Looking for a career with excellent benefits?

As part of the DSHA team, you will have immediate access to health, vision, and dental insurance, vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, tuition assistance, fitness reimbursement, retirement plan, and more while working to further DSHA’s mission of providing safe, affordable housing.

This non-State position is responsible for Housing Quality Standards inspections on housing units participating in the State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) and the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental subsidy programs. Interviews SRAP and HCV participants to obtain information for their annual recertification to determine continuing program eligibility. Negotiates leases and completes Housing Assistant Payment (HAP) Contracts. The incumbent advises property owners and participants on SRAP and HCV program regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

• Knowledge of principle practices pertaining to physical inspections of residential units.
• Knowledge of gathering or organizing, formatting, and distributing information.
• Knowledge of office/ recordkeeping practices and procedures and document maintenance.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• A background screening and valid driver’s license is required.
• Successful completion of criminal background screening.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENING.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Essential functions are fundamental, core and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties. Since specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Conduct on-site technical housing inspections to ensure housing units comply with SRAP, HUD Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the State Housing Code. Notifies property owners of results and recommendations via letter. Schedules re-inspections to ensure deadlines are met according to regulations. Interviews tenants to obtain participant supplied and third-party verification used to determine continued eligibility and the amount of subsidy based on family composition and income.
• Complete SRAP and HQS inspections and conduct lease negotiations for housing units initially entering the program. Explains program procedures and policies to new property owners and tenants. Schedule re-inspections as required.
• Maintains comprehensive computerized tenant files. Ensures accurate data input. Prepares and ensures all third-party verification forms are sent. Completes annual certifications in the Easy Housing software program.
• Interact with State, federal, and local agencies, applicants, residents, and general public. Identifies unusual housing or social conditions and makes referrals to Child Protective Services, Department of Natural Resources, and Environmental Control, Division of Aging or another appropriate agency. Assists in outreach and orientation for new property owners. Conduct informal reviews and hearings to review appeals of ineligible applicants and participants.
• Provides professional training for new staff members on the SRAP and HCV Easy Housing computer program, SRAP/HQS inspections, interviewing tenants and administrative procedures.

BENEFITS

These include up to 15 vacation days and 15 sick day leave accrual, up to 13 paid holidays a year, liberal retirement benefits, health, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance plans as well as various supplemental benefit options.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Applications must be completed by the closing date of April 3, 2024_ on our website www.destatehousing.com (Click on About Us,Employment, Click Here to View All Current Openings, Select job, Scroll Down & Click “Apply Now”.) Contact: e-mail: hr@destatehousing.com

DSHA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. Please call DSHA at 302.739.4263 or 888.363.8808 with any questions or requests. TTY/ ASCII/ VOICE/ VCO users may utilize the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) at 800.676.3777.

DIRECT DEPOSIT OF PAY IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. FAILURE TO AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN DIRECT DEPOSIT WILL RESULT IN THE WITHDRAWAL OF OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. DSHA HAS A LAG PAY SYSTEM.