Career Opportunities

South Metro Housing Options is a non-profit organization, providing clean, safe, affordable housing for families, students, professionals, seniors, and disabled adults in Littleton and Arapahoe County, Colorado. SMHO currently assists more than 1,400 households to benefit our community. Our Mission is to strengthen communities with creative opportunities for diverse housing alternatives.

SMHO is looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented, team player to join as Communications and Marketing Specialist. This is a hands-on research and marketing content development role which will drive branding and community communication.  Under the direction of leadership, the Marketing Communications Specialist will collaboratively participate in the development and creation of marketing materials, presentations, executive leadership communications, thought leadership content, email newsletters, social media content, press releases, and more. Research grant opportunities and draft, submit, and manage grant proposals and funding.

Work Hours

8 am – 5 pm; Monday through Friday.

Pay Rate:

$32.50 – $36.50 per hour depending on experience and knowledge.

Benefits

• Health Insurance (90% paid by the employer)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer paid Term Life Insurance of up to 1.5 times the employee annual salary
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(a) with 5% employer matching.
• 457 with 2% employer matching
• 12 holidays including birthday
• 4 floating holidays
• Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave

 Job Duties:

Traditional and Digital Media Marketing Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, and implement integrated marketing campaigns, aligned with organization goals, across various digital and traditional channels.
• Manage the marketing operations including but not limited to overseeing email marketing, and marketing automation, SEO techniques, social media, analytics, and reporting.
• Manage social media platforms, and create engaging content to enhance brand presence.
• Design and implement efficient marketing workflows and processes to streamline campaign execution and improve productivity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine and drive messaging and campaigns.
• Lead marketing efforts for industry alliances and partnerships.

• Develop and edit compelling technical and marketing contents, including whitepapers, videos, newsletters, etc., across different channels for different audiences
• Manage video editing, graphic design, and content planning for reels and other digital assets

• Track, analyze, and report marketing performance.
• Ensure all properties have active advertising and marketing. Track, analyze and make changes to advertising platforms based on return on investments.

Communications Responsibilities

• Write, proofread, and edit different forms of communications including press releases, ensuring clear and accurate communication.
• Write creative briefs for community information distribution
• Manage the delivery of messaging and resources to community and other stakeholders using a variety of channels including emails, fact sheets, web page content, blogs and articles, social media, talking points, FAQs, and more
• Edit, proofread, and format business contents
• Execute email campaigns and other targeted outreach initiatives.
• Utilize tools such as SharePoint, websites, and novel media formats to enhance communication efforts and effectively disseminate information.
• Plan and manage webinars, seminars, and technical events.
• Coordinate tradeshow participation, including booth layout, logistics, and marketing materials.

 Grant Writing Responsibilities:

• Research and identify grant opportunities from government agencies, private foundations, and corporate sources aligned with South Metro Housing’s (SMHO) mission and programs.
• Develop and write persuasive grant proposals, including narratives, budgets, and supporting documentation.
• Create a strategic grant calendar/pipeline and manage application timelines to ensure on-time submissions
• Collaborate with program staff to gather necessary information about existing and planned initiatives
• Maintain accurate records of all grand submissions, awards, and reporting requirements
• Write compelling impact reports for existing funders highlighting program outcomes and successes
• Respond to internal and external queries on drafted and submitted proposals.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with fund providers and other stakeholders.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of grant opportunities, submissions, and outcomes
• Assist in creating fundraising materials that can be used across multiple platforms and campaigns.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Business Administration or demonstrated equivalent experience in the field is preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in communications, market, and/or grant writing.
• Experience must demonstrate the ability to create, manage, and sustain quality outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to relate positively to people from diverse backgrounds and professional levels.
• Excellent writing, editing, and research skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Superb leadership skills, including proficiency for conceptual thinking, motivating others, and problem solving. Able to plan, organize, budget, and supervise. Strong project management skills.
• Knowledge of local, state, and national grant procedures and non-profit funding practices
• Possesses attitudes and behaviors which respect and have the ability to articulate and relate well with people in various demographic groups to which our programs are directed.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain professional partnerships
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Quickly analyze the situation and fairly discern the appropriate course of action. Think clearly and calmly to prioritize work and handle emergencies efficiently.
• Treat people with diverse backgrounds with respect and compassion.
• Represent SMHO in a professional manner at all times.
• Understand and support the mission and values of SMHO.
• Utilize technical, strategic, and leadership skills in project coordination

This job will be posted until filled.

