Housing Property Preservation Specialist-Part Time

Helena, MT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

**This is a part time position 20 hours a week**

About the Department

The Department of Commerce aims to make sure Montana is the best place to work live and play. We work alongside private industry and local organizations to create jobs grow businesses develop affordable housing and improve community infrastructure.

(You can learn more about us here.)

About this Position

Montana Housing strengthens our vibrant communities by supporting access to safe affordable and sustainable homes for Montanans whose housing needs are not met by the market. Montana Housing assists with buying a home down payment assistance mortgage servicing Reverse Annuity Mortgages rental housing assistance and multifamily rental development.

This position is responsible for administering the mortgage loan servicing loss mitigation program and maintaining compliance with investor policies and industry regulation. Attention to detail and proficient data entry skills are required. The position manages loss mitigation activities and property preservation. The Risk Mitigation Specialist provides regular ongoing financial accounting activities and successfully navigates customer service activities including incenting payment and ensuring stability of the loan portfolio. The Risk Mitigation Specialist successfully navigates difficult customer service activities with a high degree of integrity and professionalism. The primary function of this position is to preserve the assets of the Board while creatively identifying and executing solutions for borrowers within the industry regulations and authority.

This position is open until filled; with first review January 21st 2026.

What are we looking for

Education and Experience:

Associate degree in finance accounting business or closely related field; or

Two years closely related field; or

Two years combinations of education and job-related experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

It would pique our interest if you had experience in collections and loans!

Competencies:

Knowledge of:

Protect and preserve all abandoned property
- Transfer property
- Pay taxes
- Clean out
- Lawn care and snow removal
- Winterization
- Property maintenance repairs
- Securing properties
Manage property timely to be in conveyance condition to the insurers after foreclosure
Order Appraisals for RD VA foreclosures
Assist borrowers with Successor in Interest whether there is a death or divorce involving the borrower
Oversight on occupancy status
Manage Privacy Authorizations
Return Mail Process
SCRA Servicemembers Civil Relief Act process
25 day calls
CoreLogic removals
REOs with HO
Ordering death certificates
P260 documents ( tracking expenses for reimbursement on eventual claim with HUD after foreclosure )

Ability to:

Order inspections monthly by area
Inspection letters to borrowers
F2F (Face to Face) outreach letters after 45 days past due

How to apply

Apply online by submitting your resume. (Please Note: You do not need to complete the work experience or the education & certifications portion of the application process in our recruiting only need to upload the requested documentation.)

Benefits

Look hereto see the additional benefits!They include:

o Work/life Balance

o Health Coverage

o Retirement plans

o Paid Vacation and Sick Leave and Holidays

o And more

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Employmentwith the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the hereto learn more and see if you may qualify!

Other important information to be aware of

This position requires the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Only online applications are applying online you can receive updates and monitor the status of your application.

If you fail to upload the requested application documents and/or preference documents we will notify you via email. Failure to upload these documents after notification will result in your application being removed from consideration.

This position allows for a hybrid work schedule from a remote location within the State of Montana. Weekly travel to Helena offices will be required. Specific conditions will be outlined as part of the job offer and must adhere to state policy. New Employees may be required to complete training in person before hybrid work schedules begin.

This agency participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. After accepting a job offer and completing Form I-9 your information will be submitted to the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration for verification. For more information about E-Verify please visit the E-Verify website found here Link to E-Verify Website.

The State of Montana has a decentralized human resources (HR) system. Each agency is responsible for its own recruitment and selection. Anyone who needs a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the agencys HR staff identified on the job listing or by dialing the Montana Relay at 711. Montana Job Service Offices also offer services including assistance with submitting an online application.

State government does not discriminate based on race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth age physical or mental disability genetic information marital status creed political beliefs or affiliation veteran status military service retaliation or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.

Required Experience:

**This is a part time position 20 hours a week**About the DepartmentThe Department of Commerce aims to make sure Montana is the best place to work live and play. We work alongside private industry and local organizations to create jobs grow businesses develop affordable housing and improve community...