Examiner Trainee

job description - housing examiner trainee (260007h6)

ohio housing finance agency

agency contact name and information: jessica grimm, email: jgrimm

oct 16, 2026, 3:59:00 am

ohio housing finance agency 2600 corporate exchange drive suite 300 columbus 43231

united states of america-ohio-franklin county-columbus

united states of america-ohio-franklin county-columbus

compensation: $23.65 per hour

full-time

work hours: monday-friday, 8:00a.m.

-5:00p.m.

union: ocsea

housing

technical skills: inspection principles, regulatory compliance, accounting and finance, auditing, housing

professional skills: attention to detail, time management, verbal communication, written communication, observation

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.

• 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.

for a complete description of the job duties, please read the housing examiner trainee position description. Please note, we are seeking to fill four positions; the duties for all four positions are the same as the one linked. If you have any trouble accessing it, please reach out to jwilber.

• columbus based employees filling these positions must report to ohfa's office, whichis 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.

• during the first year, housing examiner trainees train with more experienced staff and the work schedule followed will depend on the staff member with whom they are assigned to work.
• when in the field, this is a physically demanding job requiring staff to conduct inspections of interiors & exteriors of buildings.housing examiner trainees may need to climb flights of stairs, open & shut windows, stoop to see inside ovens & walk around exteriors of buildings.these tasks take place regardless of the season & may occur in snow, rain, cold, heat & humidity.
• 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…