Housing Specialist

Overview

HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) is recruiting for a Principal Administrative Associate II to function as a Housing Specialist in HASA Housing Services. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES include monitoring vacancies, conducting programmatic research on HASA and managed housing facilities, providing technical assistance to vendors and staff, writing housing specifications, projecting housing conditions, and calculating housing cost projections and necessities for new apartment expenditures.

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE PRINCIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

• Monitor vacancies and assigned contracts that provide HASA consumers placement in Scattered-Sites (SS) and Congregate Shelter Housing (CSH) through automated tracking mechanisms (spreadsheets, Excel, Access).
• Conduct programmatic research on HASA and managed housing facilities and referrals to determine consumer compatibility for SS, CHS, or other housing options, using data collection including placement indicators, contractor vacancy reports, placement reports and case reviews.
• Provide technical assistance to vendors, inter- and intra-agency staff, case managers, medical and political advocates by imparting information to help attain agency goals of consumer placement; analyze factors that affect service delivery; review and update Agency/City policies, procedures, and social service dictates regarding HASA housing requirements; schedule and facilitate case conferences between vendors, clients and HASA Case Managers.
• Write housing specifications for placement by researching facility schematics including facility location, type of housing offered (long-term vs. temporary), accessibility for physically challenged (elevators vs. walk-ups), and type of residence (family or single household) for prospective clients.
• Provide projections of pre-existing apartment/housing conditions to determine apartment availability from SS and CSH facilities; attend and conduct facility and apartment unit inspections to confirm facilities analysis on prospective apartment availability using parameters such as inspection evaluations, contractor repairs completion dates, homelessness factors, and shelter placement mandates.
• Calculate needs of accepted cases and refer them to supportive social service linkages that will assist in new apartment expenditures (furniture allowance, grants, utility connection fees, moving expenses) and calculate housing cost projections based on cost-of-living trends, family needs, and public assistance guidelines.

Salary Range: $59,

Work Location:

375 Pearl Street, New York, NY

Hours/

Schedule:

9am-5pm

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of administrative supervisory experience; or
• A four-year high school diploma or equivalent and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of administrative supervisory experience as described; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above, with substitution provisions as described; however, candidates must possess one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described above. Education beyond high school may substitute for general clerical/administrative experience at a rate of 30 semester credits for 6 months of experience up to 3½ years.

Note:

55a Program — This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness — You may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state…