Job Description: A charter city incorporated in 1868, Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, one of California's premier wine growing regions, and is the gateway to tourist destinations in the redwoods and on the coast. Santa Rosa is the 26th largest City in the state. It occupies 41 square miles and serves a population of 170,000. The City has a historic preservation program and has environmental diversity. The City of Santa Rosa provides a full range of services including police and fire protection; construction and maintenance of streets and other infrastructure; water, storm water, and wastewater utilities; housing services through its Housing Authority; economic development; transit; parking; and recreation, parks, and cultural services, including a municipal golf course. The City of Santa Rosa's residents work in a well-balanced mix of management, professional, manufacturing, sales, tourism, transportation, construction, and service jobs. The City also plays an important role in supporting the agriculture and tourism industries of California's north coast. Job Responsibilities: Perform a variety of economic development and/or housing tasks including assistance to internal and external customers; understand, interpret and apply local, state and federal housing laws, rules and regulations; solicit and review housing assistance applications; conduct surveys and perform research to track and report economic and housing data, discuss and explain procedures and objectives of programs with prospective applicants and program participants; determine and re-examine eligibility for housing programs by verifying information submitted by program participants and applicants; prepare paperwork and establish files for various projects; assist in the preparation and administration of Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals for public and private development and professional or technical services; provide technical assistance to professional staff in the management of public improvement and/or private development projects from conception through completion of construction; establish and maintain pertinent files and records; calculate and process payments including review of eligibility and budget availability; report, monitor and reconcile payments and reports; develop control and reporting procedures to monitor and evaluate program performance; compile and present information to policy making bodies and other boards; communicate and coordinate activities with other city departments and outside agencies including the media; and conduct marketing activities related to the City’s economic development and housing programs. Job Requirements: Knowledge of: Principles and practices of economic development and/or housing program administration; principles and practices of interviewing and application screening; community resources related to social service; basic methods, principles and procedures related to record keeping and real estate; methods and techniques applied to mathematics and financial functions; workload management techniques; modern office practices and equipment; and spread sheet programs such as Microsoft Access and Excel. Ability to: Learn and apply federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the provision of a variety of redevelopment, economic development and housing programs to interpret, explain and apply them; advise and assist program participants in obtaining departmental services; communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, face to face and by telephone;; give instructions, respond to questions and provide referrals to appropriate social service agencies; coordinate several projects/processes at a time; establish and maintain a variety of records, reports and files; maintain and reconcile financial transaction records, work within time constraints and meet deadlines; interact tactfully and effectively with program participants, occasionally in situations where relations may be strained; type adequately to perform duties of the position; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, clients, landlords, industry professionals, and the public. Experience and Education: Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Experience – Sufficient experience which demonstrates possession of the knowledge and abilities listed above. Examples of experience may include performing eligibility work in a social service setting, working with real estate programs, preparing title reports, performing compliance activities and data collecting. Experience directly related to any housing or economic development program is highly desirable. Education – Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade. Completion of college levels courses in economics, community development, real estate, planning, human services or a related field is preferred and possession of an AA/AS degree in a related field is highly desirable. The ability to speak and write Spanish or other languages used by various segments of the City’s population is desirable. License or Certificate: This classification may requires the use of a personal or City vehicle while conducting City business. In order to drive, individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely and must possess a valid, Class C, California driver's license OR be able to demonstrate the ability to travel on scheduled or unscheduled visits to various locations in the City which may or may not be reachable by public transportation. Job Details: Company: City of Santa Rosa Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Functions: Accounting Job Location: Santa Rosa, CA, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here careersvilla.com
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