Leasing & Occupancy Specialist I (BJ Wright Court Apartments)

Leasing & Occupancy Specialist I (BJ Wright Court Apartments)

WinnCompanies is looking for a Leasing & Occupancy Specialist I to join our team at BJ Wright Court Apartments, a 272-unit mixed-income community located in Chicago, IL. In this role, you will be responsible for all day-to-day leasing and marketing activities related to apartment rentals, move-ins, re-certifications and lease renewals at a mixed income property. The ideal candidate will also provide outstanding service to customers, residents, and clients while maintaining budgeted occupancy at the highest attainable rents at all times. The pay range for this position is $23.00-$25.00 per hour dependent on experience. The selected candidate will adhere to the following schedule : Monday through Friday from 8 : 00AM to 5 : 00PM.

Responsibilities

• Interact with prospective and current residents to achieve maximum occupancy.
• Generate and manage traffic, lotteries, wait list, property tours, leasing apartments, qualifying prospects and following up on prospect leads.
• Prepare lease documentation applicable to program types and complete move-in paperwork and procedures.
• Maintain applicable databases ensuring tour routes, amenity areas and show units are to company standard.
• Deliver customer service that exceeds expectations for new and current residents.
• Educate and implement WinnCompanies programs, processes and policies to new and current residents as applicable.
• Review, prioritize and distribute resident service requests as required.
• Assist with the planning and facilitation of property events or programs required by the mixed income program guidelines.
• Assist on-site management with ensuring all marketing documents, supplies, reports, advertisements and web content are current and updated a necessary based on property, regional or corporate initiatives.
• Maintain relationships with area businesses, local housing offices, employers and real estate brokers to generate new business or to maintain an extensive waiting list for all unit types.
• Remain current with local events and hiring trends that may have an impact on the property.
• Responsible to gather appropriate documents by program type for residency approval submission to the appropriate person or third party vendor for review and approval during application or recertification process.
• Remain up to date with any / all federal, state and / or other regulatory requirements and programs.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications