Counselor, Youth Development, Non-Profit & Social Impact

Housing Counselor

New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) is a community development corporation committed to sustainable development in housing opportunities, economic development, vacant land strategies, community engagement, health and wellness, and real estate development. NKCDC advances social equity and economic empowerment by nurturing and creating opportunities for residents to live and actively shaping their neighborhoods of choice. To that end, NKCDC provides free resources to residents and businesses in the Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond neighborhoods.

NKCDC has a strong reputation, both locally and nationally, with longstanding credibility of serving as a trusted and valuable partner and collaborator. The organization is one of only two community development organizations in Philadelphia chartered members of the Neighbor Works America network. Our current work using a trauma-informed community engagement model, applying a racial equity lens across the organization, and leading programs at the intersection of health and housing are keeping NKCDC at the cutting edge of community development.

NKCDC draws on the strengths of the communities in Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond — a population of over 62,800, 23% of whom live below the federal poverty level — to make sure neighborhood development benefits all residents. More information can be found .

The Housing Counselor works to build healthy communities and expand home ownership opportunities for low and moderate-income households. As Housing Counselor, you will provide your clients with the skills, knowledge, and information to buy and maintain a home, provide them with energy assistance and improve their current housing situation. You will attract people into the program through outreach and marketing events, education and working with people individually.

The Housing Counselor position provides a full complement of data entry and reporting functions for the housing department, particularly around first-time homebuyer programs.

Reports to Interim Director of Housing Services and Housing Service Manager

Responsibilities

• Assist with orientation of applicants to the first-time homebuyer, foreclosure prevention, energy assistance and other loan programs available to low- and moderate-income families.
• Ensure applications are fully completed.
• Gather and enter data into appropriate program databases to track program statistics.
• Conduct monthly reporting and/or billing as appropriate.
• Refer homeowners to other necessary community resources

• Conduct preliminary assessment of the homeowner's situation.
• Counsel the homeowner about personal and financial issues they are facing.
• Assist with intake and referrals to appropriate programs including loan, first-time homebuyer, energy assistance and tax relief programs.
• Develop and assist other Housing Services staff with workshops, presentations, and community outreach events.

• Provide full complement of data entry and program reporting functions for the department.
• Meet quality control standards and programmatic requirements.
• Perform appropriate paper and electronic filing.
• Pay attention to promptly facilitating program's data entry and internal communications around documents and data.

Compensation

The salary for this position will be $62,550.76/yr. with a full-time schedule, 35 hours per week. To counter pay inequality and uphold internal parity, we use a nonnegotiable salary system, while benchmarking our pay to competitive markets in the nonprofit sector. Excellent benefits include an HMO health plan, long- and short-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid vacation, and a 403(b)-retirement plan.

Work hours are from 9am-5pm, with occasional needs for work during…