Business Unit: Housing Services, Asset Practice and Business Improvement, Strategic Innovation

Position Number: 021187

Salary/Level: Level 3, $89,464 – $96,043 pa Super, PSCSAA 2024

- 1x Full-Time, Fixed Term position available

Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works.

The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals and police facilities.

We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation.

Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.

We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and culturally and linguistically diverse people.

We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, young person or person with disability seeking assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64. If you are a person living with disability and require any adjustments or accommodations, please contact Natalie Browton on 0435 050 or via email at @dohw.wa.gov.au. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service.

When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

- flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week.
- professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career.
- generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year.



Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work.
- access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work.
- corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs.
- Opportunity to contribute to diversity, inclusion, and cultural initiatives across the department, including networks and working groups that promote equity and belonging.

About The Role:

This role provides effective and effective business and administrative support to the Program and Project Manager and assists with the performance of the service delivery functions of Strategic Innovation.

This role sits in the Strategic Innovation section of Housing Services. This team leads a range of initiatives focused on improving service delivery, workforce capability and housing outcomes across Western Australia. The team is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic reforms, pilot programs and business improvement initiatives that aim to empower public housing tenants to access and sustain safe and secure housing.

We are committed to delivering culturally responsive, safe, and person-centred services that support better housing outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

About You:

We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and comfortable working across a range of business support activities.



You can coordinate and follow up actions, prepare professional documents and correspondence, undertake research and analysis, and maintain accurate records and data. You will have strong attention to detail, communicate effectively and build positive working relationships across the Department.

The position operates in Personal Leadership context. This means that you are required to demonstrate personal accountability for delivering excellence and support your team and agency in delivering strategic goals. You will be expected to build and nurture relationships and be willing to seek feedback and learn.

How to Apply:

If you think you have what it takes to be a part of our dynamic and forward thinking team, please click the “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” button and you will be redirected to WA Government Jobs and follow the advertising instructions. If not directed straight to the position, please key the position number into the web search box.

Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won’t accept late and incomplete applications.

Further Job-Related Information:

For further information about the position please contact Natalie Browton on 0435 050 or via email at @dohw.wa.gov.au (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

Currently there is one (1) full-time, fixed-term appointment for twenty four (24) months available for immediate filling, with the possibility of further extension(s). Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twelve (12) months on a full-time or part-time, fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s).

Closing Date: Monday, 16 November 2026 at 4:00pm (AWST)

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