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HOUSING SPECIALIST

LanceSoft Inc
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
7 months ago
$18.33 / hour
  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
7 months ago
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SUMMARY:This position is responsible for interviewing, investigating and verifying, subject to review, the eligibility of residents in CMHA housing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:include, but are not necessarily limited to:
  • Complete and maintain accurate and compliant client files in On-base or equivalent software. (Includes verifications, eligibility, denial, etc.)
  • Maintain site based waiting lists for entire agency, archive wait lists monthly, and ensure eligible clients are available. (Includes scheduling appointments etc.)
  • Maintain appropriate and accurate notation within the system regarding client status.
  • Obtain and verify family composition and employment income, including, but not limited to, collecting and reviewing birth certificates, marriage licenses, social security cards, check stubs and other necessary documentation.
  • Obtain criminal backgrounds checks as required.
  • Make any other contacts necessary to determine applicant’s eligibility for low-income public housing.
  • Interview, and verify those factors mentioned above that are necessary to establish the eligibility of applicants for initial occupancy.
  • Accurately and timely input of data into the system.
  • Compute rents by entering the income amount on the CMHA system to allow the system to automatically calculate the rent along with the deductions.
  • Explain rent determinations to applicants.
  • Effectively prepare for CMHA eligibility hearings (Includes preparing hearing packets with necessary documents to substantiate denial of applicant) prior to the hearings.
  • Sort wait list daily.
  • Represent CMHA in hearings if supervisor is out of the office (as needed basis).
  • Assist with annual purge of the waiting list.
  • Assist site staff with hard to lease units.
  • Train/Assist with monthly training for site staff.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • High School diploma.
  • At least two (2) years of college level course work in Business Math, Social Work, Community Relations or Communication or equivalent experience.
  • At least two (2) years experience in social work or related field, which requires contact with the public, or similar work involving evaluation of personal income and other assets.
  • Advanced typing/data entry skills and familiarity with the keyboard and calculators.
  • Excellent customer services and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to stay organized and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
  • Must enjoy working with numbers and be proficient in advanced mathematical concepts.
  • Knowledge of HUD regulations and advanced business math.
  • Incumbent must obtain their housing specialist certification within one (1) year of employment
  • Proficient knowledge of word processing applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Groupwise).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor’s Degree with related course work.

HOUSING SPECIALIST · LanceSoft Inc

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