Community Director - The Heights (Student Housing Experience Required)

CWS Apartment Homes•Huntsville, TX

22h•Onsite

About The Position

CWS aims to enhance lives through its core values: Honoring Our Word, Ethical Dealings are Paramount, A Respect for People, Requirement for Profitability and Sustainability, and A Demand for Excellence with a Sense of Urgency. The Community Director will lead, accomplish, and unite, managing, marketing, and maintaining an apartment community, specifically student housing, while maximizing employee resources. This role requires strong leadership and managerial skills to foster a successful team and support individual growth. Engaging, business-savvy individuals are sought for this position. CWS, established in 1969, provides exceptional living experiences, serving over 60,000 residents and 800 team members nationwide. The company is recognized as a multi-award winning organization, including one of the Best Places to Work in Multifamily Housing, attributing its success to its people and core values. CWS also has a volunteer program, BRIDGE, which allows employees to engage in community involvement.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Experience coordinating, scheduling, and completing 100% of property units to made ready status annually as this is a student housing community
2-4 years of on-site management operations knowledge (Student Housing experience required)
Possess a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance
Able to adhere to set and variable work schedule, including weekends and emergencies as required
Able to adhere to company policies, procedures, and practices
Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships
Able to maintain a professional and ethical atmosphere
Possess supervisory/managerial skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook software
Able to perform work responsibilities at locations other than “home” property
Able to travel within major metropolitan areas and may be required to attend company functions in other cities

Nice To Haves

Multi-site management
Yardi software experience

Responsibilities

Manage, market and maintain the apartment community while maximizing employee resources
Facilitate a high performing team through frequent communication and coaching of diverse skillsets to ensure property success
Provide feedback to the team on their performance, while building sustainable relationships through trust and interactive communication
Review and analyze the property budget to ensure expenses are maintained within guidelines
Embrace our core values and set an example to the team by demonstrating these values on a daily basis
Make safety a top priority
Ensure that the health, well-being, and safety of our team members, residents, contractors, and yourself is foremost in mind in conducting any and all business activities
Lead team members
Create and monitor property’s operations budget
Lease the community
Market the community
Maintain positive resident relations
Oversee make-ready process
Oversee service request process
Oversee accounts receivable process
Maintain accounts payable
Review and approve payroll
Communicate with customers, residents, investors, vendors, leadership, and CWS team members
Implement and maintain the CWS Risk Management and Safety Programs
Collaborate with Marketing on developing leasing strategies
Host monthly resident events