Community Impact Coordinator​/Resident Services

About Us

POAH Communities is a mission-driven organization managing over 13,000 affordable housing apartments. As part of the Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. family, our team of 500+ professionals believes that quality housing management goes beyond providing safe, comfortable homes; it's about creating environments where residents can thrive. Our commitment to excellence in affordable housing management serves as a foundation for resident success and community empowerment.

POAH Communities is seeking a highly qualified individual to serve as a Community Impact Coordinator for our Narragansett Properties
. The Community Impact Coordinator will serve in a vitally important role as the liaison between the residents who live at our apartments and the POAH Communities Community Impact department. Beachwinds Apartments is a 104-unit affordable housing community consisting of two senior properties - Beachwood Apartments and South Winds Apartments - in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The properties were originally built in 1977 and comprise 4 buildings containing 94 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom apartments, rented to low and moderate-income seniors, and located on 5.1 acres.

POAH acquired the properties in 2004 and POAH Communities has managed the property since then. Water’s Edge, located in picturesque Narragansett, Rhode Island, just blocks from the ocean beckoned to private developers as a potential site for market rate condos or luxury homes as the end of the 15-year rent restriction period loomed in the early 2000s. Fieldstone Apartments was built in 1970 and is located just three tenths of a mile from Point Judith Pond, a four-mile-long saltwater pond which opens to Point Judith Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean.

With its proximity to the seashore, this site would clearly have appeal to a market-rate developer but POAH was able to work with the town and state housing agency to preserve this family housing in 2007. Beachwinds Apartments: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Water’s Edge Apartments: https:// Fieldstone Apartments: https://-apartments

About Your Impact

Reporting to the Property Manager, the Community Impact Coordinator will be responsible for assisting and supporting residents in the following ways:

• Assess the needs of residents and families by administering an annual resident survey
• Develop and implement supportive service programming in collaboration with residents, site staff & management and local community service providers
• Coordinate the delivery of services with local human service providers
• Identify promising programs or opportunities for youth and families in the community, examples include: health workshops, benefits enrollment, meal delivery programs, community building activities and more
• Maintain all necessary information regarding services to residents in a confidential manner following the regulatory guidance provided by HUD
• Establish program targets, track and measure progress. Analyze and use outcomes data as the basis for continuous program improvement, then report program outcomes to internal and external stakeholders
• Effectively communicate with residents by newsletter, flyer, bulletin board, etc., to ensure residents are informed of available resources and programs
• Remain updated on Fair Housing, EIV, ADA, mandated reporting and other pertinent HUD rules and regulations and lease, house rules and related documents governing tenant residency at the assigned community
• Attend all required meetings and prepare and participate in additional and/or special Projects, as required from time to time by the Property Manager.

About You

Qualified candidates will ideally have:

• Minimum of three years prior experience in resident/social service programs (preferably in affordable housing)
• Ability to work with and motivate diverse resident populations
• Basic proficiency in the use of computers including Word and Excel
• Demonstrated time management skills and proven organizational skills
• Resident Coordinator certification is a plus
• College degree ideally with a focus in social work, urban planning, public health, human services, or community development is a plus

Benefits At Poah Communities

POAH Communities prioritizes the wellbeing of you and your family by offering a comprehensive benefits package:

• Health & Wellness:
  Medical, dental, and vision insurance; wellness programming including monthly webinars and medical insurance discounts
• Financial: 401(k) with up to 4% company match; FSA options for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting;
  Life & AD&D insurance; free financial coaching
• Time Off: 15 days of PTO (increases with tenure), 2 personal days, and 11 paid holidays annually
• Paid Leave: 12 weeks Parental Leave;
  Bereavement;
  Jury Duty;
  Voting
• Incentives:
  
  Employee referral bonus, suggestion rewards, employee recognition programming
• Professional development opportunities: tuition…