South Metro Housing Options is a non-profit organization, providing clean, safe, affordable housing for families, students, professionals, seniors, and disabled adults in Littleton and Arapahoe County, Colorado. SMHO currently assists more than 1,400 households to benefit our community. Our Mission is to strengthen communities with creative opportunities for diverse housing alternatives.

SMHO is looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented, team player to join as Human Resources Assistant. This position will assist in the creation and maintenance of human resources forms or documents. Answers basic employee questions about human resources policies or offerings. Schedules interviews, orientations, or training sessions. Processes employee status changes or benefits enrollments; maintains records of completed transactions. Inputs HR-related data and compiles standard reports for management review.

Pay Rate:

$22 – $25 per hour.

Work Hours

Monday Through Friday, 8 am – 12 pm.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The following statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required.  The organization retains the right to modify or change the duties or essential functions of the job at any time.

• Assist with the recruiting process, including posting job ads, scheduling interviews, coordinating candidate communication, and maintaining applicant tracking systems.
• Support new hire onboarding, including preparing offer letters, conducting background checks, collecting documentation, and coordinating orientation logistics.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date employee records, including but not limited to personal details, performance evaluations, and benefits documentation.
• Maintains the HRIS database.
• Processes payroll tasks, including paid time off administration.
• Assist with payroll and benefits reconciliations, audits, and payment approvals.
• Provide day-to-day HR support to employees and managers, addressing general questions related to policies, benefits, and procedures.
• Assist with HR reporting and tracking metrics.
• Support benefits administration during open enrollment and new hire onboarding.
• Send appropriate notices to separated employees.
• Act as the point of contact for post-separation queries.
• Help coordinate employee engagement activities and company events.
• Participate in HR projects and initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment and labor laws
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITY:

• Excellent computer skills, including experience with financial analysis using Excel or similar spreadsheet program is required.
• Experience conducting research and analysis.
• High degree of self initiative with ability to seek out relevant information. Ability to work independently and proactively, solve problems, and take responsibility for moving tasks forward.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate and prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

EDUCATION/FORMAL TRAINING/EXPERIENCE

• Associate degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or related field
• 1 year of related work experience

This position will be posted until filled.

South Metro Housing Options is a non-profit organization, providing clean, safe, affordable housing for families, students, professionals, seniors, and disabled adults in Littleton and Arapahoe County, Colorado. SMHO currently assists more than 1,400 households to benefit our community. Our Mission is to strengthening our community by creating opportunities for a variety of housing options.

SMHO is looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented, team player to join as Property Manager (50059 Properties). This position will perform a variety of specialized and/or technical support work that requires detailed knowledge of Housing Management programs. Manage day-to-day operations and administrations of the assigned properties. Supervise and manage the associates working in the properties. Ensure the operations is in compliance with the standards and expectations of the Organization’s policies and procedures, as well as federal and state laws governing Section 8 Housing Programs.

Pay Rate:

$24- $31.40 per hour (depending on knowledge and experience)

Work Hours:

8 am – 5 pm, M-F

Benefits:

· Health Insurance (90% paid by the employer)

· Dental Insurance

· Vision Insurance

· Employer paid Term Life Insurance of up to 1.5 times the employee annual salary

· Voluntary Life Insurance

· 401(a) with 5% employer matching.

· 457 with 2% employer matching

· 12 holidays including birthday

· 4 floating holidays

· Vacation

· Paid Sick Leave

Job Duties:

· Understands and complies with all Federal and State Laws, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other laws, regulations, and guidance related to HUD 50059 housing programs,

· Manages the daily operation of the assigned properties, in accordance with the company policies and procedures, and management expectations.

· Supervises, manages, and leads the staffs, to provide excellent customer service to all program participants, and other internal and external clients.

· Calculates the rent due from the program participants, deposits the rent payment, using appropriate methods.

· Ensures all regulatory compliance requirements are met, including annual and interim re-certifications and monitoring and completing appropriate documentation, efficiently and effectively.

· Identifies deficiencies in maintenance or housekeeping; communicates with residents to correct deficiencies.

· Monitors the expenses in conjunction with the annual operating budget.

· Monitors maintenance activities to ensure resident requests and preventative maintenance programs are being performed according to company standards.

· Responds promptly to questions, inquiries, and requests from residents, vendors, visitors, and staff, appropriately and in a timely manner to ensure excellent customer service.

