A CAREER WITH IMPACT
Tasmanian’s housing and homelessness sector offers limitless career opportunities for passionate and skills individuals like you. From frontline work supporting people experience homelessness, to administrative and policy development roles in social and affordable housing – you may be surprised at the variety of career pathways.
WHY CHOOSE THIS SECTOR
Why settle for a job that merely pays the bills when you can have a career that feeds your soul? The housing and homelessness sector offers more than just employment; it offers purpose and opportunity.
WHAT CAN YOU OFFER
Our sector relies on dedicated, skilled and passionate individuals like you to help connect people in need with safe and sustainable housing solutions. Working to end homelessness and housing insecurity involves all kinds of skills, vocations and career paths. Whether you’re a parent returning to work, a student craving meaningful and diverse career options, a social worker seeking a change of scenery or a real estate agent looking to give back – there’s a place for you.
One of the best things about our sector is the variety of roles available, which all contribute to making a difference to people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness. Many roles involve working within communities to provide direct support to find secure and sustainable housing for people, while there’s also a whole range of opportunities behind the scenes in other disciplines and pathways.
Frontline and direct service delivery roles
Other Support roles
The great thing about working in housing and homelessness is the diverse variety of jobs and pathways available, which welcomes all backgrounds and skill sets. Depending on the specific role you’re interested in, you may not need a qualification or experience. Some frontline or specialist roles may require a certificate, diploma or degree, and there are a variety of pathways available through TAFE and university. There’s never been a better time to gain a qualification in Community Services at TAFE, with Certificate III, IV and Diplomas.
Study Pathways – University
Study Pathways – TAFE
It takes a mixture of skill, passion and dedication to work in this field, and the diversity of roles available means all kinds of skills are needed and have their place. Given the nature of the sector being support services, people who have strong ‘soft’ skills particularly thrive in this field. Whether your brain is built for business and you thrive on numbers and data, you’re great with planning and organising projects, you’re a creative wordsmith or designer, or you love working directly with people – some of the key soft skills or traits most people in the sector are strong in include:
Even if you’re brand new to housing and homelessness, community services, or not-for-profit sectors, you’ll likely have transferable skills and relevant experience that will help you in your career pathway in this field. The diversity of jobs and skillsets required means there’s a place for just about everyone. If you have a genuine drive and passion to make a difference for marginalised and vulnerable people in the community, and you want to be part of a movement that ensures everyone in Tasmania has safe, secure and sustainable housing – this is the sector for you.
To help you get started, apply for your Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) check, First Aid Certificate, in some cases a NDIS Workers Screening Check and explore the qualification options for your career path.
You can visit the Seek and Ethical Jobs websites to find sector opportunities in Tasmania.