Our vision is New Futures for Young People. We support young people and their children who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness, to secure and maintain housing, address physical and mental health challenges, establish successful relationships and support networks, and access pathways to education and employment. Find out more at Brisbane Youth Service.
Are you passionate about creating safe, supportive housing for young people? Want to work in a values-driven organisation that empowers young lives? Join a values-driven team and play a key role in supporting tenancies and properties that empower young people to build brighter futures.
This Full-Time position of Property and Tenancy Officer supports daily property and tenancy functions in collaboration with the Housing Services team for young people living in BYS community housing.
You’ll be a great candidate for this role if you have:
- A tertiary qualification in Business Studies, Community Services or Real Estate OR substantial demonstrated experience in a related role.
- The ability to Communicate tenancy processes to young tenants to help them understand and comply with their rights and responsibilities.
- Knowledge of Residential and Social Housing legislation, guidelines and standards and demonstrated ability to comply with this legislation.
- Familiarity in calculating rent using the Community Housing Rent Calculator, with strong numerical accuracy and confidence in performing related calculations.
- Experience coordinating contractors and suppliers to maintain properties in alignment with regular asset schedules.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders including young people, support services and suppliers.
Given the work that we do there will be a few non-negotiables. You’ll need to be able to have, or obtain prior to commencement:
- Working with Children Suitability Card [Blue Card].
- National Police Check clearance.
- Evidence of vaccination, immunity, or medical exemption for the following preventable diseases – Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella [Chicken Pox]; and Pertussis [Whooping Cough].
If you would like to view the full position description of this role, please reach out to hr@brisyouth.org.
Our people enjoy benefits including salary packaging, and 5 weeks of leave plus 3 days of gratuity leave over the Christmas holiday period.
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. So, even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes; we’d still love to hear from you!
If this sounds interesting, submit your cover letter telling us why you are the right person for this role, along with your resume. If you would like to discuss this position further or would like to view the full position description, please contact BYS directly on 3620 2400 or via hr@brisyouth.org.
Applications for this position close at 8:30am Tuesday 7 April 2026. We may start interviewing for this role prior to the closing date, so don’t delay your application.