· Assists with decisions regarding families continuing to receive assistance, noncompliance, fraud, and amount of rent payments.

· Responsible for maintaining occupancy numbers and reporting to management monthly.

· In conjunction with Community Support Services, effectively conducts and participates regularly scheduled resident meetings, other community and neighborhood meetings, and other functions.

· Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

· High School Diploma or its equivalent.

· Minimum 2 year experience in management position, preferably in property management.

· Experience in public housing or knowledge in HUD 50059 Housing program is a plus.

· Requires a valid Colorado driver’s license.

· Knowledge of the principles, techniques, and practices of subsidized housing programs, including Federal, state, and local housing regulations and operating requirements; and the ability to apply that knowledge to perform the essential functions of the position, is a plus.

· Proficiency in Excel, Word, and Power Point

· Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively to comprehend and complete legal, financial, and human resources documents.

· Ability to consistently demonstrate high quality decision making, keen problem solving, and astute analytical skills.

· Ability to work efficiently and collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.

· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, meeting deadlines.

· Relate well to people from diverse backgrounds.

· Ability to act with tact, good judgment, and discretion, and to maintain the confidentiality of matters, as appropriate.

· Ability to interpret and understand financial information generated from property management software reports.

This position will be posted until it is filled.

Please send your resumé or summary of applicable experience or education to mmanandhar@smho.co with Property Manager (50059 Properties) in the subject line.

EOE M/F/V/D – We use E-Verify to process all new employees.

South Metro Housing Options is a non-profit organization, providing clean, safe, affordable housing for families, students, professionals, seniors, and disabled adults in Littleton and Arapahoe County, Colorado. SMHO currently assists more than 1,400 households to benefit our community. Our Mission is to strengthening our community by creating opportunities for a variety of housing options.

SMHO is looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented, team player to join as Property Manager (LIHTC Properties). This position will perform a variety of specialized and/or technical support work that requires detailed knowledge of Housing Management programs. Manage day-to-day operations and administrations of the assigned properties. Supervise and manage the associates working in the properties. Ensure the operations is in compliance with the standards and expectations of the Organization’s policies and procedures, as well as federal and state laws governing Tax Credit Properties.

Pay Rate:

$24 – $30 per hour (based on knowledge and experience)

Work Hours:

8 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday

Benefits:

· Health Insurance (90% paid by the employer)

· Dental Insurance

· Vision Insurance

· Employer paid Term Life Insurance of up to 1.5 times the employee annual salary

· Voluntary Life Insurance

· 401(a) with 5% employer matching.

· 457 with 2% employer matching

· 12 holidays including birthday

· 4 floating holidays

· Vacation

· Paid Sick Leave

Job Duties:

· Understands and complies with all Federal and State Laws, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other laws, regulations.

· Manages the daily operation of the assigned properties, in accordance with the company policies and procedures, and management expectations.

· Supervises, manages, and leads the staffs, to provide excellent customer service to all program participants, and other internal and external clients.

· Calculates the rent due from the program participants, deposits the rent payment, using appropriate methods.

· Ensures all regulatory compliance requirements are met, including annual and interim re-certifications and monitoring and completing appropriate documentation, efficiently and effectively.

· Identifies deficiencies in maintenance or housekeeping; communicates with residents to correct deficiencies.

· Monitors the expenses in conjunction with the annual operating budget.

· Monitors maintenance activities to ensure resident requests and preventative maintenance programs are being performed according to company standards.

· Responds promptly to questions, inquiries, and requests from residents, vendors, visitors, and staff, appropriately and in a timely manner to ensure excellent customer service.

· Assists with decisions regarding families continuing to receive assistance, noncompliance, fraud, and amount of rent payments.

· Responsible for maintaining occupancy numbers and reporting to management monthly.

· In conjunction with Community Support Services, effectively conducts and participates regularly scheduled resident meetings, other community and neighborhood meetings, and other functions.

· Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

· High School Diploma or its equivalent.

· Minimum 2 years experience in property management.

· Experience in public housing and/or in LIHTC housing program is a plus.

· Requires a valid Colorado driver’s license.

· Knowledge of the principles, techniques, and practices of subsidized housing programs, including Federal, state, and local housing regulations and operating requirements; and the ability to apply that knowledge to perform the essential functions of the position, is a plus.

· Proficiency in Excel, Word, and Power Point

· Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively to comprehend and complete legal, financial, and human resources documents.

· Ability to consistently demonstrate high quality decision making, keen problem solving, and astute analytical skills.

