to organise, set up and attend in community engagement activities, including meet and greets, community forums, outreach sessions and local events.

Strong administration and project support skills, including coordinating meetings, venue bookings, catering, stakeholder communications, surveys, action tracking and records management.

Well-developed written communication skills with experience preparing flyers, promotional content, SMS communications, reports, feedback summaries and other engagement materials.

Ability to build productive relationships with tenants, community groups, government agencies and service providers, while supporting initiatives that improve tenant participation, community connection and access to services.

Proven experience with event operations through the efficient movement, setup and management of equipment such as marquees and merchandise, attending and contributing to the smooth delivery of public and community engagement activities.

Ability to devise solutions, anticipate tenant and community concerns and previous experience in dealing with tenant communities.

Desirable Full Drivers licence

You must have the flexibility and capacity to travel away from your primary workplace using various modes of transport and stay overnight when necessary to support operations.

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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.

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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 Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Belina Twomey at **************@homes.nsw.gov.au

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 contact ***********@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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The Tenant Participation Officer coordinates the development and delivery of tenant engagement initiatives that amplify tenant voices, support service improvement, and enhance community wellbeing. The role also manages key relationships and partnerships to strengthen communication, improve service access, and promote sustainable tenancies across Homes NSW communities.

We offer:

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.

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