Leasing Specialist

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience, and well-being as a Leasing Specialist!

Shift Details: Full-time- 40 hours/week

Schedule: Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm

Compensation: $20.00-$24.00/hour

Location: Nicollet Towers- 1350 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

About the job:

Responsible for assisting prospective and current residents throughout the leasing process. This includes but not limited to responding to inquires, conducting property tours, explaining apartment features and community amenities, processing applications, completing lease paperwork and following up with prospective residents. In this role you will also help maintain strong relationships with the residents, provide excellent customer service, assists with marketing and maintaining occupancy, and ensures that leasing activities are completed accurately and in accordance with the company and housing program as this all helps highly with resident retention.

Essentials:

• Manage the waitlist, the application/approval/denial process, admission and orientation of new residents and purging applicants from the waitlist
• Market the property in accordance with Fair Housing Regulations and Management Agreement. Provide tours to interested parties and maintain waitlist in accordance to tenant selection plan
• Assist Recertification Specialist with gathering verification documents, making copies and completing certification paperwork as needed
• Assist with Front Desk coverage as needed

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA and FSA Programs
• Employer paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality Training, continuing career education, and leadership programs
• Paid Time-Off (Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Associates Degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, Property Management, Human Services, Communications, or related field, preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience working in Affordable Housing (HUD Preferred), property management, apartment leasing, hospitality, or a customer-service environment.
• 1-2 years of experience working in a business office setting
• Excellent communication skills

About Us:

Nicollet Towers is part of Volunteers of America MN/WI which serves as an affiliate of Volunteers of America parent organization.

Volunteers of America MN/WI is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896 we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging, and embracing diversity. Equal Employment Opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military and veteran status and any other characteristics protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations' shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.