Housing Examiner Trainee
Job Description
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) offers affordable housing opportunities for Ohioans from rental assistance to homeownership. OHFA provides access to financial resources for the development & management of affordable housing. The Agency's programs serve first-time homebuyers, renters, senior citizens & other populations with special needs who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing. Please visit OHFA’s website for more information about our mission.
The Office of Program Compliance is responsible for monitoring more than 1,600 rental properties throughout Ohio, ensuring properties are being maintained in satisfactory or above manner & are in compliance with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing, federal HOME Partnership funds, Ohio Housing Trust Funds, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) & state regulations policies. The Office conducts training for owners & manager of rental projects regarding both basic & advanced issues they face.
What You'll Do:
OHFA is seeking four (4) dedicated Housing Examiner Trainees in central Ohio who will...
- Travel throughout Ohio to conduct physical compliance inspections of properties in the field.
- Complete file inspections/audits either in the field or in the office.
- Review tenant files for income & household composition requirements designated under multiple affordable housing funding guidelines.
For a complete description of the job duties, please read the Housing Examiner Trainee position description. Please note, we are seeking to fill four positions; the duties for all four positions are the same as the one linked. If you have any trouble accessing it, please reach out to [email protected].
Position Notes:
- Columbus based employees filling these positions must report to OHFA's offices which are located at 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, OH 43231.
- The nature of the duties for Columbus based positions is such that depending on the time of year, employees will either work in the office 80% of the time and may plan to be in the field 20% of the time or will work in the field 80% of the time and may plan to be in the office 20% of the time.
- The determination of the time spent in-office versus the time spent in the field will be made by management to ensure projects are inspected/audited as required by the rules, policies, procedures, and laws followed by OHFA.
- Duties may be performed anywhere in Ohio. Properties may be located in Columbus or anywhere in Ohio including Toledo, Cleveland, Youngstown, Zanesville, Athens, Portsmouth, Cincinnati, and/or Dayton.
- When completing work in the field, staff will be eligible to use a state vehicle for work related purposes.
Classification Specific Notes:
- During the first year, Housing Examiner Trainees train with more experienced staff and the work schedule followed will depend on the staff member with whom they are assigned to work.
- When in the field, this is a physically demanding job requiring staff to conduct inspections of interiors & exteriors of buildings. Housing Examiner Trainees may need to climb flights of stairs, open & shut windows, stoop to see inside ovens & walk around exteriors of buildings. These tasks take place regardless of the season & may occur in snow, rain, cold, heat & humidity.
- Required training for these positions includes attending agency paid training to obtain or enter into the candidacy period for the Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM) credential, the Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) credential, the Novogradac Property Compliance Certification (NPCC) credential, or Tax Credit Specialist (TCS) credential.
- Upon successfully obtaining or entering the candidacy period for one of these credentials & completing all other requirements as fully described in the position description (link above), Housing Examiner Trainees are reassigned to Housing Examiners. Step 1 rate of pay for Housing Examiners is $30.55 per hour.
CANDIDATES ALREADY POSSESSING OR IN THEIR CANDIDACY PERIOD FOR ONE OF THE ABOVE LISTED CREDENTIALS, SHOULD ALSO APPLY FOR THE HOUSING EXAMINER POSTING.
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
To receive further consideration, candidates must demonstrate on their application how they meet the following minimum required qualifications:
- 18 months experience in low-income housing tax credit industry or maintenance/monitoring of subsidized housing projects & regulations or residential property management; AND must possess a valid driver’s license.
- OR completion of associate core program in accounting, business administration or public administration; AND must possess a valid driver’s license.
OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
An example of an equivalency for the minimum class qualifications for employment noted above is 18 months experience in accounting, business administration, or public administration.
Job Skills: Housing, Auditing, Accounting and Finance, Regulatory Compliance, Inspection Principles, Attention to Detail, Time Management, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Observation
Selection
These positions will be filled in accordance with the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) contract. Internal, bargaining unit applicants who applied & were considered for this classification within the past 180 days are not eligible for consideration.
Background Requirements
The final candidate selected for a position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
All external applicants that are selected for an interview may be required to provide at least three professional references & complete the Supplemental Nepotism Statement at the time of the interview.
ADA
OHFA is committed to providing access & reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs & employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act & other applicable laws. To request an ADA reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please email DeHavlyn Wainwright.
EEO Statement
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer & does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy & immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law & any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices. Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms & conditions of employment.
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.