· Ability to work efficiently and collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.

· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, meeting deadlines.

· Relate well to people from diverse backgrounds.

· Ability to act with tact, good judgment, and discretion, and to maintain the confidentiality of matters, as appropriate.

· Ability to interpret and understand financial information generated from property management software reports.

Ability to commute/relocate:

· Littleton, CO: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

· Driver’s License (Required)

Please send your resumé or summary of applicable experience or education to mmanandhar@smho.co with Property Manager (LIHTC Properties) in the subject line.

EOE M/F/V/D – We use E-Verify to process all new employees.

South Metro Housing Options is a non-profit organization, providing clean, safe, affordable housing for families, students, professionals, seniors, and adults with disabilities in Littleton and Arapahoe County, Colorado. SMHO currently assists more than 1,400 households to benefit our community. Our Mission is to strengthening our community by creating opportunities for a variety of housing options.

SMHO is looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented, team player to join as Assistant Property Manager. This position will perform a variety of specialized and/or technical support work that requires detailed knowledge of Housing Management programs. Assistant Property Manager will be responsible for front office reception, tenant accounting, and analyzing information and data to create, edit, compile, manipulate, and retrieve files and/or databases and create reports. Hey will also processes routine maintenance requests, resolve resident complaints, and assist Property Manager and other staff.

Pay Rate:
$20 – $24 per hour

Benefits:

• Health Insurance (90% paid by the employer)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employer paid Term Life Insurance of up to 1.5 times the employee annual salary
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(a) with 5% employer matching.
• 457 with 2% employer matching
• 12 holidays including birthday
• 4 floating holidays
• Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave

Job Duties:

• Supports and assists Property Manager in managing the daily operation of the property(ies) in a timely manner, including but not limited to:Lease renewals and recertifications;

• Verification and release of documents.
  Showing vacant units to prospective residents/tenants/applicants.
  Monitoring and resolving tenant issues/complaints and maintaining incident/accident documentation.
  Handle emergency resident calls, and provide information/resources to resolve the emergency.

• Understands and complies with all Federal and State Laws, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other laws, regulations, and guidance related to Section 8 housing programs,
• Ensures positive, and collaborative relationships with internal (Eg., Community Support Services, Maintenance, other employees) and external clients .
• Maintains resident files; key/key-fob log; pet and service animal log; parking space log; and any other forms or logs required.
• Helps residents get proper documentations to qualify for Reasonable Accommodation Requests, completing paperwork, and submits paperwork to proper channel.
• Coordinates with PM to perform lease enforcement, walking property, hallways, note concerns and violations for Property Manager review and follow-up, daily;
• Ensures the building, and property grounds are clean, well maintained, and in good condition;
• Plans and arranges work schedule and establishes priorities to complete scheduled assigned work within parameters assigned by the Property Manager or assigned supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year experience in management position, preferably in property management.
• Experience in public housing or knowledge in Section 8 housing program is a plus.
• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Experience and working knowledge of Project Based Section 8, HUD regulations and policy is a plus;
• Prefer experience and working knowledge of the IRS Section 42 Low Income Housing Credit program;
• Requires basic knowledge of business office practices.
• Requires working knowledge of the principles of office practices and operations records management and the ability to apply those principles to perform essential job functions.
• Requires working knowledge of the operation of standard office equipment, including a telephone, photocopier, fax, computer, and the skill and ability to operate this equipment to perform essential job functions.
• Requires ability to effectively communicate and interact with callers, visitors, and co-workers in a pleasant manner.
• Requires ability to effectively deal with people whom, at times, may be angry, argumentative, or disagreeable.
• Requires basic knowledge of agency policies and procedures and the ability to read, interpret, and apply and communicate those policies and procedures to perform essential duties.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, Adobe and Yardi.
• The following mental abilities are needed to perform the essential duties of this position: alertness, precision, auditory discrimination, speaking, problem solving, memory, judgment, and reasoning.
• Requires ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.
• Requires the ability to understand verbal information and instruction and ability to exchange information with others and to develop and present recommendations.
• Requires the ability to read and understand written information and ability to compose information and instruction in written form.
• Requires the ability to translate verbal communication into effective written material, e.g., reports and other documents.
• Requires the ability to use and apply technology.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Please send your resumé or summary of applicable experience or education to mmanandhar@smho.co with Assistant Property Manager in the subject line.

EOE M/F/V/D – We use E-Verify to process all new employees.