SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER
Senior Housing Manager is a competitive local-government title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
What it takes is 5 years of relevant experience.
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Senior Housing Manager is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under supervision, manages a public housing project(s) containing between 600-850 units or independently manages and has charge of a small sized public housing complex consisting of two or more buildings containing less than 600 units; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Organizes assigned work and develops work methods.
- Is in charge of and responsible for management of a medium sized or relatively large public housing project or a small sized complex of two or more buildings.
- Arranges leases, rentals, and tenant activity programs.
- Supervises the operation and maintenance of housing project facilities.
- Rents apartments to incoming tenants.
- Reviews tenants' income to ascertain their rental payments.
- Handles socioeconomic problems among tenants.
- May assist in promoting recreational and social activities in conjunction with other outside agencies.
- Supervises the maintenance of buildings and grounds.
- Inspects buildings and grounds for damage or extermination problems.
- Makes referrals of tenants to social agencies.
- Orients new tenants.
- Maintains cooperative relationships with community organizations.
- May assist in the preparation of budgets.
- Handles tenants' complaints.
- May attend court on eviction proceedings and act as a witness.
- Supervises the collection of rents from tenants.
- Prepares reports.
- Supervises the maintenance of tenants' records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Five (5) years of managerial business experience in the field of real estate, public housing, or credit investigation.
License
Applicants may be required to possess a Public Housing Manager Certification (PHMC).
Applicants may be required to possess an Occupancy Specialist Certification (OSC).
Applicants assigned to positions responsible for managing tax credit properties may be required to possess a Tax Credit Specialist Certificate (TCSC).
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of methods of managing a public housing project.
- Ability to manage a public housing project.
- Ability to meet with tenants and deal effectively with their problems.
- Ability to work harmoniously with tenants, associates, superiors, and others.
- Ability to participate in community affairs.
- Ability to give assignments and instructions.
- Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of tenants' records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.