25-26 - Housing Action Illinois - HCC - Coordinator

The Performance and Compliance Coordinator will serve with Housing Action Illinois in Chicago, IL. This position is part of the Housing Counseling Corps initiative of Housing Action Corps, an AmeriCorps VISTA program managed by Housing Action Illinois since 2010. Housing Counseling Corps members receive custom training, support, networking, and post-service employment opportunities in the housing counseling field, in addition to the traditional benefits of AmeriCorps VISTA.

HAI is a statewide coalition that has been leading the movement to protect and expand the availability of quality, affordable housing and end homelessness in Illinois for more than 35 years. Our 190+ member organizations include housing counseling agencies, homeless service providers, developers of affordable housing, and policymakers. We bring everyone together to work toward an Illinois where everyone has a stable, good home.

Our Housing Action Training Center is the largest provider of housing counseling training based in the Midwest. Since 2015, Housing Action¿s training program has educated over 5,000 housing counselors in Illinois and throughout the U.S. The Performance and Compliance Coordinator will develop outreach strategies to promote the housing counseling profession. They will enhance our Housing Counseling Career Path training to encourage individuals to become HUD-certified housing counselors. The VISTA will also enhance our technical assistance and grant management processes to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our Housing Action Counseling Network, which currently supports 35 organizations as a HUD-approved Intermediary.

We¿re looking for someone who is passionate about housing justice, interested in communications, and eager to build the capacity of housing counseling organizations throughout Illinois and beyond. Candidate will have strong writing skills, well-organized, and eager to learn, take initiative, and ready to balance a wide variety of projects.