Housing Counselor

Overview
We are seeking a dedicated compassionate Housing Counselor to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a vital role in providing support and guidance to individuals facing various challenges. This position requires a passion for helping people and is responsiblie for conducting home buyer workshops, housing counseling, credit counseling and foreclosure prevention counseling. The position requires some Saturday's or evenings as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate and conduct homebuyer and homeowner education workshops
• Meet individually with homebuyers and homeowners to provide education and guidance
• Analyze individual homebuyer and homeowner situations
• Prepare individual action plans for homebuyers and homeowners
• Provide individualized credit counseling
• Build and maintain professional relationships in the field
• Participate in marketing necessary to advertise programs and services
• Maintain current, relevant information about available products
• Maintain data in online reporting system
• Maintain accurate, detailed program logs
• Offer ideas or suggestions to expand the curriculum and grow the program
• Meet VHB monthly standers and grant requirements
• Meet company project timeline and expectations
• Provide weekly updates on clint data and progress
• Clear, detail, documentation clint sessions
• Participate in weekly team meetings with the CEO
• Available on some weekends and evenings as needed.
• Complete annual CES’s as required by HUD
• Other duties as assigned

Job Qualification Requirement:

Knowledge &Experience:

• Good working knowledge of the components of a housing counseling program
• Good working knowledge of the home buying and foreclosure processes
• Knowledge of the housing market and potential obstacles to homeownership
• Knowledge of lending products and home buying assistance programs
• Ability to review and compare financial information
• Ability to work with others in establishing and meeting goals and objectives
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to communicate effectively and work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and experience
• Skilled in organizing time and prioritizing workload.

Education:

• A bachelor's degree in human services, business, or related study OR
• At least two (2) years of experience in real estate, lending or related field AND
• Two (2) years of experience working with people in need of assistance

Licenses/Certification:

• Valid driver’s license required
• Valid auto insurance required
• HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Certification required @ 90 days of hire or transfer.

Equipment and Software:

• Computer with Internet and email capabilities
• Presentation and Projection equipment
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Counselor Max
• Google Apps products (email, calendar, docs, etc.)
• Microsoft 365

Join us in making a difference in the lives of those we serve by applying your expertise as a Counselor. Your commitment will help foster positive change within our community.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $24.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• real estate: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Stockton, CA 95202 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Stockton, CA 95202: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $27