Remote work - Housing Examiner Trainee

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Remote
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March 10, 2023
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Cincinnati, OH
FULL_TIME
$24.71/HOUR

About Us:


The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) offers affordable housing opportunities for Ohioans from rental assistance to homeownership. OHFA provides access to financial resources for the development & management of affordable housing. The Agency's programs serve first-time homebuyers, renters, senior citizens & other populations with special needs who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing. Please visit the OHFA website for more information about our mission.


The Office of Program Compliance is responsible for monitoring more than 1,300 rental properties throughout Ohio, ensuring properties are being maintained in satisfactory or above manner & properties are in compliance with the Internal Revenue Service, HUD, USDA Rural Housing, federal HOME Partnership funds, Ohio Housing Trust Funds, ARRA, TCE & state regulations & policies.  The Office conducts training for owners & managers of rental projects regarding both basic & advanced issues that they face.


What You'll Do:


The Housing Examiner Trainee plays a very important role in Program Compliance.  In this position, you will be part of the team traveling throughout Ohio 75% of the time to conduct compliance inspections & audits.  These compliance checks are what ensures that residents have a safe & affordable place to call home. 


This is a physically demanding job requiring staff to conduct inspections of interiors & exteriors of buildings.  Housing Examiner Trainees may need to climb flights of stairs, open & shut windows, stoop to see inside ovens, & walk around exteriors of buildings.  These tasks take place regardless of the season & may occur in snow, rain, cold, heat & humidity.    In addition to physical inspections, Examiners complete file inspections reviewing tenant files for income & household composition requirements designated under multiple affordable housing funding guidelines.


Part of the required training for this position includes attending an 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 & completing other requirements as fully described in the position description (link below), Housing Examiner Trainees are reassigned to Housing Examiners.  The starting salary for Housing Examiners is $24.71 per hour.


This position offers the ability to work from home & travel to audit the properties mainly around South-Western & Western Ohio but there are times you will be asked to travel to other parts of the state.  During your first year, you will be required to come to Columbus on a regular basis to train with a more experienced Housing Examiner.   Once training is over you will be required to come to Columbus typically once a month or as operational needs arise.  You will be provided with a state vehicle for work related transportation.


Please note, if you are interested in one of the positions based out of Columbus, Ohio, you must submit a separate application for that posting.


What’s in it for you:


At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time & part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:


Medical Coverage



  • Quality, affordable & competitive medical benefits are offered through the Ohio Med PPO plan & would be effective the first day of the month after start in the new position if enrolled. 


Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance



  • Dental, vision & basic life insurance are available at no cost to the employee after one year of continuous state service.


Time Away From Work & Work/Life Balance



  • Paid time off, including vacation, personal & sick leave 

  • 11 paid holidays per year

  • Childbirth/Adoption leave


Ohio Public Employees Retirement System



  • OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees.  The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement.  The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary.  Visit the OPERS website for more information.



Deferred Compensation


Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:


Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State & strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access & inclusion & reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs & employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & other applicable laws.


ADA


OHFA is committed to providing access & reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs & employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act & other applicable laws. To request an ADA reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Gina Scheiderer, [email protected].


EEO Statement


The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer & does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy & immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, & any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices.  Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms & conditions of employment.



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