Job Summary

We are seeking a Housing Choice Voucher Coordinator for a temp-to-hire opportunity in York, SC. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented housing, administrative, or public program professional who enjoys helping applicants, participants, and landlords navigate the Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8.

The Housing Choice Voucher Coordinator will oversee day-to-day program administration, including eligibility reviews, voucher issuance, recertifications, landlord coordination, inspections, payments, reporting, and HUD compliance. This position offers a strong opportunity to build a long-term career in affordable housing program management while receiving ongoing training and certification support upon transition to permanent employment.

This role is well suited for someone who thrives in a structured, service-focused environment with steady communication, clear processes, and meaningful community impact. You will work closely with office leadership, support program operations, and supervise one Inspector while helping ensure participants and landlords receive accurate, timely, and professional service.

Key Responsibilities

- Administer Housing Choice Voucher Program activities, including applicant selection, eligibility review, voucher briefings, voucher issuance, and HUD tracking requirements.
- Manage leasing activities by reviewing tenancy requests, conducting rent reasonableness reviews, coordinating inspections, preparing HAP contracts, and supporting landlord relationships.
- Maintain accurate participant files, complete annual and interim recertifications, verify income through HUD systems, submit HUD Form 50058, and address program compliance issues.
- Coordinate inspections, quality control reviews, SEMAP-related activities, and file retention requirements in accordance with program policies and HUD guidance.
- Prepare landlord HAP payments, tenant UHAP payments, monthly reports, VMS reporting, transaction reports, and year-end landlord 1099 forms.
- Manage portability cases, communicate with other housing authorities, complete HUD Form 52665, submit portability billing, and track participating households.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay: $20 per hour.
- Employment type: Temporary-to-hire.
- Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a 5:30 p.m. departure on Thursdays.
- Lunch break: One hour total, including 30 minutes paid and 30 minutes unpaid.
- Paid hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Oversee daily administration of the Housing Choice Voucher Program, including eligibility, voucher issuance, participant files, reporting, and compliance.
- Coordinate landlord, tenant, inspection, payment, and portability processes to support smooth program operations.
- Supervise the program Inspector and collaborate with office staff to complete inspections, documentation, and participant service activities.
- Communicate daily with applicants, participants, landlords, and housing authority partners through phone, email, text, mail, and in-person contact.

- 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in housing programs, case management, administrative coordination, public service, property management, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of, or ability to learn, Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8, HUD, rent reasonableness, recertification, and program compliance processes.
- Ability to review documentation, verify income, evaluate eligibility, maintain accurate files, and follow detailed regulatory requirements.
- Strong customer service and communication skills, with the ability to manage approximately 50 to 60 contacts daily.
- High attention to detail, organization, confidentiality, and follow-through.
- Ability to prepare reports, process payments, track repayment obligations, and maintain compliance records.
- Comfortable coordinating with landlords, tenants, inspectors, office staff, and outside housing authorities.
- Ability to travel approximately two to three weeks per year for training.
- Must complete required training and certifications upon transition to permanent employment, including HCV/Section 8 Specialist Certification, NSPIRE training and certification, SEMAP training and certification, VMS training and certification, HUD Two-Year Tool training, and additional HUD-required updates.

Preferred Qualifications

- Prior experience with Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8, affordable housing, public housing, or landlord and tenant program administration.
- Experience using HUD systems, Enterprise Income Verification, PIC, VMS, SEMAP, HUD Form 50058, HUD Form 52665, or related housing program tools.
- Previous supervisory experience or experience coordinating inspectors, administrative staff, or program support personnel.
- Familiarity with rent calculations, HAP contracts, annual recertifications, interim changes, portability, and affordable housing compliance documentation.

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