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SalaryHOUSING COURT COORDINATOR
HOUSING COURT COORDINATOR
- Agency: HRA/DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- Job type: Full-time
Location
MANHATTAN
- Title Classification: Exam may be required
Department
Housing-Homles SV/INIT NM
Job Description
Under the direction of the Deputy Director, with latitude to exercise independent judgement and initiative, the Associate Job Opportunity Specialist 03 will function as Legal Services Payment Coordinator / Housing Court Coordinator who will authorize and process payments for Legal Services and rent payments with the centrally based Rental Assistance Unit. The Housing Court Coordinator will supervise consultants in the payment process to Legal Services and the negotiation process with landlords, attorneys, and judges once the case has advanced to the HOUSING COURT.
HPA/ CRPU is recruiting for an Associate Job Opportunity Specialist 03 to function a Housing Court Coordinator, who will:
- Coordinate the work of Homelessness Prevention Consultants who assist with the prevention of evictions caused by non-payment of rent; serve as first level of contact with the HomeBase providers
- Supervise staff engaged in the assessment and determination of rent arrears payments.
- Supervise and approve the processing of requests to authorize payment of clients’ rent arrears.
- Oversee the negotiation process with landlords and attorneys to reduce rent arrears and/or monthly rent as well as timeframes for payment.
- Prepare, distribute, and maintain a control system for subordinate staff work assignments and monitor the progress of work assignments to ensure timely delivery of services to client in order to prevent their eviction.
- Prepare reports on unit’s daily activities for submission to management; assist in the resolution of complex cases by conferring with judges, attorneys, and landlords.
- Serve as liaison with officials, advocates, and HRA component agencies (OLA, HASA, APS).
- Conduct staff meetings to keep staff informed of unit’s goal and changes in the program’s policies and procedures.
- Perform other related task.
Minimum Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; and eighteen months of full-time satisfactory experience working as a Job Opportunity Specialist; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six years of full-time satisfactory experience working directly with a New York City Job Center job opportunity program, providing employment planning/counseling services involving job development, skills assessment and employment placement. College credit from an accredited college may be substituted for this experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of the work experience described above.
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Minimum Qualifications
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; and eighteen months of full-time satisfactory experience working as a Job Opportunity Specialist; or
2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six years of full-time satisfactory experience working directly with a New York City Job Center job opportunity program, providing employment planning/counseling services involving job development, skills assessment and employment placement. College credit from an accredited college may be substituted for this experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year of the work experience described above.
Residency Requirement
New York City Residency is not required for this position
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
Job ID
536798
Title code
52316
Civil service title
ASSOCIATE JOB OPPORTUNITY SPEC
Title classification
Competitive-1
Business title
HOUSING COURT COORDINATOR
- Experience level: Experienced (non-manager)
Number of positions
1
Work location
111 Centre St., N.Y.
- Category: Social Services
