Homeownership Advocate | Foreclosure Prevention Specialist

Boston Community Development, Inc.; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Community Development, Inc. seeks a Foreclosure Prevention Counselor in Mattapan to support MFSC’s Foreclosure Prevention Program.

You will respond to inquiries, conduct intake, assess financial situations, and develop resolution strategies in collaboration with lenders and housing partners. The role requires 3–5 years of related experience, a high school diploma (bachelor preferred), strong organizational and communication skills, and willingness to work evenings and weekends including

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Services, or related field highly preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience required.
• Proven understanding of Foreclosure Prevention Field
• Previous participation in Housing Counseling and or Foreclosure Prevention trainings required.
• Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and attend overnight out-of-state trainings, seminars and workshops as necessary.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic as the position requires a lot of tracking, follow-up and updating.
• Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication skills, and ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision.
• Experience in credit counseling and management, marketing and effectively planning/ conducting workshops and seminars preferred.
• Bilingual in Haitian Creole or Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary resource to MFSC’s Foreclosure Prevention Program.
• Conduct homeowner intake interviews, collect documents and assess homeowners’ financial situation.
• Enter, track and update homeowners’ information in funder’s database on a day to day basis.
• Provide credit counseling and credit management to clients.
• Counsel homeowners to develop credible and realistic resolution strategies and formulate action plans.
• Work with lending institutions to negotiate homeowners’ desired workout.
• Gather all necessary documents to complete a workout package to send to lender, follow-up on submitted package and update homeowners.
• Provide referral services that would assist homeownership and retention by preparing an up-to-date list of referral resources.
• Establish credible relationships with lenders, servicers, real estate agents, attorneys and mortgage insurance companies.
• Initiate/coordinate outreach activities by sending letters, flyers and planning workshops, seminars and trainings for homeowners.
• Work with community, civic, religious groups, etc. to identify clients in need of offered services.
• Market the Foreclosure Prevention Program.
• Carry out reporting, invoicing, performance and compliance activities as contractually required by funder.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Evenings/weekends availability

Bilingual Creole or Spanish

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Business / Human Services)

Job description

Boston Community Development, Inc. seeks a Foreclosure Prevention Counselor in Mattapan to support MFSC’s Foreclosure Prevention Program.

You will respond to inquiries, conduct intake, assess financial situations, and develop resolution strategies in collaboration with lenders and housing partners. The role requires 3–5 years of related experience, a high school diploma (bachelor preferred), strong organizational and communication skills, and willingness to work evenings and weekends including