In the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of technical tasks in program development and housing-related programs for clients served by the Department.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May lead/supervise lower level employees as assigned.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Reviews, analyzes, and processes housing financial assistance program grant and referral applications, budgets, program plans, contracts, and revisions in an assigned program area to insure accuracy and conformity with federal, state, and departmental requirements; reviews and processes applications for rental housing projects by local housing authorities and other entities and provides a continuing review of management plans of local agencies administering and maintaining projects; provides technical assistance to staff and/or agencies involved in housing programs including such program areas as low income rental housing, rental homes for elderly, relocation, housing site development, and housing code enforcement; assists local agencies and authorities in areas of program planning, design, operations, and management; may serve as liaison with Case Managers, agency administrative staff, property managers, landlords, service providers, and attorneys on housing matters; performs inspections and re-certifications, reviews, and evaluations to determine quality of program operation, conformance with program plan and effectiveness; prepares clear, technically sound, and comprehensive statistical, financial, budget, progress, and other reports; may maintain and monitor program budget and complete related paperwork; may monitor the status of payment requests and rent subsidy payments; coordinates activities of department with other community, regional, state, federal, and private agencies; meets with officials and groups to explain and interpret department programs; may serve on committees and work groups; may develop and implement housing training programs; may make program referrals; may maintain housing data on internal database; may review and process single family home mortgage applications; performs related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:
Considerable knowledge of federal, state and community resources available in the area of housing; knowledge of problems and programs of housing including such areas as rental, housing development and management, home ownership and other housing related activities; knowledge of social and economic factors, issues and programs related to housing; knowledge of techniques of social, economic, and governmental research related to housing; considerable oral and written communications skills; interpersonal skills; considerable ability to plan, analyze and evaluate housing programs.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
General Experience:
Six (6) years of experience at a technical level in housing program development or management or provision of financial or technical advisory assistance to local agencies concerned with housing related problems.
Substitutions Allowed:
1.
College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
2.
A Master's degree in business or public administration, housing, urban development, or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1.
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
2.
Incumbents in this class may be required to speak a foreign language.
This replaces the existing specification for the class of Housing Program Coordinator 2 (RC) in Salary Group SH 21 approved effective July 31, 2009. (Revised to modify content and retitle)
