The Rockland County Human Rights Commission is seeking a Fair Housing Manager to work in their fast-paced environment involving the oversight and investigation of alleged housing discrimination complaints in Rockland County.
Duties include: oversees, supervises and provides assistance to staff involved in the investigation of alleged acts of housing discrimination, ensures cases and complaints are processed properly and in a timely manner and that State and federal standards are met. This work includes monitoring and reviewing cases with investigative staff to develop plans of action to facilitate the resolution of cases. Additionally, the Fair Housing Manager will assist in the development of standards and procedures to ensure that investigations of complaints of housing discrimination based on race, color ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability are handled properly and thoroughly. The Fair Housing Manager serves as a liaison with the County Attorney's Office, Human Rights Commission, the State Division of Human Rights and other local, state and federal housing entities. Among other things, the Fair Housing Manager is also required to research and interpret laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, etc. as it relates to housing discrimination; identify grant funding opportunities and complete grant applications; and prepare a variety of reports as may be required.
Required Qualifications: a Bachelor's degree or higher and either:
3 years of experience directly engaged in interviewing or investigative work in a Human Services or Human Rights related field (e.g., Social Services, Affirmative Action, Fair Housing, Mental Health, etc.,) 1 year of which must have included the supervision or management of staff; or
2 years of administrative or professional-level experience that substantially involved responsibility for an affirmative action program, human rights related function involving disadvantaged and/or minority population, a client service program that involved direct public contact or the processing of fair housing or employment discrimination cases, one (1) year of which must have included the supervision or management of staff.
*Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma plus additional years of the required work experience may be substituted for the college degree on a year-for-year basis.
Salary and benefits include:
$70,810 starting salary/40 hour work week
Paid time off
Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
Participation in the New York State Retirement System
Interested candidates may email their resume directly to ChiimbSp@co.rockland.ny.us and indicate that you are responding to the post on LinkedIn.