• Housing Specialist 4

    Louisiana Department of State Civil Service (Washington, LA)


    Housing Specialist 4

     

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    Housing Specialist 4

     

    Salary

     

    $2,732.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly

     

    Location

     

    Washington, LA

     

    Job Type

     

    Classified

     

    Job Number

     

    209116

     

    Department

     

    St. Landry Parish Housing Authority

     

    Opening Date

     

    06/06/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    6/11/2025 11:59 PM Central

     

    + Description

    + Benefits

    Minimum Qualifications

    Three years of experience in administrative services, housing management, real estate, or social services.

    EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

    Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

     

    Job Specification

     

    The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=173280) .

     

    Job Duties and Other Information

    Job Duties:

    75%

     

    Leads Housing Specialist staff in Public Housing by providing guidance and support

     

    Oversees overall collection of tenant payments in office, by mail and contacts banks to get updated payments made by tenants

     

    Monitors and input tenant work orders and follow up with tenants to make sure the work order is completed in a timely manner

     

    Engages with applicants to complete applications

     

    Serves as a coordinator making sure the tenants are notified of any events in the community

     

    Oversees tenant eligibility determinations, and also at annual re-certifications to assure rent calculations is accurate

     

    Coordinates with the maintenance tech and tenant to inspect units at annual reexaminations and move out

     

    Prepares move-out disposition after units have been inspected

     

    Prepares reports and data analysis for program audits

     

    25%

     

    Function/Works independently preparing delinquency reports and close out reports for the month

     

    Conducts meeting with tenants to go over policy, lease and house rules at move-in

     

    Conducts criminal background check on perspective applicants

     

    Prepare and submit all move-ins, reexaminations and interim to LHC for further review

     

    Responds to complex tenant issues that require escalation or high-level problem solving

    How To Apply:

    No Civil Service test score or assessmentis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

     

    To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply”link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

     

    *Resumes WILL NOTbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

    For further information about this vacancy contact:

    Angela Beverly

    St. Landry Parish Housing Authority

     

    [email protected]

     

    (337) 826-3686

     

    Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

    As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

    Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

    Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

    More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

    Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

    + New Year's Day

    + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

    + Mardi Gras,

    + Good Friday,

    + Memorial Day,

    + Independence Day,

    + Labor Day,

    + Veteran's Day,

    + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

    ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

     

    State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

     

    Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

     

    + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

    + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

    + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

     

    Employer

     

    State of Louisiana

     

    Address

     

    For agency contact information, please refer to

     

    the supplemental information above.

     

    Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

     

    Phone

     

    (866) 783-5462

     

    Website

     

    http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

     

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