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About the Role

The Real Estate Development Fellow will provide critical capacity to the team during the first year of WSFSSH’s new strategic plan by supporting the advancement of Housing objectives related to resident-centered design, community engagement, aging-in-place, and ensuring equity across our housing portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Research inclusive design principles that support aging in place, including trauma-informed design and other approaches that extend beyond baseline accessibility requirements.
• Review existing conditions, operational challenges, and resident demographics across WSFSSH’s SRO portfolio.
• Solicit and incorporate feedback from residents, staff, and community stakeholders into the design and renovation of WSFSSH properties.
• Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external project stakeholders such as property management, social services, architects, engineers, government agencies, etc.
• Support the Real Estate Development team by taking meeting minutes, compiling due diligence, assisting with funding applications, and performing other tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Completion of at least one semester in a Master’s degree program in city planning, public policy, public administration, urban policy, or related discipline by September 2026.
• Continued enrollment in the Master’s degree program through the end of the 2027 spring semester.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong judgment
• Problem-solving ability
• Comfort managing ambiguity

Work Type

• 20 hours per week
• Hours falling between Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

Education Level

• Master’s degree program

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403 (B) retirement savings
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life & Disability
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter benefits
• Voluntary benefit options
• 11-12 paid Federal Holidays
• Accrued Vacation and Sick Time

About the Company

• The West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc. (WSFSSH) is a community-based organization responding to the need for low-cost housing.
• Our mission is to provide safe, affordable housing with supportive services within a residential setting that enhances the independence and dignity of each person.
• WSFSSH develops, manages, and provides social services in housing for low-income persons, especially those who are older, who have experienced homelessness and who live with mental illness.

Equal Opportunity

• WSFSSH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO); employment is based upon employees’ qualifications without discrimination, on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.