Municipal Housing Specialist from Vanguard Temporaries, Inc.
Yonkers, NY 10703
About the Job
Job Purpose:
Awards public housing accommodations and rental assistance by following procedures; interviewing applicants; obtaining information; processing applications; maintaining program compliance.
Duties:
* Determines public housing or rental assistance eligibility by interviewing applicants; helping applicants complete applications; processing applications.
* Promotes program compliance by instructing program participants about housing authority regulations.
* Places applicants in public housing and awards rental assistance by preparing contract files; acquiring signatures; overseeing settlement of clients within housing units.
* Maintains housing compliance by monitoring households under the programs.
* Handles public housing and housing assistance renewals by processing annual applicant recertifications.
* Keeps the public informed by developing public relations programs; distributing literature; delivering talks to community groups; developing public awareness of the housing program and its eligibility requirements and benefits.
* Documents public housing and rental assistance operations by preparing reports for municipal authorities.
* Maintains quality results by following and enforcing public housing and rental assistance standards.
* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
* Enhances public housing and rental assistance reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications:
Documentation Skills, Reporting Skills, Informing Others, Internal Communications, Client Relationships, Customer Focus, Data Processing, Legal Compliance, Confidentiality, Scheduling, Travel Logistics
Awards public housing accommodations and rental assistance by following procedures; interviewing applicants; obtaining information; processing applications; maintaining program compliance.
Duties:
* Determines public housing or rental assistance eligibility by interviewing applicants; helping applicants complete applications; processing applications.
* Promotes program compliance by instructing program participants about housing authority regulations.
* Places applicants in public housing and awards rental assistance by preparing contract files; acquiring signatures; overseeing settlement of clients within housing units.
* Maintains housing compliance by monitoring households under the programs.
* Handles public housing and housing assistance renewals by processing annual applicant recertifications.
* Keeps the public informed by developing public relations programs; distributing literature; delivering talks to community groups; developing public awareness of the housing program and its eligibility requirements and benefits.
* Documents public housing and rental assistance operations by preparing reports for municipal authorities.
* Maintains quality results by following and enforcing public housing and rental assistance standards.
* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
* Enhances public housing and rental assistance reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications:
Documentation Skills, Reporting Skills, Informing Others, Internal Communications, Client Relationships, Customer Focus, Data Processing, Legal Compliance, Confidentiality, Scheduling, Travel Logistics
Salary
18 - 22 /hour
