Part - Time Leasing Consultant

About the role

Each Leasing Consultant has primary marketing responsibility as it pertains to interfacing with prospective residents at the community, handling day-to-day issues with current residents, and coordinating the renewals of existing leases. In this position, Leasing Consultants are the community's most important personnel as they can determine how well a community does in a very competitive marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service to all residents, prospects, and visitors to the community.
• Effectively lease apartments in accordance with occupancy goals.
• Follow Fair Housing Standards in all dealings with prospects and residents.
• Congduct outside marketing under the direction of the Assistant Manager and the Community Manager.
• Conduct the application review for each lease including credit and income verifications and background checks.
• Complete lease paperwork and files for each resident to include the lease, all addendums and other proper documentation and signatures.
• Ensure the condition of leased apartments prior to move-in, including a final inspection.
• Follow up with residents throughout their lease terms, promote the annual renewal campaign for the community, manage lease renewals and complete lease documents.
• Complete all tasks necessary to successfully operate the leasing office.

Qualifications

• A professional and enthusiastic demeanor resulting from sales, leasing, marketing, and customer service experience.
• Excellent customer service, sales, and negotiation skills.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Able to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Able to read and understand lease documents.
• Able to be an effective team player and interact well with others.
• Able to be organized and detail-oriented.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, legal correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Able to compute rate, ratio, percentage, discounts, and pro-rations.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Able to manage time effectively.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Able to follow directions from a supervisor.
• Able to understand and follow posted work rules and procedures.
• Able to accept constructive criticism.
• Able to work weekends or overtime as job requires.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; or High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other and/or Preferred Education/Experience

• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Knowledge in Entrata preferred.

Job Performance and Success Factors

• Cooperation, Influence, Teamwork & Business Relationships – 25%
• Customer Service – 20%
• Decision Making/Initiative – 25%
• Job Knowledge and/or Job Specific Skills – 25%