Housing/Community Development Specialist
Broward County GovernmentAbout the role
Posting number: 1414652
Department: RED HUP Home Rep
Job classification: HOUSING/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Posting type: External
Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Housing, Customer Service
Summary
2026 Benefits of Broward County Employment
High Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:
Single $10.90 / Family $80.79
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2000 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:
Single $82.58 / Family $286.79
Florida Retirement System (FRS) – Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation Employee Match
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
General Description
This is a professional and administrative position with the Housing and Urban Planning Division that requires a candidate with thorough income certification experience and knowledge in the administering, implementing, and monitoring of affordable housing and/or community development programs funded from local, state or federal government sources. Knowledge of residential mortgage loan underwriting and experience with closing residential real estate transactions is required.
(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)
Requires one (1) year of experience in mortgage loan origination, loan processing, apartment leasing, housing program compliance monitoring or enforcement, community development or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses
Preferences
- Masters degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, finance, accounting, real estate, planning, sociology, or closely related field.
- One or more years of direct oversight in Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s HOME specific grant administration
- One or more years of direct oversight in Housing and Community Development of Block Grants Administration
- One or more years of direct oversight in state SHIP program administration
- Housing Choice Voucher Specialist (HCVS)
- One or more years experience direct Income Certification
- One or more years experience in direct residential mortgage loan origination or underwriting
- Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, finance, accounting, real estate, planning, sociology, or closely related field.
Examples of duties
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Duties and responsibilities include certifying applicant's eligibility for various housing programs.
Certify applicant's income and assets; request, collect, and review documents; perform in-person interviews, obtain third party income and asset verifications or other verifications as deemed appropriate; calculate and certify household size, income, and assets.
Evaluate applicant's first mortgage loan pre-approval or commitment to certify the loan meets Division guidelines as to debt to income ratios, total loan to value, projected debt calculations, asset and debt estimates, etc.
Examine property suitability through review of property appraiser's data sheet, real estate appraisals, recorded mortgages/liens, review of real estate purchase and sales agreements, property inspection reports; complete Tier II Environmental surveys as needed.
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