LEASING AGENT

Job Description

Job Description

LEASING AGENTLeasing agent position will be at an apartment communities in Fresno, CA and/or Clovis, CA area, where assigned to work for a locally based management company that manages medium-high to high-end luxury apartment homes. Leasing agent position will require roaming between various apartment communities in Fresno, CA and Clovis, CA, as needed.COMPENSATION:$20.00- $23.00 per hour*, depending on experience ( * $18.00-$21.00 per hour base rate, plus commissions) (3)Commissions, paid bi- weekly.Benefits:Health Insurance (1)MedicalDentalVisionVacation PaySick PayRetirement Plan Savings: 401(k) Elective Deferrals; 401(k) Employer MatchingBasic Term Life / AD&D Employee coverageLife Insurance - Guarantee Issue Whole Life (2)DUTIES & responsibilities, include, but are not limited to, the following:Leasing; including generating new leads by phone or email, making appointments, conducting tours, and following up with prospective residents.Processing applications, preparing lease agreements and other move-in paperworkExplain Agreements, rules and documents with new Resident(s) at Move-in.Collect, process and deposit rent paymentsServe all appropriate noticesGenerate various reports Provide excellent and attentive customer service to existing residents.Resolve resident complaints in a timely, efficient and courteous manner.Driving & Transportation DutiesOperate golf carts and/or company vehicles and/or business use of personal vehicle on property grounds and access roads, roadways, and/or operating a vehicle when responding to authorized calls to work when assigned to Unrestricted On-Call Duty(4)Travel throughout the property and between areas as needed to complete tasks (i.e. maintenance, leasing tours, etc.)Follow all applicable traffic safety rules when operating vehicles in areas with pedestrian and vehicle activityTransport tools, equipment, and supplies as required.All other duties assigned by the Manager.While performing the duties of this Job, there will prolonged periods of sitting at desk and working, working on a computer; employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear; climb up and down stairs; sitting in a vehicle driving. The employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and carry up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Ability to reach with arms outstretched or overhead.This job description should not be considered all inclusive. It is merely a guide of expected duties. employee understands that the job description is neither complete, nor permanent and may be modified at any time. At the request of their supervisor, an employee may be asked to perform additional duties or take on additional responsibilities without notice.The company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and all applicable local fair employment practices laws, and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. Consistent with this commitment, the company provides reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants and employees if the reasonable accommodation would allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would create and undue hardship.This is an at-will position. This means that the employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. This also applies to other employment decision made by the Company including, but not limited to, duties, schedule, work hours, title, compensation, and benefits.EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:Apartment / Multi-Family Housing - Management/Leasing or Equivalent Experience : at least 2 years preferred High School Diploma or EquivalentSales and Customer Service skillsKnowledge of and experienced in Office Skills.Must be proficient with use of Computers, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.); use of Email / Calendar and property management software/applications:Yardi Voyager Property Management Software experience preferred, but not required, or comparable property management system;Integrated use of RentCafe, Site Manager; screening; RentMax is preferred, but not required.Ability to work effectively to meet deadlines while handling multiple tasksOTHER REQUIREMENTS:Flexibility to work weekend and weekday hours between 8am-6pmMust have valid driver's licenseMust have transportation when assigned to work at multiple locations during the work day / work week and/or when responding to authorized calls to work when assigned to Unrestricted On-Call Duty(4).Applicants must be able to pass a post job offer, pre-employment drug test for controlled substances as a condition of employment.The Company will conduct a background check after a conditional offer of employment has been made.The Company will consider qualified applicants in a manner consistent with all applicable law. Footnotes:(1) Health Insurance - medical, dental, vision: Employer pays 75% of applicable Employee base plan premium(s). Employee responsible for 100% of Dependents' premium(s).(2) Guaranteed Issue Whole Life Insurance offered annually, employee responsible for 100% of premium. Guaranteed issue applicable at time of initial offering only; thereafter will be subject evidence of insurability.(3) Pay contingent upon other factors such as previous experience, job location including size of property (number of apartment units), managing/supervising and number of staff managing/supervising.(4) Maintenance positions: Unrestricted On-Call Duty: Employees placed on unrestricted on-call duty are free to respond to authorized calls to work within 1 hour or to decline to respond to such. The Company will pay employees on unrestricted on-call duty as follows: (a) While waiting for authorized calls to work, employees are free to engage in personal activities and, consequently, such time is not considered work time. As a result, the Company will not compensate employees for such time (b) If employees on unrestricted on-call time respond to authorized calls to work, the Company will pay the employees their overtime hourly rate for time spent responding to authorized calls to work, including time spent traveling to and from work, or a minimum of two hours, whichever is greater (c) In the event employees are unable to respond, employees should as a courtesy notify the acting supervisor and/or manager, so that the Company can make other arrangements. Employees on unrestricted on-call duty are required to comply with applicable Company policies during the time they are responding to an authorized call to work, including the Company's Drug and Alcohol Policy.