Leasing Specialist

Description

Are you motivated by helping people find stable, affordable housing and guiding them through an important life transition? Do you take pride in providing excellent customer service, navigating complex processes, and building positive relationships? Avesta Housing is seeking a mission-driven Leasing Specialist to support applicants and residents while helping maintain strong occupancy across our communities.

In this role, you’ll serve as a key point of contact for prospective residents—guiding applicants through the leasing process, supporting eligibility determinations, maintaining waitlists, and assisting with income certifications. You’ll collaborate closely with property management to market available units, meet leasing timelines, and ensure compliance with affordable housing regulations. Every day, your work will directly support Avesta’s mission of improving lives by creating and maintaining quality, affordable homes for people in need.

This role is a great fit if you:

• Enjoy working directly with people and delivering high-quality customer service
• Bring strong organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Thrive in a detail-oriented environment with changing priorities
• Want to make a meaningful impact by helping individuals and families access housing
  

About Avesta Housing 

Avesta Housing is a local leader in housing development, property management, and assisted living solutions. Founded in 1972, our nonprofit organization serves individuals and families in need of quality affordable housing in Maine and New Hampshire.

What it’s Like to Work Here 

Our team members have positive attitudes, are creative problem solvers, and share a dedication to housing equity and inclusion for all. Our shared commitment to improving the lives of others and strengthening our communities through affordable housing gives us purpose and inspires our best work. Our workplace culture and continuous opportunities for growth have resulted in Avesta Housing being a popular place to work.

Our employees selected Avesta Housing as a 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine because of our opportunities for career advancement, friendly workplace culture, impressive benefits and compensation, responsive managers, and company values!  

What We're Looking For

The person who is ready for this opportunity will meet the following requirements: 

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Proactive critical thinking ability.
• Excellent keyboard skills and proficiency in major office software applications.
• Flexibility to organize and reprioritize work as business needs shift.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent judgment and ability to make sound decisions based on information at hand.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working with disadvantaged populations and familiarity with eligibility determination preferred.
• Experience with Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties and/or affordable housing for this position is preferred.
• Understanding of fair housing practices and regulations preferred. COS certification must be attained within one year of hire.
• Minimum two years’ experience working in office setting.

Click HERE to view the full Leasing Specialist job description.  This is a full-time, non-exempt position. Hourly wage is $22.50 - $26.00/hour. 

Benefits 

We have excellent employee benefits, including:

• Employer-paid health and dental plans for employees
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vested match of up to 6%
• Employer-paid basic life, long-term and short-term disability
• Free mental wellness services for benefits-eligible employees 
• 13 paid holidays
• Up to 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Generous earned time, starting with 19 days in first year of employment
• Professional development assistance
• Employee referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Ready to Apply? 

If this job sounds like a fit for you, please click through to our Employment Application. A resume that tells us how your experience is relevant to this role is required.