Public Housing Specialist — Detail-Oriented, Community Impact

AppleOne Employment Services; York (SC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Public Housing Specialist in York, SC to support a public housing program. The role emphasizes organized processes, documentation, and strong tenant engagement, with potential for permanent growth.

Responsibilities include applicant processing, certifications, rent tracking, and daily tenant communication. The position offers a stable schedule and a pathway to permanent responsibilities and pay increases based on performance.

Qualifications

• Less than 1 year of experience.
• Strong organizational skills with accurate, current files.
• High attention to detail and ability to follow established processes.
• Ability to learn housing-related systems such as SACS, HUD EIV, and PIC.
• Comfortable communicating with tenants with ~20–30 daily contacts.
• Balance empathy with firm enforcement of lease rules.
• Strong written and verbal communication for notices and reports.
• Handle confidential information and background checks professionally.

Responsibilities

• Manage applicant intake, wait list updates, lease-up processes, tenant files and required documentation.
• Conduct annual recertifications, interim changes, income verification, and family composition updates.
• Communicate daily with tenants by phone, email, text, mail, and in person with professional customer service.
• Maintain records, reports, rent statements, closed/move-out files and retention schedules.
• Coordinate with maintenance and inspections for turnover and annual inspections.
• Monitor lease compliance, service requirements, HUD notices, and program changes.

Skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Documentation

Tenant interaction

HUD knowledge

Tools

SACS

HUD EIV

PIC

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking a Public Housing Specialist in York, SC to support a public housing program. The role emphasizes organized processes, documentation, and strong tenant engagement, with potential for permanent growth.

Responsibilities include applicant processing, certifications, rent tracking, and daily tenant communication. The position offers a stable schedule and a pathway to permanent responsibilities and pay increases based on performance.