Housing specialist

Immediate need for individuals wanting to make a difference in people's lives. If you would enjoy a long term career in Human services, if you have a caring and empathetic demeanor and thrive in an environment of helping people, this may be your dream job.

Job Description:
Employees in this mid-level service title perform a variety of administrative, clerical, and supervisory tasks, including participant, landlord and housing authority liaison activities. Senior Housing Specialists assist management in overseeing day-to-day operations of public housing complexes, supervising and coordinating clerical work.
Senior Housing Specialists may perform any or all functions of a Housing Specialist, and also meet with various community and human service organizations. Senior Housing Specialists may also mentor Housing Specialists and clerical staff. Work may be performed in extreme weather and travel situations, as well as in varying living conditions.

Responsibilities:
Coordinates the activities of a small housing office, assigning tasks to clerical workers and monitoring work flow, overseeing activities including report preparation, requisition and purchase of supplies, and maintenance of office records.
Maintains, or coordinates clerks who maintain, participant and housing records.
Contacts various human service agencies and refers tenants to such organizations as visiting nurses.
Department of Social Services, medical transportation, and youth and family counseling.
Daily involvement with project maintenance activities, including communication with maintenance staff, and facilitating needed maintenance and repair work.
Prepares correspondence dealing with housing applications, participant selection, project or program regulations, and related activities, and completes multiple forms and ledgers using a personal computer.
May assist in evaluating, planning, organizing, and coordinating operational activities, including property management and participant relations.
May participate in a variety of surveys and studies relating to housing activities.

Requirements:
Associate's degree in Human Services or Business Administration or a related area,
AND Three (3) years of full-time work experience or its part-time equivalent involving explaining complex information and making determinations based on complex rules, guidelines or procedures, in fields such as, but not limited to, social services, financial aid, insurance claim investigation, employment and training intake, mortgage origination, housing eligibility intake.

Ability to perform in various work environments such as an office, apartments, houses, and outside areas.
Willingness to work in environments of varying living conditions, as well as extreme weather.

Proficient in all aspects of working in an office including record keeping, MS office applications, phones, filing, working on a deadline.

This is a temporary to permanent position. 17.30 - 20.00 per hour depending on experience. Wage increase and excellent benefits upon going permanent.
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Mrs. Howroyd’s commitment to excellence has grown ActOne Group to 33 countries, with over 17,000 clients and more than 2,800 employees. The largest woman-minority-owned workforce management company founded in the US, ActOne Group professionals bring expertise in delivering corporate HR initiatives to local and global markets.

Mrs. Howroyd was selected by former President Barack Obama to serve as a White House appointee and continues to serve under the current administration as an Ambassador of Energy. Mrs. Howroyd gives generously through funding and advocacy for STEM education, particularly for women and minorities.

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