RENT AND HOUSING COORDINATOR WELFARE
Rent and Housing Coordinator Welfare is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
The main requirement is 4 years of relevant experience.
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Rent and Housing Coordinator Welfare 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 direction coordinates, investigates, and mediates rent and housing problems of welfare clients; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Coordinates, investigates, and mediates rent and housing problems of welfare clients with their landlords.
- Validates clients' needs for better housing.
- Represents clients at hearings in event of overcharges in rent.
- Verifies that landlords comply with all requirements of the lease.
- Advises clients and caseworkers as to housing availability from a variety of community sources, and discusses other housing problems with these groups.
- Coordinates arrangements for security deposits and brokers' fees to effect a conservation of county funds and initiates arrangements for recovery where appropriate.
- Inspects buildings for violations of applicable housing requirements.
- Confers with individual property owners in regard to violations.
- Reinspects houses after completion of repairs to be assured that they comply, and if noncompliance exists, refers to local authorities for possible prosecution.
- Attends various meetings.
- Prepares reports.
- Establishes and maintains 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
Four (4) years of experience in the investigation and mediation of rent and housing problems between tenants and landlords, or in the inspection of buildings and enforcement of housing/building regulations, or as a real estate sales and rental agent, or in the construction/repair of buildings at the journey level.
License
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 involved in inspection of buildings for violations of applicable housing requirements.
- Knowledge of objectives, methods, procedures, and policies of welfare housing laws and requirements.
- Knowledge of county/municipal and other laws, rules, and regulations dealing with rent and housing, welfare, and inspections.
- Ability to perform the work involved in inspecting buildings for compliance with relevant housing regulations.
- Ability to meet with people and deal effectively with their problems.
- Ability to analyze and handle rent problems for tenants and landlords in an amicable manner.
- Ability to participate in community affairs.
- Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ability to establish and maintain 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 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 after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The 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.
Applicants who do not meet the indicated experience requirement may substitute semester hour credits from an accredited college or university on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.