GENERAL OFFICE CLERK III - Housing

Salary : $15.31 - $16.84 Hourly

Location : Tarrant County, TX

Job Type : Regular Full-time

Job Number : 10118

Department : Housing

Opening Date : 01 / 13 / 2025

Closing Date : 1 / 22 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

Max Number of Applicants : 100

Summary

GRANT FUNDED

Perform assigned clerical work such as document processing and / or record keeping assisting in the daily operations of the Admissions department. This work may be varied and may involve simple analysis, problem solving, and clerical skills.

THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enters data for eligibility and recertification of participant files into the housing software

Prepares contract forms, the housing voucher form, and letters for updates and briefings. Requests and receives third party verifications and pulls files

Prepares client files for transfers, new admissions portability move-ins and files in central location

Assists with maintaining the waiting list and applicant files. Answers waiting list questions of caller and walk-ins

Performs timely follow up by letter or phone for verification information and clarification of prior information received

Ensures verification do not expire and that they meet HUD regulatory requirements

Assists with the required annual waiting list purge, sending and receiving letters from applicants and updating software with status and outcome

Maintains waiting list applicant files and pulls appropriate files as needed for review and processing

Advises clients of their position on the waiting list by phone and in person. Conducts interviews to update waiting list applicant information, which includes scheduling appointments, pulling files, interviewing applicants and referring to supervisor for determination of eligibility

Receives, sorts, and associates documents with the appropriate client files

Accepts waiting list applications when open for new applicants and inputs applicant data into computer

Assists with logging, boxing up and sending files to storage on a quarterly basis as well as retrieving currently stored files

Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

NOTE : You must fill out the work history and education sections of application to show you have years of experience / education as required by hiring department or be disqualified.

Six (6) months full time general clerical experience.

If hired, you must provide proof of educational attainment

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudication in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to walk, sit, stand, bend, stoop, lift, and reach.

Tarrant County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical, dental, and vision coverage; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); life and long- term disability insurance; and flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care reimbursements. The County also provides retirement benefits. Full time employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS), and employees may also participate in a retirement savings program (Deferred Compensation). In addition to these "basic employee benefits" and retirement services, employees benefit from a variety of other programs including 13 paid holidays, a Wellness Program, and more.

Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?

Do you have six (6) months of full-time clerical experience?

Required Question

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