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Housing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
The Housing Assistant is assigned to the Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD/VASH) within the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) at the VA Medical Center. The position has primary responsibility for coordination of housing resources and outreach to increase and maintain appropriate housing options for homeless Veterans in the program.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Identifying local landlords and realtors to find potential housing units for Veterans.
- →Knowledge of community resources and entitlement programs.
- →Maintaining a database of landlord and property management companies that accept Housing Choice Voucher subsides.
- →Documenting interventions in a timely manner.
- →Working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team providing valuable contributions to Veterans treatment plan development and recovery goals.
- →Acting as a liaison between all parties including the VA, Public Housing Authority, landlord and Veterans to address housing needs.
- →Assisting Veterans with housing search process, including helping Veterans to fill out applications.
- →Assisting Veterans with identifying potential or existing problems in apartments and assisting Veterans with requesting repairs.
- →Providing expert advice on procurement issues.
- →Performing other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with long periods of sitting at a desk, working with computers daily.
- ✓Some work may require walking in offices and similar areas for meetings.
- ✓Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite.
- ✓The work does not require any special physical effort.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 17ff3efd-d93b-4e0b-bd81-ff9a6fc970a4
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