Housing Specialist 1 or 2

General Description

The City of Madison's Community Development Authority (CDA) is hiring a Housing Specialists!

The mission of the Madison Community Development Authority (CDA) is to provide and develop quality affordable housing opportunities for individuals and families while promoting self-sufficiency and neighborhood revitalization. The Section 8 Housing Specialist supports the mission of the CDA and the Section 8 Housing team by providing assisted rent services to low-income families and individuals in a professional and non-judgmental manner.

This position performs administrative support work in the delivery of rent assistance services and caseload management duties related to the administration of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which is regulated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The work involves on-going administrative program support activity involving Section 8 program participant continued eligibility, maintaining accurate and efficient case files, and confidentiality of client information and records. Employees in this position work as a member of the Housing Operations Central Office Staff team. The work is performed under close supervision of the Section 8 Supervisor and is reviewed in progress and upon completion.

The Housing Specialist 1 starts at $58,292 annually and the Housing Specialist 2 starts at $61,779 annually. Classification level will be determined at the time of hire and will be based on the candidate's relevant work experience and overall qualifications.

THIS RECRUITMENT WILL BE USED INITIALLY TO FILL 1 ACTING POSITION AND 1 PERMANENT POSITION, BUT MAY ALSO FILL OTHER VACANCIES THAT OCCUR IN THIS CLASSIFICATION, INCLLUDING FULL-TIME, PART-TIME AND ACTING POSITIONS, THAT MAY ARISE OVER THE NEXT SIX (6) MONTHS.

IMPORTANT!

Please attach a cover letter (1 page maximum) to your application highlighting why you are interested in this position and describing what education, training and experience you have that make you qualified for it. **APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT AN ATTACHED COVER LETTER ADDRESSING THE ITEMS ABOVE WILL IMMEDIATELY BE ELIMINATED FROM CONSIDERATION.**

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years of administrative experience, which involved some independent responsibility for an office function, significant interaction with the public, and interpretation/application of governing standards.
• Coursework in business, accounting, and/or finance.

OR

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.

If an applicant does not possess the experience listed above, HR will review the application materials to determine if the applicant possesses the following equivalent experience:

Two (2) years of experience applying the following:

• Applicable office procedures, methods and equipment.
• Computer software applicable to the duties of the position, including Microsoft Word, Excel and database management.

Familiarity with the following:

• Standard housing practices relative to tenant/landlord relationships.
• Basic property maintenance terminology.
• Standard recordkeeping procedures.
• Basic mathematical computations.