Job Information
State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services Housing Specialist 1 (Hybrid) in Hartford, Connecticut
Housing Specialist 1 (Hybrid)
Recruitment # 250116-2414AR-100
Location Hartford, CT
Date Opened 1/25/2025 12:00:00 AM
Salary $74,750* - $96,734/year (*Employees new to state service start at the minimum)
Job Type Open to the Public
Close Date 2/13/2025 11:59:00 PM
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Introduction
The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Housing (DOH (https://portal.ct.gov/doh) ) currently has an anticipated vacancy for a Housing Specialist 1 (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=2414AR&R1=&R3=) within the Housing and Community Development division.
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POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
First Shift.
Full Time, 40 Hours/week.
Monday through Friday.
Hybrid telework options available.
Location: 505 Hudson Street in Hartford.
THE ROLE
The Housing Specialist 1 will assist local agencies and authorities in areas of program planning, design, operations, and management. This individual will serve as a liaison with agency administrative staff, state agencies and federal government entities, property managers, landlords, private consultants, advocates, service providers and attorneys on housing, and housing related and community development matters including agency projects and programs.
Additionally, the Housing Specialist 1 will:
Review, analyze and process financial assistance applications, program plans, budgets, term sheets, contracts, revisions to contracts to ensure accuracy and conformity with statutory and agency requirements.
Review and analyze Consolidated Applications for affordable housing programs, assessing the financial risk of borrowers, and determining whether to approve or deny loans based on established guidelines and eligibility criteria, primarily focused on providing access to housing for low- and moderate-income individuals in Connecticut
Provide funding and other recommendations on financial applications.
Review and process requests for disbursements, contract modifications and other program and project modifications requested by the financial assistance recipients and makes recommendations.
Provide technical assistance to staff, state agencies and federal government entities relative to housing related programs including but not limited to moderate rental housing, rental homes for elderly, urban revitalization, tax abatement, relocation, housing site development, housing development corporations, downtown revitalization, incentive housing zones, local programs to facilitate affordable housing development, lead abatement, emergency shelters, transitional living, rapid re-housing, accessibility, homelessness reduction or prevention, fair housing, transit-oriented development and housing code enforcement.
Performs additional duties as assigned.
ABOUT US
The Department of Housing, as the lead agency for housing matters for the State of Connecticut, is responsible for the creation of environmental review records for more than ten (10) federal grant programs associated with affordable housing and community development activities.
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Selection Plan
TO APPLY
In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.pdf) , the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
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All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov .
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFTER YOU APPLY
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Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
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The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
CONNECT WITH US
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Brittney Woodley at brittney.woodley@ct.gov .
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Department of Housing this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks related to housing and/or community development programs and/or projects.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Reviews, analyzes and processes financial assistance applications, program plans, budgets, term sheets, contracts, revisions to contracts to ensure accuracy and conformity with statutory and agency requirements;
Provides funding and other recommendations on financial applications;
Reviews and processes requests for disbursements, contract modifications and other program and project modifications requested by the financial assistance recipients and makes recommendations;
Provides technical assistance to staff, state agencies and federal government entities relative to housing related programs including but not limited to moderate rental housing, rental homes for elderly, urban revitalization, tax abatement, relocation, housing site development, housing development corporations, downtown revitalization, incentive housing zones, local programs to facilitate affordable housing development, lead abatement, emergency shelters, transitional living, rapid re-housing, accessibility, homelessness reduction or prevention, fair housing, transit-oriented development and housing code enforcement;
Assists local agencies and authorities in areas of program planning, design, operations and management;
Serves as liaison with agency administrative staff, state agencies and federal government entities, property managers, landlords, private consultants, advocates, service providers and attorneys on housing, housing related and community development matters including agency projects and programs;
Performs inspections, recertifications, reviews and evaluations to determine quality of program operation, conformance with program plan and other contractual requirements and effectiveness and makes recommendations;
Prepares comprehensive statistical, financial, budget, progress and other reports;
Maintains and monitors program budgets and completes related paperwork;
Monitors status of payment requests;
May serve on committees, task forces and work groups;
May represent the agency in meetings with financial assistance recipients and public fora;
Performs related duties as required. (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=2414AR&R1=&R3=)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Knowledge of
local, state, federal governmental and private resources available in the area of housing and community development;
the challenges and programs related to the expansion of affordable housing, community revitalization and homelessness reduction and prevention;
social and economic factors related to expansion of affordable housing, community revitalization and homelessness reduction and prevention;
Skills
considerable oral and written communication skills;
interpersonal skills;
Ability to
review, analyze or prepare financial assistance applications from local, state, or federal governmental entities;
plan, analyze and evaluate housing programs and projects;
utilize computer software.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Six (6) years of professional experience in the development and coordination of housing programs or projects or financial or technical advisory assistance to local, state, or federal government entities relative to housing or related housing matters.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's Degree.
A Master's Degree in housing and community development, housing studies, housing and human environments, urban planning, business administration, public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
For state employees, one (1) year of experience as an Assistant Economic And Community Development Agent, with a concentration in housing and community development, may be substituted for the General Experience.
Successful completion of a Connecticut Careers Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience related to federal resources available in the areas of housing and community development.
Experience related to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).
Experience related to financing housing construction or rehabilitation.
Experience in providing financial or technical assistance to local, state, or federal government entities.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
Incumbents in this class may be required to speak a foreign language.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
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