Job Description Reporting directly to the Landlord Outreach Unit Manager, the Housing Assistant will be assigned to conduct various duties for the Lease Housing Section 8 Housing choice voucher program. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: 1. Review and process certification for eviction service request. 2. Process and close out single deceased move-out cases. 3. Calculate recoupment for subsidy overpayment owed to NYCHA. 4. Liaison with internal and external customers to resolve landlord or tenant issues. 5. Disposition back-office landlord and tenant information requests. 6. Assist landlords with owner extranet issues. 7. Other duties as assigned. NOTE: IF THIS APPOINTMENT IS MADE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS PURSUANT TO 65 OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NO TENURE OR PERMANENCE ACCRUES TO AN INCUMBENT IN THIS POSITION BY VIRTUE OF SUCH APPOINTMENT. NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, click on the link below: https://bit.ly/55aProgram Additional Information: 1. For NYCHA employees: this position is open on a direct transfer (lateral) basis and as a promotional opportunity. 2. For NYCHA employees: this vacancy is for a title which is normally filled through the Automated Transfer List System (ATLS). However, employees applying to this location via the Automated Transfer List System (ATLS) must reapply to this vacancy posting to be considered for this position. 3. For NYCHA employees: employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable). 4. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply. Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the qualification requirements before applying to this position. Qualifications A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or An associate degree or sixty semester credits from an accredited college and one year of satisfactory full-time experience in housing management at a development or developments containing at least 150 apartments, performing any one or a combination of the following duties: interviewing applicants; determining eligibility; gathering and evaluating information to resolve complaints; collecting rents; and/or resolving tenant-related problems; or A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and three years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in “1” above; or A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience as described in "1" or "2" above. Undergraduate college credit may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of satisfactory full-time experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent. Additional Information The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.