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2410 17th St NW #100,
Washington, DC 20009
202-667-7006
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HCS is a non-profit agency founded in 1972 to provide training, counseling and technical assistance to homebuyers, homeowners, tenants and the homeless. HCS works to build the capacity of individuals and groups to preserve their homes, seek their highest level of housing independence and support the economic and social development of their neighborhoods.

Job Announcements 2026

 

MHAP Eligibility Specialist 

STARTING ANNUAL SALARY $63,000 – $70,000

Housing Counseling Services, Inc. seeks an energetic self-starter to conduct eligibility determination activities and provide support and referral services to households seeking housing services in the D.C. Metropolitan region

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Complete applications and eligibility determinations for households applying to HCS for Housing Opportunities for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) and Ryan White program and services;
  • Apply federal, state, and local regulation towards determining eligibility for housing and support services programs;
  • Determine household’s eligibility for programs based on established program regulations and policies;
  • Communicate with applicants/program participants regarding the status of their application via written and oral communication;
  • Assist applicants develop housing plans towards preventing future housing emergencies/financial crises;
  • Advocate on the behalf of households with landlords, social service agencies, etc.;
  • Respond to emergency needs of clients;
  • Connect households to appropriate services to address their various needs such as food, utility assistance, clothing, health care, etc.;
  • Conduct outreach to educate residents, community, organizations, and stakeholders about HCS programs and services;
  • Maintain accurate written and computer based files;
  • Provide accurate and complete monthly reports;
  • Perform other HCS tasks as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred. At least four years of specialized professional experience and/or education related to eligibility determination, case management, housing education/counseling, or other related fields;
  • Fluent Spanish speakers strongly encouraged to apply;
  • Ability to understand, interpret, and explain federal, local, and state laws and regulations.
  • Experience working with special needs populations;
  • Ability to work in a faced paced environment;
  • Strong oral and written communication skills;
  • Ability to respond to multiple emergency needs with patience and diligence;
  • Must demonstrate the ability to communicate with variety of professionals including case managers, real estate, medical, and attorneys as well as with low and moderate income families from a variety of cultures;
  • Ability to translate technical information into layman’s terms;
  • Must demonstrate an ability to work with minimum supervision;
  • Must be versatile in order to handle a wide variety of duties;
  • Sensitive to the needs within the community and to individual clients;
  • Knowledge of housing law or capacity to learn;
  • Strong computer skills.

 

How to Apply:

Email your cover letter and resume to Employment(@)housingetc.org

Housing Case Manager Positions 

STARTING ANNUAL SALARY $70,000 -$80,000

Housing Counseling Services is looking for Housing Case Managers to work with a variety of populations to address barriers to long-term housing stability. We are looking for high energy individuals who are committed and quick learners to work with our dynamic team to support the needs of households in achieving and maintaining stable, permanent housing.

The Case Manager will provide light-touch case management services to program participants to help them resolve issues that are impacting their immediate housing stability. The Case Manager is responsible for connecting participants with appropriate housing services in HOPWA, including the preparation of housing applications and relevant referrals. To support clients in resolving their long-term housing needs, the Case Manager may provide housing navigation services, information, and referrals to other community resources.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provides comprehensive housing case management to low-income households identified as homeless or at risk for homelessness towards stabilizing their housing circumstances.
  • Complete comprehensive assessments and develop housing plans to identify barriers to housing and specific housing tasks to accomplish housing goals.
  • Assist households respond to housing instability through identifying viable permanent and temporary housing options/solutions.
  • Connect households to services to support long term self-sufficiency as well as advocate on their behalf with landlords, social service agencies, and other service providers.
  • Conduct follow-up with households to ensure their housing situation remains stable.
  • Maintain accurate written and computer-based client files.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • At minimum, Bachelor’s degree with specialized professional experience in case management/social work;
  • Strong ability to work independently and as a team player exercising mature judgment;
  • Highly motivated self-starter with an ability to complete multiple tasks in timely manner;
  • Must have excellent problem-solving skills and able to develop innovate solutions;
  • Experience providing supportive services to at-risk populations;
  • Ability to respond to multiple emergency needs with patience and diligence;
  • Must demonstrate the ability to communicate with a variety of professionals including bankers, realtors, contractors, landlords;
  • Must maintain and execute confidential information;
  • Strong oral and written communication skills as well as excellent computer skills;
  • Ability to translate technical information into layman’s terms;
  • Sensitivity to the needs within the community and to individual clients;
  • Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply (not required).

How to Apply:

Email your cover letter and resume to Employment(@)housingetc.org

Tenant Organizer

STARTING ANNUAL SALARY: $65,000-$73,000. Flexible hours that require evening meetings at approximately three to four days a week.

Housing Counseling Services (HCS) a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1972 seeks a full-time Tenant Organizer to join its team to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to low- and moderate-income District tenants.

The organizer works with tenant groups throughout Washington DC supporting them in forming tenant associations, understanding rights, and providing the support necessary to exercise those rights.

The Tenant Organizer will join a collaborative team who work with tenant groups in DC facing bad housing conditions, pressure to move, sale of their property, and other threats to their housing. A primary role of the organizer is to help tenant associations understand and exercise their rights under District’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchas Act (TOPA) which gives tenant associations the first right to purchase when buildings are for sale. The Organizer meets with tenants in their buildings and helps tenants through the process of exercising TOPA rights, ensuring all deadlines are met, collaborating with attorneys, local government agencies, interested purchasers, development consultants and other necessary partners.

RESPONSIBILITES:

  • Facilitate tenant meetings 3-4 evenings per week in buildings across the city. Flexible work hours depending on evening meeting schedule.
  • Provide technical assistance to tenant associations who seek to understand their rights, form tenant associations, purchase their buildings, partner with developers, improve housing conditions, preserve housing affordability and subsidies.
  • Conduct outreach through door knocking and flyering in buildings throughout DC where tenants are at risk for displacement.
  • Engage tenants and other partners including property owners, management companies, developers, attorneys, lenders, inspectors, and government officials.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A demonstrated commitment to affordable housing, social justice, or community education.
  • Must be flexible, adaptable, independent/self-directed as well as collaborative/team focused.
  • Experience with, or background in, community development, affordable housing, at-risk populations, organizing and/or anti-poverty work, providing direct services to low-income individuals and families.
  • Ability to translate technical information into layman’s terms.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in group settings with a wide variety of people including tenants from diverse cultures and backgrounds as well as lenders, developers, landlords, attorneys, public officials, and others.
  • Comfortable working in conflict situations and being out of the office in neighborhoods throughout DC.
  • Knowledge of or lived experience with the issues affecting low-income, immigrant, and communities of color or other historically underserved communities.
  • Fluency or near fluency in Spanish or Amharic a plus but other language skills also appreciated

How to Apply:

Email your cover letter and resume to Employment(@)housingetc.org

 

HCS is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. HCS recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital or family status, sex, age, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.
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