Compliance Specialist
Company: Community Roots Housing
Role summary
Compliance Specialist is a full-time role at Community Roots Housing in Seattle, Washington, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-10-05. Salary: USD 32–35 per hour. Experience level: 2-5.
- Job title
- Compliance Specialist
- Company
- Community Roots Housing
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Healthcare Support
- Salary
- USD 32–35 per hour
- Experience level
- 2-5
- Date posted
- 2026-10-05
Community Roots Housing is hiring a full-time Compliance Specialist in Seattle, WA, offering $32-$35 per hour and excellent benefits like free health insurance for employees. This role is a great opportunity to contribute to their mission of creating affordable housing and vibrant communities.
Job description
Description
Location: Seattle, WA
Compensation: $32-$35 hourly
Benefits: Medical HMO, dental and vision insurance is free for employee only coverage
Everyone has the right to a quality, affordable home . At Community Roots Housing, this truth drives our work. By embracing community-led development and engaging in deep-rooted partnerships, we’re fostering vibrant, equitable communities where everyone has access to safe, affordable and welcoming homes. Today, with nearly 40 apartment buildings – over 2,000 residents -- we continue our commitment to build community with and for people. We are a top performing, high-capacity not-for-profit corporation with an innovative portfolio throughout the Seattle area. Our buildings have won numerous awards from HUD, Urban Land Institute, Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, Future wise and other community development awards.
Job Summary:
The Compliance Specialist will ensure accurate and consistent application of program policies, procedures, and regulations established by HUD, Tax Credit and other regulatory agencies for Community Roots Housing’s portfolio in addition to working with Property Operations staff to provide training for all positions within the department.
Responsibilities will also include:
Evaluation and development of technical training modules for Fair Housing, Leasing and Certifications sections of the Property Management policy and procedures
Coordinating and conducting onboarding and ongoing training for all Property Management staff.
Continual maintenance and evaluation of technical training modules for the Property Management Department.
Coordinating staff participation in internal and external training as required.
Serving as the quality assurance resource for standardization of processes and developing standard operating processes for new policy and procedure as necessary.
Developing and instituting appropriate and effective tools and processes for self-assessment with follow up plans to correct deficiencies as identified.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Compliance
Auditing and conducting reviews of appropriate files, documents and maintains reports to ensure compliance with performance criteria; develops custom forms and reports, prepares auditing and verification procedures in coordination with managers to ascertain compliance.
Ensures Property Management is operating in compliance with its own internal policy and procedures including admission preferences, occupancy standards, applications processing, tenant selection, tenant screening, annual reviews, and interims.
Monitoring compliance with Fair Housing laws and regulations
Prepare and submit annual funder reports and responses from outside funding audits to include MOR’s, Tax Credit Inspection and Audits, City of Seattle and Commerce annual audits
Review HAP Renewals, Annual Rent Increases, Gross Rent Changes, and income limits for submission
Review and submit all special claims for HUD properties
Check Utility Allowances and Voucher Schedules Quarterly
Responsible for transmitting and reconcile of EIV, TRACS and HUD submissions for portfolio
Quality Assurance
Provides quality control reviews of tenant files in an effort to ensure accurate subsidy calculations and ensures that various regulations are being followed; serves as a resource to answer staff questions about program compliance.
Maintains inventory and control of Property Management forms; creates and/or revises forms as needed and serves as quality assurance resource for standardization of processes; stays up to date on all HUD requirements.
Actively participates in workgroups tasked with reviewing, updating, and revising chapters of the Property Management Policies and Procedures
Make self-available to answer questions from team and other partners
Perform quality reviews of Property Software to ensure proper use and that policies are being followed
Training
Working closely with Property Management team, develops, conducts, maintains and evaluates technical training modules for Property Management staff on areas around Compliance to include- leasing, certifications and fair housing.
Evaluates achievements of programs objectives and works with management to document, revise and change policy and procedures.
Plans, coordinates, designs and implements the initial and ongoing training of Property Management staff to ensure the training program is in compliance with internal and external policies and procedures; provides intermediate training for issues as needed to facilitate the Property Management teams operational training development; monitors, evaluates, records training, and delivers presentations to department leadership on program effectiveness.
Training teams both virtually and in person on process for completion of timely and accurate leasing and certifications with HUD, HOME, Tax Credit, MFTE and other regulators
Assist in providing support with Property Management Systems as we transition to new system. Including providing training to new staff for leasing and certification processes.
Provide ongoing training to individual staff on compliance related issues as identified by management
Resident Experience
Create an environment that inspires a high level of service for prospects, applicants and residents
Ensure fair and equitable application of screening and other core department policies and resident relations processes
Other
Contribute and participate in troubleshooting problems as they arise and suggest/initiate changes as they are needed
Maintain a high degree of confidentiality relative to work performed
Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Standard business English: Ability to speak, read and write.
Computer skills: General computer literacy.
Permit/License/Certification: Completion of Tax Credit Compliance Training (within 2 years of hire).
Knowledge of and experience with: Working with a diverse vari