Financial Programs Coordinator
The Community Builders, Inc.
Provides financial coaching and coordination for the FSS program to help residents improve savings, credit, and employment.
3 days ago ago
$55,000 - $55,000
Junior (1-3 years)
Full Time
New Haven, CT
Onsite
Company Size
300 Employees
Service Specialisms
Affordable Housing Development
Real Estate Development
Community Development
Urban Planning
Construction Management
Property Development
Sector Specialisms
Residential
Commercial
Mixed-income Housing
Affordable Housing
Community Development
Retail Landlord
Neighborhood Investment
Property Management
Role
What you would be doing
compliance
coordination
data collection
resident coaching
program oversight
reporting
- Keep Community Life Senior Manager appraised of issues affecting residents
- Ensure compliance with FSS program action plan and manual including staying abreast of any HUD FSS changes and requirements.
- Participate in the coordination of resources for lease compliance issues such as income enhancements and rental assistance.
- Support the collection of the annual Community Life Questionnaire.
- Operate in a timely manner, with consistency and a high level of integrity and professionalism; provide excellent customer service to residents and partners
- Coach participants using mobility mentoring to set financial goals aligned with resident’s aspirations.
- Attend trainings and continue education opportunities offered by the Community Life Hub team
- Participate in ongoing professional development.
- Attend weekly meetings with Community Life Senior Manager and CL site team
- Build relationships with residents to better understand their needs and aspirations and connect them with the local resources and opportunities.
- Understand and explain how the Rent Reporting for Credit Building program works to improve credit score by paying rent on time.
- Oversee the FSS Program at Kensington including recruitment, coaching, training, reporting, and all administration of the program.
What you bring
yardi
excel
publisher
bachelors
bilingual
1 year
- Knowledge of Yardi, Property Management databases, or CL Dynamics is a plus.
- Ability to understand and respect values, attitudes, and beliefs that differ across cultures and to respond appropriately to these differences with residents in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and services.
- Excellent communication, organization and writing skills
- Knowledge of federal, state and local policies affecting housing is a plus.
- Ability to coordinate and teach financial education workshops
- Proficiency with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and other computer programs
- Practiced in financial program outreach, enrollment, and file management
- Ability to create outreach and marketing materials using Publisher or other design programs to meet FSS Program enrollment and participation goals.
- Use of TCB's data collection system, CL Connect to document coaching, referrals and programs implemented.
- Bachelors preferred with a focus in social work, human services, public health, community development, or related field.
- Ability to collect, track and understand data in order to assess programs and partnerships and inform strategies.
- Capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including but, not limited to residents, senior staff, volunteers, interns, and community partners
- Previous engagement, communication, and collaboration with people of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
- Minimum 1 year experience as an FSS program coordinator or FSS coach or financial coach desired
- Experience working with partners and site team members to implement programs and initiative
- Bilingual (English and Spanish) required.
- Experience working with families to support their aspirations
- Ability to work some weekends and evenings is required
- Experience with financial reporting requirements and daily activity database tracking
- This is a grant-funded position and will be extended beyond the 3 year grant based on securing further funding. Salary: $55k
- Hospital & Critical Illness Insurance
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Tax-advantage accounts: commuter/parking, medical & dependent care FSA
- 12 Paid Holidays & tenure-based PTO accruals
- Confidential, 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- 403(b) retirement plan with company match
- Company paid Life & Disability Insurance
- Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
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Company
Overview
1964
Years in Operation
The company has been actively working to enhance neighborhoods and create sustainable affordable housing for over half a century.
- Specializes in revitalizing communities and developing long-term, impactful housing solutions, with a focus on mixed-income developments.
- Creates developments that serve as both affordable housing and community anchors by leveraging expertise in urban planning and financing.
- Collaborates with local governments and partners to address housing and social needs through community redevelopment.
- Notable projects include large-scale residential developments in high-need urban areas, each aimed at creating lasting positive change.
- Committed to fostering strong, healthy, and economically resilient neighborhoods.
- To build and sustain strong communities where people of all incomes can achieve their full potential.
- We hire diverse and talented people.
- We empower our employees to take initiative, advance our mission, and deliver results.
- We hold leaders and each other accountable for fostering inclusion, trust, and collaboration.
20% Energy Reduction
SAHF Big Reach Commitment
Aim to reduce energy intensity of portfolio by 20% from 2010 baseline by 2020.
$2.5B Investment
Project Financing for Developments
Over $2.5 billion spent on constructing and preserving affordable/mixed-income housing developments.
10,000 Apartments
Managed Nationwide
Owning/managing over 10,000 apartments across 14 states and DC, enabling large-scale sustainability improvements.
320+ Developments
Affordable Housing Portfolio
Constructing and preserving more than 320 affordable and mixed-income housing developments.
- Uses improved operations & maintenance, resident engagement, appliance/equipment upgrades, whole‑building retrofits and renewable energy to meet energy‑savings goals
2,000 Residents
Job Placements
Approximately 2,000 residents have been placed in jobs through the company's efforts.
$16.7M Returned
Tax Credit/Asset Building
Returns $16.7 million annually through Earned Income Tax Credit and Asset-Building campaigns.
- Mission to build communities where people of all incomes can thrive (emphasis on socioeconomic inclusion)
- Leadership & staff demographics (GuideStar 2023): leadership identified as White/Caucasian male, heterosexual, without disability
- Collaborates with neighborhood groups, residents, public/private agencies to coordinate access to support services
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