What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housing Specialist (Leasing) position at CINCINNATI METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY?
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.