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Housing Counselor NEST Occupation: Counselors, All Other

Location: Waterbury, CT - 06702 Positions available: 1

Job #: 1245258 Work At Home option: No

Posted: 5/1/2024 Updated: 5/3/2024 Expires: 6/30/2024

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JOB DESCRIPTION:
NEST seeks a self-motivated individual who is eager to provide our clients with comprehensive housing counseling services, financial assessment, budgeting assistance, written action plan development, credit report explanation, casework management, workshop facilitation, community outreach, compliance adherence, client file maintenance, Fair Housing rights education, and participation in trainings and meetings including travel.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
A successful candidate should have experience with housing counseling encompassing diverse job responsibilities beyond the listed functions. Flexibility in undertaking additional duties as needed is essential.

Provide one-on-one counseling for clients who need support with first-time homebuying, rental assistance, financial coaching, and foreclosure intervention.
Assess clients’ financial situation and assist in developing a budget and setting financial goals.
Produce a written action plan that promotes the clients’ best interests or course of action.
Explain and answer questions regarding credit report ratings and protection laws to the client.
Perform on-going casework as needed to provide service and problem-solving assistance for clients. Follow up with clients, lenders, servicers, partners, and stakeholders in accordance with program policies and procedures.
Facilitate homebuyer education, financial literacy education, rental education, landlord education, and foreclosure prevention workshops.
Outreach, coordinate, and work with appropriate government agencies, partners, lenders, and creditors, as needed, to build relationships and referrals. Conduct community outreach within our service area to attract clients to the program (see service area map).
Understand governing funder and compliance, prepare detailed oriented written reports, documentation, and applications as required, and ensure accuracy of data input into client tracking database.
Maintain client files in both electronic and hard files in accordance with organization’s policies and procedures.
Inform clients of their Fair Housing rights. Be aware of potential Fair Housing Act violations.
Attend trainings and meetings. Some will require out of state travel and overnight stay(s).
Perform other work-related duties and responsibilities as assigned to help support all homeownership promotion and preservation programs and the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

Ability to travel/work in Danbury and Waterbury;
Two (2) years of college education or equivalent experience;
Proven ability to work both independently, with limited supervision, and with team workers and affiliated network;
Excellent verbal, analytical and communication skills;
Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese;
Commitment to maintaining high performance standards and attention detail;
Excellent organizational skills and computer proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

REQUIRED TRAINING:
The Housing Counselor will be required to participate in training and obtain the following certificate, within the first 180 days of employment or you may be terminated:

Foreclosure Counseling
Required Courses:

HO109el Foreclosure Basics E-Learning
HO250 Housing Counseling Certification Principles, Practices & Techniques, Part 1 (5 days)
HO345 Foreclosure Intervention and Default Counseling Certification, Part 1 (5 days)
HO307 Advanced Foreclosure: Case Study Practicum (2 days) or HO29sp Developing and Implementing and Effective Foreclosure Program (2 days)

Homebuyer Education Certificate
Requires Courses:

HO229 Homebuyer Education Methods: Training the Trainer/ HO229sp Metodos de Educacion para Compradores de Casa: Adiestrando al Adiestrador (5 days) or, HO317 Homebuyer Education Methods: The Accelerated Version (3 days)

Note: Courses are offered through NeighborWorks America Training Institute and/or online courses.

WORK SCHEDULE:

Monday - Wednesday, 8:45am - 5:00pm
Thursday, 8:45am - 7:00pm
Friday, 8:45am - 12:45pm

Some weekend and after hours may be required.

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NEST
Is a Non-Profit employer
https://www.nestct.org/

Company Profile:

Founded in 1980, NEST (formerly known as Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury) recognized the vital housing needs of the community, and has since provided housing counseling, foreclosure prevention, and landlord education to residents throughout Connecticut and beyond.

Since it's founding, NEST has grown to include community building, grantmaking, and lending and expanded our services beyond the borders of Waterbury. From this shift, NEST was born to address these simple objectives - create neighborhoods of choice, not circumstances; create opportunities for people to live in affordable, quality homes; and strengthen communities.

Since our founding, some things have changed yet one thing will forever remain constant- we provide all with great service, we care about where you call home, and we want our community and neighborhoods to thrive.

10-19 employees

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Location/Work Site Information

Address: 193 Grand St., 3rd FL, Waterbury, CT 06702

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Public Transportation Accessible:

Yes

Location/Work Site Industry (NAICS):

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)

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Compensation and Hours

Salary Range: $22.00 - $25.00 Hour DOE (Depends on Experience) Benefits Provided: Not Available Other Benefits: Not Available Full or Part Time: Full Time (30 Hours or More) Job Duration: Over 150 Days Type of Job: Regular

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Minimum Experience Required: 24 months

Education and Training

Minimum Education Level Required: 2 Years at College or a Technical or Vocational School

Required License/Certification: HUD Housing Counselor Certification

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Driver's License Required: Yes, Operator License.

Minimum Age Requirement: 18. Reason for Age Requirement: Hours of Work.

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