Benefits:

Holidays

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

The job focuses on connecting tenants with housing resources, organizing communities, and helping residents understand the goal of preserving affordable housing.

Coordinator’s Role and Responsibilities:

Tenant outreach & engagement

Visit buildings or neighborhoods to meet tenants

Distribute flyers, run information sessions, and attend community events

Organize tenant meetings or workshops on Tenant Associations, Board of Directors through the Mutual Housing Association Concepts and philosophy

Housing support & education

Help tenants understand the importance of rent payment, repairs, or eviction and the benefits or detriment to affordable housing.

Connect residents to legal services, rental assistance, or city programs

Explain benefits such as rent freeze or housing subsidies

Community organizing

Build tenant associations and recruit volunteers

Coordinate outreach campaigns in buildings and in the community with Community Boards, Police Department, Local Political and community organization

Gather feedback from residents about housing problems

Data & reporting

Track outreach activities and community needs

Maintain records of meetings, cases, or tenant complaints internally and with the property management company

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent community work experience

Strong communication and interpersonal skills