Human Services Specialist II-Office of Housing and Community Development at Snohomish County Human Services Department in Everett, Washington

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Human Services Specialist II-Office of Housing and Community Development Salary $72,385.32 - $87,943.32 Annually Location Everett, WA Job Type Full-Time Job Number 2024-01862 Department Human Services Division Human Services Housing & Community Services Opening Date 04/18/2024 Closing Date Continuous DESCRIPTION BENEFITS QUESTIONS Description JOIN OUR HUMAN SERVICES TEAM! Purpose: Do you have an interest in or passion for affordable housing? Would you like to have a positive impact in the community? Do you have experience underwriting loans or grants or with housing development? Bring your knowledge and skills gained in the government, banking, for-profit or non-profit sectors and join our dynamic team supporting affordable housing development in Snohomish County. Position Purpose: Our team works with a variety of complex funding streams that includes the federal Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnership Program, Federal Community Development Block Grant, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Washington State Housing Trust Fund, and local government funding. In this position, you will have opportunity to engage in a variety of key activities with team members and individually that includes planning, conducting funding rounds, underwriting loans and grants, developing loans and contracts, and compliance. This position will work with projects throughout the process from application to closing and from operating to ongoing monitoring for compliance. Join us to experience exciting moments from groundbreaking to opening ceremonies when the project is starting to provide housing for our low-income residents! About Human Services: The Human Services Department includes 300 diverse, friendly and dedicated employees who benefit from outstanding benefits and competitive wages. Employees are appreciated and have the opportunity to make a real difference in our community. Snohomish County is thriving and is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. We strive to not only provide a meaningful job, but a life-long career at Snohomish County. Snohomish County Human Services strives to be an equitable and trauma-informed department. Our department believes every interaction, procedure, and policy provides an opportunity to build a pathway toward a more resilient and restorative Snohomish County. JOB DUTIES Job Duties STATEMENT OF ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES Coordinates assigned program planning and development activities of complex programs with supervisors, administrators, other department staff, other county departments, other government agencies, private service organizations, citizen groups, and other organizations as necessary. Develops and conducts needs assessments and prepares comprehensive program plans, goals, and objectives, program budgets and contract documents for human services programs as assigned. Coordinates the data collection and reporting requirements for, assigned programs, including the organization and computerization of such reports; prepares analysis of data. Develops and negotiates contracts and service agreements with program subcontractors; monitors contract compliance and reviews and evaluates subcontractor performance for quality assurance and prepares monitoring reports and corrective action plans. Participates in the development of programmatic budgets within areas of assigned responsibility; participates in negotiation and execution of contracts with federal, state and other funding sources; provides ongoing monitoring of internal program budget(s); makes recommendations for modifications as necessary. Provides a variety of information and technical assistance to program subcontractor and potential subcontractors as necessary. Researches and prepares applications to obtain funding for various projects, studies or programs as assigned. Provides staffing for advisory boards and committees; provides group facilitation for community groups and committees to accomplish program goals. Keeps informed of and provides interpretation of federal, state and local regulations and guidelines relating to assigned program areas. Provides community leadership and mobilization for assigned areas; provides community education and training including coordination of community events. Facilitates funding application processes, including request for proposals. Works in a cross disciplinary and interdepartmental manner to best meet the needs of the department's clientele. STATEMENT OF OTHER JOB DUTIES Oversees activities of student interns and volunteers as assigned. Performs related duties as required. WHEN ASSIGNED TO DIVISION OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY SERVICES Be familiar with affordable housing activities including preparing down-line capital contracts and be knowledgeable of mortgages, subordination agreements, title insurance and other real estate documents. May work with escrow agencies and attend property closings, record required security documents, evaluate and take necessary action to protect the county's interest in the event of property foreclosures or agency bankruptcy. Inspect multi-family housing units for health, safety and code violations, monitor projects to ensure that the intended use of the property has been maintained for the required term of the contracts, ensures compliance with fair housing, tenant income requirements, and other regulations, writes inspection reports and notifies property managers and agencies of violations with required work orders and perform follow-up monitoring activities. Minimum Qualifications
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