Housing Program Specialist

Job Posting Title:

Housing Program Specialist

Department:

Housing

Location:

2400 Wellesley Dr NE STE 300

Pay Range:

$47445.00 - $74901.00

Close Date:

October 20 2026

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents communities and addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance building a culture of flexibility learning and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

The Housing Program Specialist provides technical guidance and support in the daily operations of housing programs. Assists in implementing program goals and ensuring compliance with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and County standards. Responsibilities include quality control staff training and oversight file auditing public inquiries and support services for clients with a focus on trauma-informed care and community AND RESPONSIBILITIESProvides technical support and guidance to housing staff to ensure consistency and program files responds to inquiries from the public and resolves complaints related to housing implementation of program goals objectives and procedures in alignment with HUD and County staff performance to ensure adherence to housing program policies and direct support to adult clients in managing community living responsibilities utilizing conflict resolution strategies and trauma-informed care and organizes community-building events and activities to foster client engagement and periodic reports and summaries on program activities and housing program actions such as waitlist eligibility tenant/landlord participation and purge list in the review and approval of termination notices to ensure accuracy and regulatory training and instruction to Section 8 and other housing staff in a professional and comprehensive in preparing performance evaluations for housing program in audits related to HUD grant compliance and internal quality quality control reviews of Section 8 and other housing program the review and processing of reasonable accommodation in handling Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) requests related to housing confidentiality while working with sensitive information records and decisions.*The above information is intended to outline the general nature and scope of the duties required for this position. It is not an exhaustive list and may vary depending on specific job assignments and QUALIFICATIONSBachelors degree in Business Administration or a related (1) year of work experience in housing related programs.*Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONSCREENING AND COMPLIANCEThe offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:Successful completion of a post-offer employment medical examination and background to all County safety all FEMA training(s) assigned to this of a valid New Mexico drivers license by the date of hire and maintenance of a valid license while employed in this required supervisor training if CONDITIONSMost essential duties are performed indoors in a temperature-controlled takes place on an even dry surface such as tile or are performed primarily independently with occasional work as part of a TOOLS AND MATERIALSCommon office equipment used includes a telephone computer printer photocopier fax machine and handled include forms reports files various documents and a range of basic office supplies.

Required Experience:

IC