Housing Specialist

Salary: $77,604.80 - $94,536.00 Annually

Location:

San Diego

Job Type: Up to 1 year of employment, limited benefits

Remote Employment:
Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number:

Department:
Homelessness Housing Innovations

Opening Date: 07/30/2026

Closing Date: 8/13/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

• 9/80 Compressed Work Schedule (office closed every other Friday)
• 14 paid holidays
• 457M tax-deferred savings plan
• Social security exempt
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 annually
• Sharp PPO or HMO Plan, Kaiser Permanente HMO Plan,
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending account
• Health and wellness perks
• Rewards & Recognition program

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The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is an award-winning public housing agency in the City of San Diego that provides innovative housing assistance programs for households with low income or experiencing homelessness. The San Diego City Council, in its role as the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego, oversees SDHC. SDHC helps pay rent for more than 17,000 households with low income annually;

is a leader in collaborative efforts to address homelessness, such as the Community Action Plan on Homelessness for the City of San Diego and creates and preserves affordable rental housing, with more than 23,000 affordable units in service in the City today with SDHC's participation.

The Homelessness & Housing Stability Initiatives (HHSI) Division serves individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness throughout the City of San Diego using creative strategies and best practice programming. Specifically, the department operates a variety of direct service homeless programs including, but not limited to:
Homelessness Prevention, Shelter Diversion, Shallow Subsidies, Rapid Rehousing and Landlord Engagement.

Specific examples include:

• Homelessness Prevention Program
• Homelessness Shelter Diversion Program
• Housing Instability Prevention Program
• Moving Home Rapid Rehousing Program
• Landlord Engagement and Assistance Program

The Housing Specialist role independently performs a variety of complex, highly responsible, and specialized functions associated with the administration of homeless housing and landlord recruitment and retention programs. The work has technical and programmatic aspects, requiring the interpretation and application of policies, procedures, and regulations and involves frequent contact with staff and the public, as well as performing various research functions.

Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

• Conducts comprehensive client intakes and assessments for individuals and families to determine eligibility for homelessness assistance programs, including housing location and placement services, short-term rental assistance, financial support, and other resource needs; reviews data and applies all relevant rules and regulations to ensure accurate determinations; maintains complete, compliant intake files and consistent verbal and written communication with tenants, property owners, referral sources, internal departments, and collaborating agencies.
• Responds to inquiries from clients, property owners, informants, agency representatives, and Commission staff; documents actions taken and communicates with the Executive Team and legal counsel; identifies and returns case files with procedural issues for follow-up; and maintains clear, timely case notes by verifying information, researching discrepancies, and ensuring all documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Provides comprehensive case management to assigned caseload by delivering information and referral assistance to social service agencies and community programs; collaborates with clients to develop strengths-based, solution-focused action plans; conducts in-person, phone, email, and home-visit support to promote housing…