Job Details

Housing Examiner Trainee

OHFA is seeking three dedicated Housing Examiner Trainees in central Ohio who will travel throughout Ohio to conduct physical compliance inspections of properties in the field. They will complete file inspections/audits either in the field or in the office and review tenant files for income and household composition requirements designated under multiple affordable housing funding guidelines.

Columbus, Ohio Based Positions: The employees filling these positions will be considered Columbus based and must report to OHFA's offices which are located at 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, OH 43231. The nature of the duties for Columbus based positions is such that depending on the time of year, employees will either work in the office 80% of the time and may plan to be in the field 20% of the time or will work in the field 80% of the time and may plan to be in the office 20% of the time. The determination of the time spent in-office versus the time spent in the field will be made by management to ensure projects are inspected/audited as required by the rules, policies, procedures, and laws followed by OHFA. Duties may be performed anywhere in Ohio. Properties may be located in Columbus or anywhere in Ohio including Toledo, Cleveland, Youngstown, Zanesville, Athens, Portsmouth, Cincinnati, and/or Dayton. When completing work in the field, staff will be eligible to check-out and use a state vehicle for work related purposes.

Classification Specific Notes: During the first year, Housing Examiner Trainees train with more experienced staff and the work schedule followed will depend on the staff member with whom they are assigned to work. When in the field, this is a physically demanding job requiring staff to conduct inspections of interiors and exteriors of buildings. Housing Examiner Trainees may need to climb flights of stairs, open and shut windows, stoop to see inside ovens and walk around exteriors of buildings. These tasks take place regardless of the season and may occur in snow, rain, cold, heat and humidity. Required training for these positions includes attending agency paid training to obtain either the Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM) credential or the Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) credential. Upon successfully obtaining one of these credentials and completing all other requirements as fully described in the position description (link above), Housing Examiner Trainees are reassigned to Housing Examiners. Step 1 rate of pay for Housing Examiners is $27.92 per hour.

Salary: While successful applicants are normally brought in at the Step 1 rate of pay for the classification ($22.96 per hour), applicants who at the time of application already possess either the Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM) credential or the Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) credential may be eligible for placement into an Advanced Step.