What are the responsibilities and job description for the Homeownership Coach / HUD-Certified Housing Counselor position at New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity?
Walk alongside five families on their path to homeownership.
New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH) is launching Managed Ownership Readiness (MOR), a new three-year pathway to homeownership for working families. Five families will own homes at Rising Oaks while they build the credit, savings and skills to refinance into a permanent mortgage. We’re looking for a contracted Ownership Coach to be each family’s steady guide from move-in to refinance.
What You’ll Do
New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH) is launching Managed Ownership Readiness (MOR), a new three-year pathway to homeownership for working families. Five families will own homes at Rising Oaks while they build the credit, savings and skills to refinance into a permanent mortgage. We’re looking for a contracted Ownership Coach to be each family’s steady guide from move-in to refinance.
What You’ll Do
- Build trust with each family and create an individual readiness plan with them.
- Meet with families one-on-one on a regular schedule, using motivational interviewing or a similar method.
- Lead periodic group workshops for the five families.
- Hold families accountable to their milestones with warmth, without shame or enabling.
- Coach homeowner topics that matter in New Orleans, such as insurance, property taxes and homestead exemption.
- Spot early signs of trouble and work with the MOR team to keep families on track.
- Log progress in the MOR App.
- Pay: $30-$40 per hour, depending on experience, under an independent contractor agreement.
- Schedule: 20-25 hours per month.
- Term: early 2027 through the pilot’s Year-3 refinance, renewed annually.
- Location: in-person sessions at or near Rising Oaks, plus remote work.
Salary : $30 - $40