DEPUTY DIRECTOR HOUSING COURT UNIT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR HOUSING COURT UNIT
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The Homelessness Prevention Administration (HPA) works to keep New Yorkers in their homes. HPA works with the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) the NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) and many other organizations and City agencies to assist families and individuals in need in obtaining and maintaining stable affordable housing.
The Rental Assistance Unit (RAU) assists in the prevention of homelessness and provides grants under certain conditions to New Yorkers facing housing emergencies to prevent evictions. Payments are generally made for rent arrears or new apartment expenses and may also be made for mortgage and property tax arrears. RAU may also cover other expenses related to the emergency such as moving costs. RAUs overall goals are to prevent evictions and to help applicants/participants remain in their homes. RAU requests for emergency rental assistance (including requests for assistance with necessary moves) received from the HDUs and in some cases from regular Center staff and advocates. These requests are reviewed on a casebycase basis in accordance with NYS regulations/guidelines and HRA policy and procedures.
Under the direction of the Director of Rental Assistance Unit/Housing Court Liaison Units with latitude for independent judgment initiative and decisionmaking the Deputy Director is responsible for managing daily activities of the Housing Court Component and Housing Court Initiatives.
HPA/ HCU is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Job Specialists to function as a Deputy Director Housing Court Unit who will:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage the activities of the Housing Court Consultants; oversees the reviewing of all court affidavits policy directives and operational guides relating to homelessness issues to design implement and direct new initiatives and coordinate efforts to respond to changes in policies as mandated by court and/or new regulations.
Collaborate with attorneys for landlords tenants and with Housing Court judges to facilitate expedite and negotiate the best course of action to prevent evictions; oversee the negotiation process with landlords and attorneys on reduction of rent arrears and monthly rent as well as timeframes for payment.
Act as the principal representative and spokesperson of the agency at the Housing Courts and Community Justice Centers in the absence of the Director; responds to elected officials who raise concerns over specific housing assistance cases.
Direct audits of units operations and monitors the performance and evaluation of staff; train staff on new directives and initiatives that is consistent with ongoing program assessment interpretation and implementation of agency policies and procedures. Complete reports on housing court activity.
Represent the unit at meetings with HRA Office of Legal Affairs the Mayors Office City State and Federal agencies on problems related to homelessness prevention.
ADMINISTRATIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY 10248
Qualifications :
Qualification Requirements
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university plus four years of satisfactory fulltime experience performing work related to providing employment related services or economic support services to persons in need at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; or
2. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eight years of fulltime experience equivalent to 1 above; at least eighteen months of this experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. College credits from an accredited college or university may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for one year; year of work experience. However all candidates must have at least a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least eighteen months of experience must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity as described in 1 above.
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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
