AHA is seeking a team-oriented candidate to work as a Housing Specialist II in the Housing Programs Department. This Housing Specialist II position will focus on the Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS), including coordination of activities, counseling, and evaluation of participants in the Family Self-Sufficiency program; provides or arranges for training programs, conducts orientations, evaluations, and appraisals of clients, collect data, file reports, provide technical assistance to the Housing Programs & Family Self-Sufficiency and other Authority staff; as well as working on housing assistance, including functions such as eligibility determination, landlord relations, new leases, reexaminations, and terminations, coordination of activities, counseling and evaluation of participants in the program. This position will also perform other HS II duties as needed; please refer to the job description for the range of duties required of this position.
The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) works with landlords, housing developers, plus various non-profit and government agencies to provide housing and related services to as many eligible families as possible. The Housing Authority currently assists approximately 4,000 individuals with housing and AHA is actively working to increase the number of affordable homes in the City of Alameda so that more low-income individuals and families can be served.