HOUSING ASSISTANT (HA)

Housing Assistant (Ha)

Position Summary : On June 16, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust Act, which authorized the creation of the NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust (the Trust). The Trust is a public benefit corporation that will oversee the renovation and rehabilitation of the city's public housing developments, owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). NYCHA will remain the permanent owner of the land / buildings and will enter a long-term ground lease with the Trust to secure Section 8 subsidies. The Bronx Lease-Signing Team will support the property management offices of developments in the Bronx as the developments convert to Trust oversight and from Section 9 public housing to Section 8 vouchers. As part of the conversion process, the Lease-Signing Team will work with residents to fill out and sign a new lease package. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following :

• Conduct outreach to residents through door-knocking, phone calls, and mail to provide information on the new lease package and to schedule lease-signing appointments.
• Hold appointments with residents for reviewing, filling out, and signing the lease package.
• Serve as liaison to tenants to help resolve open tenancy issues, including past due certifications, succession and household composition issues, missing documents, etc.
• Coordinate with legal service providers to further support residents in understanding the lease package.
• Respond to inquiries, conduct research, assess and prepare files, and offer support to the Property Management Office.
• Represent the team at Trust conversion meetings.
• Track progress related to lease signing by maintaining accurate data in household trackers.
• Handle confidential information according to HUD and NYCHA standards.
• Perform special projects, ad-hoc analysis, and prepare relevant reports and presentations as assigned.

Note : After meeting the Minimum Qualification Requirements, preference will be given to candidates with strong case work / case management experience and to NYCHA Secretaries with a minimum of three years of field experience.

This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.