Columbus Based Housing Examiner Trainee

Columbus, NE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

To receive further consideration candidates must demonstrate on their application how they meet the following minimum required qualifications:

24 months experience in low-income housing tax credit industry or maintenance/monitoring of subsidized housing projects & regulations or residential property management; AND must be able to provide own transportation.
OR completion of undergraduate core program in accounting; AND must be able to provide own transportation.
OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above*.

*Please note 24 months work experience in accounting is equal to an undergraduate core program in accounting when using the State of Ohios Minimum Qualification Conversion table.

Necessary Job Skills for Success: Housing Auditing Building Maintenance Accounting & Finance Regulatory Compliance Attention to Detail Verbal Communication Written Communication Observation Time Management

Selection

These positions will be filled in accordance with the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) contract. Internal bargaining unit applicants who applied & were considered for this classification within the past 180 days are not eligible for consideration.

Background Requirements

The final candidate selected for a position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All external applicants that are selected for an interview may be required to provide at least three professional references & complete the Supplemental Nepotism Statement at the time of the interview.

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 email DeHavlyn Wainwright.

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.

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 Agencys programs serve first-time homebuyers renters senior citizens & other populations with special needs who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing. Please visitOHFAs website for more information about our mission.

The Office of Program Compliance is responsible for monitoring more than 1600 rental properties throughout Ohio ensuring properties are being maintained in satisfactory or above manner & are in compliance with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing federal HOME Partnership funds Ohio Housing Trust Funds American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) & state regulations policies. The Office conducts training for owners & manager of rental projects regarding both basic & advanced issues they face.

What Youll Do:

OHFA is seeking three dedicated Housing Examiner Trainees in central Ohio who will...

Travel throughout Ohio to conduct physical compliance inspections of properties in the field.
Complete file inspections/audits either in the field or in the office.
Review tenant files for income & household composition requirements designated under multiple affordable housing funding guidelines.

For a complete description of the job duties please read the Housing Examiner Trainee position description. Please note we are seeking to fill three positions but there is only one position description attached. If you have any trouble accessing it or would like to see the other two please reach out to to request copies. Be sure to include the name of the position in your email request.

Columbus Ohio Based Positions:

The employees filling these positions will be considered Columbus based and must report to OHFAs offices whichare located at 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive Columbus OH 43231.
The nature of the duties for Columbus based positions is such that depending on the time of year employees will either work in the office 80% of the time and may plan to be in the field 20% of the time or will work in the field 80% of the time and may plan to be in the office 20% of the time.
The determination of the time spent in-office versus the time spent in the field will be made by management to ensure projects are inspected/audited as required by the rules policies procedures and laws followed by OHFA.
Duties may be performed anywhere in Ohio. Properties may be located in Columbus or anywhere in Ohio including Toledo Cleveland Youngstown Zanesville Athens Portsmouth Cincinnati and/or Dayton.
When completing work in the field staff will be eligible to check-out and use a state vehicle for work related purposes.

Classification Specific Notes:

During the first year Housing Examiner Trainees train with more experienced staff and the work schedule followed will depend on the staff member with whom they are assigned to work.
When in the field this is a physically demanding job requiring staff to conduct inspections of interiors & exteriors of Examiner Trainees may need to climb flights of stairs open & shut windows stoop to see inside ovens & walk around exteriors of tasks take place regardless of the season & may occur in snow rain cold heat & humidity.
Required training for these positions includes attending 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 all other requirements as fully described in the position description (link above) Housing Examiner Trainees are reassigned to Housing 1 rate of pay for Housing Examiners is $27.92 per hour.

Salary

While successful applicants are normally brought in at the Step 1 rate of pay for the classification ($22.96 per hour) applicants who at the time of application already possess either the Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM) credential or the Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) credential may be eligible for placement into an Advanced Step.

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 and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage
Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.

Required Experience:

Intern

To receive further consideration candidates must demonstrate on their application how they meet the following minimum required qualifications:

24 months experience in low-income housing tax credit industry or maintenance/monitoring of subsidized housing projects & regulations or residential property management; AND must be able to provide own transportation.
OR completion of undergraduate core program in accounting; AND must be able to provide own transportation.
OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above*.

*Please note 24 months work experience in accounting is equal to an undergraduate core program in accounting when using the State of Ohios Minimum Qualification Conversion table.

Selection

Background Requirements

ADA

EEO Statement

What Youll Do:

OHFA is seeking three dedicated Housing Examiner Trainees in central Ohio who will...

Travel throughout Ohio to conduct physical compliance inspections of properties in the field.
Complete file inspections/audits either in the field or in the office.
Review tenant files for income & household composition requirements designated under multiple affordable housing funding guidelines.

Columbus Ohio Based Positions:

The employees filling these positions will be considered Columbus based and must report to OHFAs offices whichare located at 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive Columbus OH 43231.
The nature of the duties for Columbus based positions is such that depending on the time of year employees will either work in the office 80% of the time and may plan to be in the field 20% of the time or will work in the field 80% of the time and may plan to be in the office 20% of the time.
The determination of the time spent in-office versus the time spent in the field will be made by management to ensure projects are inspected/audited as required by the rules policies procedures and laws followed by OHFA.
Duties may be performed anywhere in Ohio. Properties may be located in Columbus or anywhere in Ohio including Toledo Cleveland Youngstown Zanesville Athens Portsmouth Cincinnati and/or Dayton.
When completing work in the field staff will be eligible to check-out and use a state vehicle for work related purposes.

Classification Specific Notes:

During the first year Housing Examiner Trainees train with more experienced staff and the work schedule followed will depend on the staff member with whom they are assigned to work.
When in the field this is a physically demanding job requiring staff to conduct inspections of interiors & exteriors of Examiner Trainees may need to climb flights of stairs open & shut windows stoop to see inside ovens & walk around exteriors of tasks take place regardless of the season & may occur in snow rain cold heat & humidity.
Required training for these positions includes attending 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 all other requirements as fully described in the position description (link above) Housing Examiner Trainees are reassigned to Housing 1 rate of pay for Housing Examiners is $27.92 per hour.

Salary

Medical Coverage
Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Required Experience:

Intern

Key Skills

Auditing
GAAP
Military Experience
Phlebotomy
Conflict Management
Vital Signs Experience
Computer Forensics
Research Experience
Securities Law
Operating Systems
PTSD Care
RMF

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