Housing Specialist III

March 3, 2026

Santa Cruz, CA

County of Santa Cruz

Chief Financial Officer
March 2, 2026
Executive Vice President, Operations and Business Line Oversight
March 12, 2026

The County of Santa Cruz is currently accepting applications for a Housing Specialist III position.

Position Overview:

Housing Specialist III is the advanced journey level class in this series, having the primary responsibility for performing the full range of housing program duties and for acting as team leader for larger and more complex projects. Incumbents are expected to develop expertise in all Housing Section functions in the areas of affordable housing development, inclusionary housing program and grant administration, and affordable housing lending so they can assume independent responsibility for assignments. This class is distinguished from the Housing Specialist II in that the incumbent is responsible for implementation and compliance with complex programs, projects and functions as a team leader. Incumbents in this class receive administrative and technical supervision from the Housing Manager or the Principal Planner for Housing, and perform other work as required.

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