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Support Specialist

PublishedPublished: 9/11/2026
Job Title: Support Specialist

Department: Assisted Housing

Reports To: Supervisor, Assisted Housing

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Job Overview:

Provides a wide range of administrative and clerical support to help THA be highly effective and efficient in the assistance it provides to its customers and partners; in the reports it makes to regulatory authorities; and in the service it provides to the public.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties:
  • Organize and maintain hard copies and electronic files. Administer the maintenance, retention, storage, and archiving of essential records and files.
  • Create letters, documents, and reports.
  • Maintain and manage records and database information in various computer programs which may include Microsoft Word, Excel, File Vision, and others.
  • Assemble and mail verification forms, annual recertification packets, contracts, and other documents in timely fashion.
  • Schedule, notify and conduct applicant meetings for the purpose of assisting applicants in the completion and submission of forms and documents.
  • Handle and process all incoming mail for the inspectors and distribute as necessary.
  • Create and mail miscellaneous correspondence. Generate address labels and perform tasks necessary for mass mailings and certified mailings.
  • Answer telephone, greet visitors and answer inquiries from residents, landlords, staff, and supervisors, and from the general public in a professional and courteous manner.

Required Qualifications:

Education level:
  • High School graduation or GED equivalent.

Experience:
  • Six (6) months of experience in an office environment.

Specific skills:
  • Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  • Must possess strong organizational and computer skills, including Microsoft Suite.

Personal characteristics:
  • A positive, proactive attitude
  • Great people skills and the ability to be personable and professional
  • Excellent organization and attention to detail.

Physical abilities:
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
  • Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
  • Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships to see objects where and as they actually are.
  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.

Licenses:
  • Valid Florida Driver's License.
  • Insurable under the agency's insurance policy.

This job description should not be interpreted to be all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this job classification. All incumbents may not perform all of the job duties listed; some incumbents may perform some duties which are not listed; and incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this description.