Housing Specialist III

Salary: $8,081 – 10,230 / Month

Closing Date: Friday, April 3, 2026

Apply online at www.santacruzcountyjobs.com

Do you have experience in housing development, grant administration and affordable housing lending? If so, we invite you to apply! 

THE JOB: Housing Specialist III is the advanced journey level class in this series, having the primary responsibility for performing the full range of housing program duties and for acting as team leader for larger and more complex projects. Incumbents are expected to develop expertise in all Housing Section functions in the areas of affordable housing development, inclusionary housing program and grant administration, and affordable housing lending so they can assume independent responsibility for assignments. This class is distinguished from the Housing Specialist II in that the incumbent is responsible for implementation and compliance with complex programs, projects and functions as a team leader.

THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledge and abilities would be:

Four years of experience with housing and community development programs that has included responsibility for financing, community development, or economic development projects.

OR

One year of experience equivalent to a Housing Specialist II at Santa Cruz County.