HCS seeks an energetic self-starter to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to low and moderate income District tenants. The Tenant Organizer will join a dynamic team of co-workers who seek to empower low and moderate income tenants through education and outreach. The Tenant Organizer will provide technical assistance to tenants so that they understand their rights and opportunities and can make their own informed housing choices. 

Housing Counseling Services (HCS) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1972 to provide comprehensive housing counseling, training, advocacy and technical assistance to low and moderate income tenants, home-buyers, homeowners and the homeless. Our goal is to build sustainable communities through informed housing consumers.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Provide ongoing technical assistance to tenants and tenant associations who seek to preserve their rights, form tenant associations, purchase their buildings, partner with developers, improve housing conditions, preserve housing affordability and subsidies;

• Conduct outreach in buildings throughout DC where tenants are at risk for displacement;

• Provide training on tenant rights and responsibilities, forming a tenant association, the purchase process, developing partnerships, selecting development partners, understanding rental subsidies and other topics;

• Engage partners including: property owners, management companies, developers, attorneys, lenders, inspectors and government officials;