Property Manager (Local Government) Washington County Housing Authority

Are you a hard working team player that has the ability to multi-task? The Washington County Housing Authority is looking for a dependable Property Manager to join our team of professionals. This position gives you the opportunity to utilize your experience to help provide, safe, decent, and affordable housing for low-income families, senior citizens, and disabled residents. If you enjoy a challenge and are interested in promoting adequate, affordable housing for the residents in Washington County, this is the job for you!

As a Property Manager, you will manage and efficiently operate assigned county housing properties. Work includes collecting and reporting rents, security deposits, and other housing authority money from residents. You will be responsible for accurately maintaining all resident accounts. Your attention to detail skills will be key as you maintain a constant review over delinquent accounts, reporting any accordance with established procedures. You will have the opportunity to encourage residents in the proper care and maintenance of housing authority property as specified in the lease. Our ideal candidate will have exceptional time management and organizational skills.

Additional duties:

• Conduct informational tenant hearings to resolve complaints
• Inspect housing authority property to identify needs and address concerns
• Initiate eviction proceedings after verbal and written warnings have failed to resolve the problem
• Prepare interim and annual resident income reports

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two (2) years as a Management Aide; or
• One (1) year as an Assistant Property Manager or Assistant Section 8 Coordinator; or
• Three (3)years experience in supervising or performing tasks associated with the management of multi-family residential subsidized or affordable housing communities, property owned, or programs administered by a public housing authority or comparable (low-income) property management agency.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Washington County. If no eligible candidates who live within Washington County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.