Housing Examiner Trainee

housing examiner trainee

the ohio housing finance agency (ohfa) offers affordable housing opportunities for ohioans from rental assistance to home ownership. Ohfa provides access to financial resources for the development & management of affordable housing. The agency's programs serve first-time home buyers, renters, senior citizens & other populations with special needs who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing. Please visit ohfa's website for more information about our mission.

the office of program compliance is responsible for monitoring more than 1,600 rental properties throughout ohio, ensuring properties are being maintained in satisfactory or above manner & are in compliance with the internal revenue service (irs), united states department of housing & urban development (hud), united states department of agriculture (usda) rural housing, federal home partnership funds, ohio housing trust funds, american recovery & reinvestment act (arra), tax credit exchange (tce) & state regulations policies.

The office conducts training for owners & manager of rental projects regarding both basic & advanced issues they face.

what you'll do as a housing examiner trainee:

• travel throughout ohio to conduct physical compliance inspections of properties in the field.
• complete file inspections/audits either in the field or in the office.
• review tenant files for income & household composition requirements designated under multiple affordable housing funding guidelines.

position notes: columbus based employees filling these positions must report to ohfa's offices which are located at 2600 corporate exchange drive, columbus, oh 43231. The nature of the duties for columbus based positions is such that depending on the time of year, employees will either work in the office 80% of the time and may plan to be in the field 20% of the time or will work in the field 80% of the time and may plan to be in the office 20% of the time.

The determination of the time spent in-office versus the time spent in the field will be made by management to ensure projects are inspected/audited as required by the rules, policies, procedures, and laws followed by ohfa. Duties may be performed anywhere in ohio. Properties may be located in columbus or anywhere in ohio including toledo, cleveland, youngstown, zanesville, athens, portsmouth, cincinnati, and/or dayton.

When completing work in the field, staff will be eligible to use a state vehicle for work related purposes.

required training for these positions includes attending agency paid training to obtain or enter into the candidacy period for the specialist in housing credit management (shcm) credential, the housing credit certified professional (hccp) credential, the novogradac property compliance certification (npcc) credential, or tax credit specialist (tcs) credential. Upon successfully obtaining or entering the candidacy period for one of these credentials & completing all other requirements as fully described in the position description (link above), housing examiner trainees are reassigned to housing examiners.

Step 1 rate of pay for housing examiners is $30.55 per hour. Candidates already possessing or in their candidacy period for one of the above listed credentials, should also apply for the housing examiner posting. Be sure to list your credential in the training and certification section of the application.

why work for the state of ohio at the state of ohio, we take care of the team that cares for ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the state of ohio benefits, visit our total rewards website ! Our benefits package includes: medical coverage free dental, vision and basic life insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave education and development opportunities (employee development funds, public service loan forgiveness, and more) public retirement systems ( such as opers, strs, sers, and hprs ) & optional deferred compensation ( ohio deferred compensation )
* benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The agency contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

to receive further consideration, candidates must demonstrate on their application how they meet the following minimum required qualifications: 18 months experience in low-income housing tax credit industry or maintenance/monitoring of subsidized housing projects & regulations or residential property management; and must possess a valid driver's license. Or completion of associate core program in accounting, business administration or public administration; and must possess a valid driver's license.

Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above. An example of an equivalency for the minimum class…