201 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 *718-522-2613 *718-522-2604 fax

 

FORECLOSURE COUNSELOR

The Pratt Area Community Council (PACC) is a dynamic neighborhood-based organization.  We combine tenant and community organizing, tenant and homeowner services, affordable housing development and management, and economic development to improve the Brooklyn communities of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Bedford Stuyvesant. 

PACC now seeks an energetic and organized individual to assume the position of Foreclosure Counselor with an opportunity for growth in our expanding Homeowner Services Department.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Facilitate educational workshops on a broad range of subjects including predatory lending and keeping seniors in their homes

·         Provide individual counseling to homeowners regarding loans and grants, repairs, refinancing options, tax arrears and assessments

·         Make referrals to city agencies, organizations and professionals as needed

·         Provide default and loss mitigation counseling to individuals facing foreclosure

·         Package budgets and repayment plans and other loan or grant applications or restructurings to lenders and servicers

·         Maintain computer and hard copy files on all clients

·         Prepare written reports, documentation and applications as required by funding sources

·         Additional projects as needed

 

REQUIREMENTS:

·         Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills

·         Previous client counseling experience minimum 2 years

·         Computer literate, filemaker pro, CounselorMax a plus

 

Salary and benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits.  Please send letter of interest and resume to PACC, Attn. Assistant Counselor, 201 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11205, email lorraine_belasco@prattarea.org or fax 718.522.2604.  No calls.  EOE.  Women and people of color encouraged to apply.