Leasing Consultant

At Mercy Housing, your work creates homes, hope, and opportunity. Join a mission-driven team where mercy, justice, and respect guide everything we do—from empowering residents to supporting your personal and professional growth. Together, we're transforming lives through affordable housing and inclusive communities.

The Leasing Consultant is responsible for every phase of the leasing/occupancy process, including maintaining exceptional customer service with prospects and residents, marketing the property to meet occupancy goals, reviewing certifications and re-certifications, and reporting.

We encourage candidates with lived experience to apply. This is a temporary, part-time (32 hours/week) position at Saxony Manor, an affordable housing apartment community in Kenosha.

Pay: $20-21/hour, dependent on experience.

Duties

• Prepare the day for guests (office and show units presentable, retrieve messages). Prepare materials before the office opens.
• Serve residents by writing service requests, completing service call backs, and follow through on special requests.
• Design campaigns to generate activity, cold call businesses to get leads, and decorate units to become show units.
• Attend social events and represent the property in a way that brings credibility to the site and staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in customer service, sales, or related field required; one year in a leasing position preferred.
• Sales experience with a proven track record.

Preferred Qualifications

• College or real estate-related supplemental courses.
• Occupancy certification.
• Excellent understanding of the occupancy standards and processes.

Knowledge and Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Operate required technological systems that run the property, including multiple incoming phone lines.
• Stamina for fast paced working environment.

This is a brief description of the position.

Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Required

• 1 year(s): Sales experience with a proven track record.
• 2 year(s): Experience in customer service, sales, or related field required; one year in a leasing position preferred.

Required

• High School or better

Required

• Collaborating
• Marketing
• Dependable
• Communication

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