Housing Specialist

Looking to feed your desire to give to your community and support those who need a helping hand? Look no further! Not only is Preferred Family Healthcare growing the amount of its resources, services, and facilities to assist as many communities as possible, it also provides plenty of opportunity for growth in your current field and the freedom to explore others. Our culture and our environment are unlike any other. We offer highly-competitive pay and a full range of top-notch full-time employee benefits such as:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Description:
Essential Job Functions:

• Maintain Shelter Plus Care client files ensuring accuracy and compliance. Perform HQS inspections of each Shelter Plus Care program participant occupied unit annually from lease commencement date.
• Participate in local Coordinated Entry meetings, Balance of State Cocand other meetings as necessary.
• Provide additional LIHTC property management and tenant assistance as needed; responsibilities may include;
  
  • Leasing, marketing, and resident relations, maintaining tenant files, ensuring accuracy and compliance; processing new applications and maintain waiting lists.
  • Handle telephone and email inquiries immediately or within one business day.
  • Coordinate resident functions per the Supportive Service Agreement.
  • Assist in overseeing maintenance work orders, make-ready and ensure turnovers are completed within five days of vacancy. Inspect the property make maintenance lists as needed.
  • Collect rent, send notices per policy, purchase orders and all receipts process deposits.
  • Maintain resident relations and ensure that residents understand their responsibilities for the community. Handle resident complaints when they arise and per lease provisions,
  • Maintain and update parking permits. C: Communicate with residents through newsletters, resident meetings and follow up on
  • service requests and continual promotion of resident services.
  • Perform HQS inspections of each occupied unit annually from lease commencement date : including unit visits and semiannual inspections.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively communicate with a diverse workforce.
• Highly detail oriented, skilled in accuracy.
• Ability to work with information in a confidential manner.
• Strong skills working with Business Applications such as GoogleDocs, GoogleSheets and the GoogleSuite environment and/or Microsoft Tools.

Experience and Education Qualifications:

• High school diploma with courses in typing or business practices; AND
• At least one (1) year experience in a community service or property management; OR
• Graduated from an accredited Low Income Housing Tax Credit training.

Supervisory Requirements:
None
Employment Requirements:

• Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record and abuse/neglect.
• Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.
• All training requirements including Relias Learning at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.

Physical Requirements:
ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.
Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.