Choice Voucher Program; Hcvp) Coordinator

• Location 400 U.S. 1,Jersey City, NJ, 07306,United States
• Job Category AS
• Employee Type Hourly Full Time

Hours of work: 8.30 am to 4.30 pm

The HCVP Caseworker is responsible for the comprehensive administration and case management of assigned Housing Choice Voucher Program participants in accordance with HUD regulations, federal requirements, the JCHA/IHA Administrative Plan, and established agency policies and procedures.

The Caseworker is responsible for managing an assigned caseload and performing annual recertifications, interim reexaminations, participant moves, family composition changes, income and asset verification, EIV reviews, rent changes, portability-related activities, and other participant eligibility and occupancy functions.

The position requires regular interaction with participants, landlords, property managers, other housing authorities, and agency staff to ensure that participant cases are processed accurately, timely, and in compliance with HUD requirements.

• Process annual reexaminations and recertifications for assigned HCVP participants.
• Review household composition, income, assets, deductions, allowances, and other eligibility factors.
• Review and verify required participant documentation.
• Conduct EIV reviews and research and resolve income discrepancies.
• Verify employment, Social Security, pension, unemployment, child support, public assistance, and other sources of income as applicable.
• Calculate annual income and adjusted income in accordance with HUD requirements.
• Calculate tenant rent, total tenant payment, utility allowances, and Housing Assistance Payments as applicable.
• Process rent and subsidy changes resulting from annual recertifications.
• Prepare and issue required participant notices.
• Ensure all required documentation is properly maintained in the participant's electronic and/or paper file.

Process participant-requested and PHA-initiated interim changes, including:

• Income increases and decreases.
• Changes in household composition.
• Addition or removal of family members.
• Changes in assets.
• Changes in deductions and allowances.
• Social Security and benefit changes.
• Changes in child support or other recurring income.
• Other circumstances requiring an interim reexamination under HUD regulations and the Administrative Plan.
• Ensure all interim changes are properly verified, documented, calculated, and entered into the HCVP system.

• Review EIV reports for assigned households.
• Identify income discrepancies and potential unreported income.
• Compare EIV information with participant-provided documentation.
• Obtain additional third-party or other acceptable verification when required.
• Research and document the resolution of EIV discrepancies.
• Process appropriate corrections to participant records.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard EIV information.
• Ensure EIV-related documentation is maintained in accordance with HUD requirements.

• Process participant requests to move from one assisted unit to another.
• Review participant eligibility to move in accordance with HUD regulations and the Administrative Plan.
• Process move-out and move-in information.
• Coordinate with landlords, owners, property managers, inspectors, and other PHA staff.
• Review required documents for the new unit and tenancy.
• Process changes in household circumstances associated with the move.
• Ensure required notices and system updates are completed.
• Coordinate with portability staff when participants move to another jurisdiction.
• Update household records.
• Process appropriate changes to the family's subsidy.
• Ensure HUD forms and electronic records accurately reflect the approved household composition.

• Assist with incoming and outgoing portability activities as assigned.
• Review portability documentation.
• Coordinate with initial and receiving PHAs.
• Process participant records and required HUD documentation.
• Coordinate participant moves involving other jurisdictions.
• Assist with portability billing, absorption, and participant status activities as assigned.

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