LIMITED EQUITY COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM COORDINATOR (Salary Range: $60,000 – $70,000)
Housing Counseling Services (HCS) seeks an energetic self-starter to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to low and moderate-income District Cooperative Members and Condominium Owners. The Coop/Condo Trainer will provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to newly formed limited equity cooperatives, and troubled condominiums and cooperatives.
HCS is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1972 to provide comprehensive housing counseling, training, advocacy, and technical assistance to low and moderate-income tenants, homebuyers, homeowners, and the homeless. Our goal is to build sustainable communities through informed housing consumers.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Develop training manuals and curriculum, coordinate and present training workshops and courses.
- Provide ongoing technical assistance to condos/coops and tenant associations. Develop working relationships with developers, contractors, lenders, attorneys, and others. Provide counseling and referrals to trainees.
- Attend coop/condo membership and board meetings to provide technical assistance. Assist other staff in meeting the needs of HCS clients.
- Maintain accurate written and computer-based files.
- Research housing topics. Provide community outreach to publicize training programs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least three years of specialized professional experience in social work, housing, urban studies, or other related fields (a college degree in a related field will be considered as two years of specialized experience.)
- Bilingual Spanish/English helpful. Excellent public speaking ability.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must demonstrate the ability to communicate with a variety of people including lenders, contractors, landlords and low- and moderate-income families from a variety of cultures.
- Ability to translate technical information into layman’s terms.
- Must demonstrate an ability to work with a minimum of supervision. Must be versatile in order to handle a wide variety of duties.
- Sensitivity to the needs within the community and to individual clients. Flexible schedule that will require night and Saturday meetings several times a week. Knowledge of housing issues and housing law or capacity to learn.
- Background in housing development, real estate practices, financial analysis and cooperative principals helpful.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure. Computer skills required.
- Well organized and ability to prioritized work requirements. Ability to work as a team member.
HCS is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. HCS recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital or familiar status, sex, age, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.
Resumes and cover letters should be sent to employment@housingetc.org. Resumes without cover letters will not be considered.