Housing specialist with 6 years administering Housing Choice Vouchers and helping households find and keep stable rentals. Manage 420 voucher households with a 99% on-time recertification rate. Brings HUD regulations, rent calculation accuracy and good working relationships with more than 200 local landlords.
Experience
Housing Specialist II, Housing Choice Voucher Program, Sacramento Valley Housing Authority (Sacramento, CA)
Jul 2022 – Present
Manage a caseload of 420 HCV households, completing annual and interim recertifications with a 99% on-time rate
Calculate tenant rent and HAP payments under 24 CFR 982, with a 2% error rate in 2025 quality control reviews
Recruited 45 new landlords through outreach events and a lease-up bonus program
Process portability moves and rent increase requests within 30 days
Compliance: 24 CFR 982, rent calculation, income verification, EIV
Systems: Yardi Voyager, HMIS, Microsoft 365
Certifications: HCV Specialist certification, Rent Calculation certification, Fair Housing training
How to write a Housing Specialist resume
A strong Housing Specialist resume shows the people and communities you served, the programs and funding you built, and the outcomes you can document for clients, funders and boards. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Education
Certifications
Length: One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Summary: Open with your specialty and years of experience, then one or two signature results.
Skills to feature
Case management
Trauma-informed care
Program design and evaluation
Grant writing and reporting
Fundraising and donor stewardship
Volunteer management
Budget management
Community partnerships
Nonprofit CRM and case systems (Salesforce, Raiser's Edge, Apricot)
Bilingual and culturally responsive communication
Example bullet points
Managed a caseload of 28 families and moved 82% into stable housing within 90 days
Wrote 14 foundation and government proposals that raised $1.3M at a 64% win rate
Recruited and trained 220 volunteers who logged 9,500 hours, the equivalent of 4.5 full-time staff
Tips from recruiters
Put licenses and credentials (LMSW, LCSW, CADC, CFRE) with the issuing state near the top, because many roles screen for them first.
Quantify outcomes funders care about, such as housing placements, retention rates, dollars raised or cost per client, not just activities.
Name the populations, funding streams and systems you know, for example HUD CoC, HMIS, Medicaid billing or Raiser's Edge.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Housing Specialist resume FAQ
What should a Housing Specialist resume include?
A Housing Specialist resume should show the people and communities you served, the programs and funding you built, and the outcomes you can document for clients, funders and boards. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills, Education and Certifications. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
What is the best resume template for a Housing Specialist?
Classic, Modern and Ivy work well for Housing Specialist roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Housing Specialist resume be?
One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Which skills should a Housing Specialist put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Housing Specialist roles are Case management, Trauma-informed care, Program design and evaluation, Grant writing and reporting, Fundraising and donor stewardship and Volunteer management.
How do I write strong Housing Specialist resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as clients served, caseload size and program outcomes. For example: "Managed a caseload of 28 families and moved 82% into stable housing within 90 days."