HOUSING MANAGER B

Job #92159

No Civil Service test score
is 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.

If you are unable to apply online, you may fax your Civil Service application at (225) 219-1041 or you may mail it to Staffing Division, Department of State Civil Service, P.O. Box 94111, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9111. Please include the job title (HOUSING MANAGER B) and job number (92159) on your application. All applications must be faxed or postmarked by the closing date of this posting.

NOTE: When submitting a paper application, you MUST use the latest revised Civil Service application, which is available on the Department of Civil Service’s website. Older versions of the Civil Service application/SF10 will not be accepted and will be returned to you.
You may download a Civil Service Application here
. *Paper applications will be considered incomplete if the supplemental questions are not printed, answered and submitted with the application.

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Application received
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Evaluating experience
– Your application is being reviewed to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

Minimum Qualification Review – See History
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Eligible for consideration
– You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.

Eligible Pending Supplemental Qualification Review
– Only candidates meeting the supplemental qualification will be eligible for referral.

Referred to hiring manager for review
– Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview.

Position filled
– Someone has been selected for the position.

Position canceled
– The agency has decided not to fill the position.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Human Resources

humanresources@ebrpha.org

QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Five years of experience in clerical work, real estate, housing management or tenant relations, two years of which must have been in housing management or tenant relations.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

College training will substitute for the required general experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

A baccalaureate degree will substitute for three years of the required general experience and one year of the required specialized experience.

College training will substitute for a maximum of four years of the required experience.

There is no substitution for one year of the required specialized experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

JOB CONCEPTS:

FUNCTION OF WORK:

Manages one or more housing assistance programs.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Manager.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Broad direction from a Housing Administrator or other higher level administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Direct over Housing Managers A and/or Housing Supervisors; may supervise lower level housing personnel.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Housing Authorities.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from a Housing Manager A by agency impact, hierarchy, reporting relationship patterns and/or by the scope and complexity of assigned projects/programs.

Differs from a Housing Administrator by the absence of responsibility for the administration of a comprehensive housing assistance program and/or programs.

See allocation criteria memo.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Plans and organizes programs which provide rent subsidies to enable families with limited resources to live in adequate housing.

Prepares proposals and applications for continuation of funding of the housing assistance program.

Directs the review of applications to ascertain eligibility for the housing program.

Conducts field visits with staff members to inspect dwelling units leased by the authority

Through subordinate staff, determines eligibility of tenants for housing, then assigns tenants according to available housing.

Oversees maintenance inspections.

Implements policies for adjusting and collecting rent according to HUD guidelines.

Works closely with supervisors to analyze property management operations and to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement or policy change.

Monitors program compliance and provides managerial oversight to ensure that housing staff accurately complete all annual re-certifications and unit inspections.

Manages financial resources; works closely with staff to assess financial performance, monitor budgets and operational performance.