Housing Specialist II (Grade 13)

City of Huntsville; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Huntsville in Alabama is seeking a Housing Specialist II within the Community Development Department. The role focuses on technical inspections to ensure compliance with housing, property maintenance, and nuisance codes to protect public health and reduce urban blight.

Qualified applicants will have a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and must obtain the ICC Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector Certification within six months of hire.

Qualifications

• High school diploma from a school accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or GED certificate issued by the appropriate state agency.
• Valid Driver's License
• ICC Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector Certification within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Inspect housing stock to ensure compliance with housing, property maintenance, and nuisance codes.
• Maintain and enforce codes to protect health, safety, and welfare and to reduce urban blight.

Education

HS Diploma or GED

ICC Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector Certification

Job description

THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE’S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WANTS YOU!

The City of Huntsville’s Community Development department is seeking qualified applicants to fill our

Housing Specialist II position.

Exciting Career Opportunities for Smart and Talented People.

About our Department:

A division of Urban & Economic Development, the Community Development mission is three-fold; stabilization of lower income neighborhoods, economic empowerment of lower income persons and/or of persons living in lower income neighborhoods and providing assistance to the special needs’ population in our community. We provide incentive programs to improve homes, recreational and neighborhood infrastructure.

Housing Specialist II Position Overview:

This is technical and skilled inspection work in securing and maintaining compliance with city codes and ordinances applicable to the Codes Enforcement Section of the Community Development Division. Work involves responsibility for performing inspections to assure compliance with housing, property maintenance, and nuisance codes and ordinances designed to maintain, preserve and/or improve housing stock in the city, to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, and to reduce urban blight.

Qualifications and Necessary Special Requirements:

High school diploma from a school accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or GED certificate issued by the appropriate state agency.

Valid Driver's License

International Code Council Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector Certification within six months of hire.

For More Information Regarding the Housing Specialist II Job Duties, Please Visit the Website Below:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/huntsville/classspecs/77209

Applicants May Obtain a Copy of the City of Huntsville's EEOP Short Form Upon Request