Property Manager - Ferndale Square

Mercy Housing Management Group; Ferndale (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Early close Fridays (3 paid hours)

Early close before holidays (3 paid)

PTO between Christmas and New Year’s

403b + match

Paid Parental Leave and Care Giver/​Le

Paid Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

Free Basic Dental

Pet Insurance options

Job summary

Mercy Housing Management Group seeks a Property Manager for Ferndale Square Apartments. This on-site, part-time role (32 hours/week) oversees operations for 30 units, with duties spanning rent collection, leasing, resident relations, and budget management. Pay range is $28–$32 per hour, depending on experience; benefits include PTO, holidays, healthcare, and retirement options.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of local and federal housing laws including Fair Housing.
• Experience managing financials for a property.
• Housing or property management experience including HUD, LIHTC, Rural Housing, and Tax-Exempt Bond properties.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service to residents in partnership with staff.
• Manage rent collections and achieve collection benchmarks.
• Maintain occupancy by implementing effective leasing strategies.
• Operate property within budget and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and accurate documentation.
• Support other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Budgeting

Leasing

Cost savings

Regulatory compliance

Financial management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Property Manager - Ferndale Square

• Posted on October 21, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location

Ferndale, WA 98248, USA

• Property Operations
• Part-Time
• Requisition #: PROPE005140

Description

At Mercy Housing, your work creates homes, hope, and opportunity. Together, we’re transforming lives through affordable housing and inclusive communities.

Location: Ferndale Square Apartments |Ferndale, WA (24 hours/week) + other properties in the Bellingham area as needed (8 hours/week)

Pay: $28-32/hour, depending on experience

Schedule: Part-time, 32 hours/week

The Property Manager will provide leadership to site staff, direction for building operations, customer service, resident relations, property budget management, rent collections, leasing, compliance and guidance on maintenance priorities. This position will lead operations at Ferndale Square Apartments (30 units).

We encourage candidates with lived experience to apply. This is an on-site position.

• Early close Fridays (3 paid hours each Friday)
• Early close prior to a holiday (3 paid hours)
• Paid Time off between Christmas and New Year's Holiday
• Several Healthcare plans to choose from, dental (includes plans that cover adult and child orthodontia, free basic dental available) and vision
• 15 days of earned PTO your first year, 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays
• 403b + match
• Paid Parental Leave and Care Giver Leave
• Paid Life Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Plan
• Free Basic Dental
• Pet Insurance options

What You'll Do

Duties

• Deliver great customer service to residents in partnership with Assistant Property Manager, Maintenance, and Resident Services staff.
• Rent collection, ensure timely payments and achievement of collection benchmarks.

Maintain occupancy rates at or above budgeted targets by actively managing leasing strategies.

• Manage property operations within approved budget parameters and identifies opportunities for cost savings.

Regularly reviews and controls property expenses to align with budget goals.

Drive performance to meet or exceed Controllable Net Operating Income (CNOI) objectives.

Monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including resident files, annual and interim recertifications, and all necessary documentation.

• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of applicable local and federal housing laws, including Fair Housing and Landlord and Tenant laws.
• Experience being accountable for financials.
• Previous housing or property management experience including HUD, Low Income Tax Credits, Rural Housing, and Tax-Exempt Bond properties.
• Legally operate a motor vehicle (valid driver's license).

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification in property or affordable housing management.
• Minimum two (2) years of administrative, accounting, customer service, and/or supervisory experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Comprehend and communicate in the English language both orally and in writing.
• Legally operate a motor vehicle (valid driver's license).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

This is a brief description summarizing the abilities needed for the position. Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Qualifications

Skills

Required

Training Intermediate

Coaching Intermediate

Budgeting Intermediate

Intermediate

Behaviors

Required

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Required

Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Preferred

High School or better.

Experience

Required

2 years: Working knowledge of applicable local and federal housing laws, including Fair Housing and Landlord and Tenant laws.

2 years: Housing or property management experience including HUD, Low Income Tax Credits, rural Housing, and Tax-Exempt Bond properties.

Preferred

Professional certification in property or affordable housing management.

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

COS

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