Housing Specialist
Coordinate housing for refugees and support their resettlement.
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Overview
Coordinate housing for refugees and support their resettlement.
You have:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 1 year of housing related professional experience required
- Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations preferred
- Strong relationship building, diplomacy, and networking skills
- Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment
- Proven ability to contribute both independently and as a key team member
- Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to multi-task, prioritize duties, and manage time effectively
- Superb organization, planning, and logistical skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy in work product
- Ability to regularly lift ~50 lbs.
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Valid driver’s license and access to a personal, insured vehicle
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you had to build a relationship with a difficult landlord. | This assesses your relationship-building skills under pressure. | Provide a specific example that highlights your diplomacy and negotiation skills. |
| How do you prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines? | The interviewer wants to understand your time management strategies. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain how you would handle a home safety inspection that reveals multiple issues. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Share an experience where you had to work collaboratively with a multicultural team. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to facilitate a lease signing and what challenges you faced. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to conduct outreach to landlords? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you ensure that vendors meet the procurement standards? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your approach to training volunteers in housing support tasks? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
Added 11 months ago
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Updated 11 months ago
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Source:
rescue.org
