Housing Coordinator - Bilingual (English/Spanish) Strongly Preferred — New York

Housing Coordinator - Bilingual (English/Spanish) Strongly Preferred

Lantern community services










Post Date:
Mar 29, 2012
Job Type:
Full Time
Start Date:
- n/a -
Salary:
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Location:
US - new york - Bronx
Job Reference:
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Description
Lantern Community Services (-and-amp;quot;LCS-and-amp;quot;) is the social service affiliate of the Lantern Group, a not-for-profit housing developer and service provider, established in 1997 to participate in activities that strengthen New York City communities. LCS provides services to tenants living in more than 1000 units of permanent affordable and supportive housing for low-income families and individuals living with special needs including mental illness, HIV/AIDS, as well as young adults aging out of foster care.
Job Description:
The Housing Coordinator is responsible for rent collection, creating and maintaining tenant files, and obtaining and maintaining all required supporting documentation for rental subsidy agencies, and syndicator requirements, if necessary. The Housing Coordinator reports directly to the Program Director and interfaces with the onsite supportive service and building management staffs. The Housing Coordinator is a key member of the Tenant Services team. This is an exempt position.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and collect tenants monthly rent payment;
Perform all housing intake tasks;

Maintain accurate tenant rent files and records;
Contact referral source or tenant for initial interview, and ensure the completion of all required documents for housing eligibility;
Prepare all required reports, applications and certifications in a timely and accurate manner;
Conduct periodic apartment inspections to ensure apartments are clean and properly maintained;

Enter apartment inspections, incident reports, submitted Court cases and notifications from NYCHA, HPD regarding apartment inspections into AWARDS case management system;
Participate in case conferences with government funders when necessary;
Establish and maintain Community relations with external agencies for tenant referrals;
Generate a master list of housing referral community resources;

Attend staff meetings, community meetings with tenants, individual supervision meetings and monthly Housing Coordinator group meetings and other meetings/trainings as required;
Support tenants in making necessary appointments with community resources;
Review all incident reports involving non-compliance with building regulations and house rules, and
Perform other job-related functions, as assigned
Skills
Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Human Services, or related field.
Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.
Minimum of 2 years experience providing direct service to one or more of the following populations: persons living with AIDS /HIV, formerly and chronically homeless persons and families, young adults aged out of foster care, persons with mental illness, or persons in recovery from addiction.
Proficiency in Excel, including previous experience and familiarity with formulas.


Notes
Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Candidates being considered for the position must sign a release form for LCS to perform a criminal background check.
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to [click on "Apply Online" button] with -and-amp;quot;Housing Coordinator-and-amp;quot; in the subject line of your message.


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