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CITY OF SANTA ANA PROPERTY REHABILITATION COUNSELOR DEFINITION Under general supervision, performs technical work in providing property rehabilitation and financial counseling for property owners within neigh- hood improvement project areas. ~XAMPLE OF DUTIES Conducts preliminary interviews with prospective rehabilitation partici- pants to determine eligibility; counsels and assists property owners on matters concerning rehabilitation of their property; prepares loan/grant applications and secures property appraisals; reviews credit check results from banks; assists owners to secure acceptable contractors; enforces con- tractor performance standards by pre-construction meetings and conducting work-in-progress and final inspections; approves final disbursement of pay- ments %o contractors; coordinates activities with neighborhood improvement activities; keeps case records, prepares technical reports and performs other related duties as required. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS Positions in this class are at the full-performance, experienced working level involving a combination of technical inspection work, property re- habilitation (repair and alteration) counseling and multi-party liaison £nvolving coordinating, monitoring, expediting and contract enforcement functions, requiring good subject-area knowledge and above-average tact and responsiveness. Reports to Property Rehabilitation Supervisor. RECOMMENDED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education equivalent to graduation from high school and two years' recent experience in residential or commercial property rehabilitation, building code enforcement, or supervisory building construction experience supple- mented by a good knowledge of procedures involved in securing loans or grants for the rehabilitation or purchase of real property, or any equiv- alent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, skills and abilities: Knowledge of: housing remodeling and rehabilitation costs, methods, tech- niques and practices; general provisions of the Uniform Building, Electri- cal, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes as applied to remodeling/rehabilitation construction; various Federally-assisted property rehabilitation programs. Ability to: make inspections according to construction plans and specifi- cations; determine most feasible rehabilitation of residential property in relation to available financing; provide financial counseling services; establish and maintain effective working relationships with financing agencies, property owners, contractors, other City employees and the general publi~.