Assistant Property Manager (The Knolls)

WinnCompanies is seeking a dynamic, customer focused Assistant Property Manager to help oversee the daily operations of The Knolls, a beautiful, 60-unit affordable housing community located in Atascadero, CA.

This role is key to ensuring exceptional resident satisfaction, maintaining strong occupancy levels, and supporting the Property Manager with all aspects of community management including leasing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, service requests, and customer service.

The Assistant Property Manager is responsible for leasing activities, administrative duties, and fostering positive resident relationships. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring compliance with USDA and Tax Credit program requirements while helping maintain a welcoming and well-managed community.

Bilingual in Spanish and English is required for this position. Additionally, the regular work schedule is as follows: Monday through Friday, from 8:00AM to 5:00PM Please note that the pay range for this position is $21.00 to $23.00 per hour, depending on experience.

• Monitor collections, post rent payments, enforce the collection policy, and initiate legal action when required.
• Facilitate all aspects of apartment leasing: touring with prospective residents, processing applications, processing recertifications, and negotiating lease renewals.
• Provide exceptional customer service, respond to resident issues and complaints in a timely manner, and promote positive resident relations.
• Assist in all facets of physical and financial management as needed and assigned.
• Act as Property Manager in absence of the Manager for specified amounts of time.
• Prepare financial reports for the Property Manager, as well as resident correspondence and recertification notices.
• Monitor the flow of accounts payable, from issuing purchase orders to processing invoices.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience in leasing or property management.
• Less than 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Experience with various computer systems, including Microsoft Office.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Superb attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and be trained.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced office environment.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people and personalities.

• Associate’s degree.
• Experience with Yardi or RealPage property management software.
• Experience in affordable housing property management.

Our Benefits:

Regular full-time US employees are eligible to participate in the following benefits:

- Generous time off policies (including 11 paid holidays (12 for MA employees); Generous Accrued Time Off increasing with years of service; Generous paid sick time; Annual day of service; Floating Holiday)

- 401(k) plan options with a company match

- Various Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision plan options

- Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account options with HSA annual employer contribution

- Long Term Disability and voluntary Short Term Disability; Basic Term Life Insurance and AD&D; optional supplemental life insurance

- Health Expense Reimbursement program (including gym memberships, equipment, and subscriptions)

- Tuition Reimbursement program and continuous training and development opportunities

- Wellbeing program (group challenges, seminars, opportunities to earn points to reduce medical premiums), Employee Assistance Program, & Commuter and Parking Reimbursement options

- Employee Corporate Discount Programs (Verizon Wireless, Home Depot Pro, Staples, and more!)

- Flexible and/or Hybrid schedules are available for certain roles

- Employee Relief Program supporting employees with unexpected hardships that place undue financial stress on them and their families

- To learn more, visit winnbenefits.com

Why WinnCompanies?

A job you can be proud of: WinnCompanies is a nationally recognized leader in apartment community management and development. Our team members are committed to helping people in the communities we serve and making a positive difference in their lives. 

A job that challenges you: Our employees are responsible for our growth and success, and we challenge our team members to always be their best in our fast-paced, dynamic and rewarding workplace. 

A job you can learn from: We offer multi-faceted leadership and learning opportunities to support our team members’ career growth and professional development.

A team that cares: We value teamwork, innovation, diversity and mutual respect. Through our recognition and rewards programs, we’re committed to celebrating and uplifting our team members.

About Us:

WinnCompanies is a mission-driven, national business focused on building and operating top quality affordable housing communities for individuals and families of all incomes, including members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Our people are the source of our success – 4,300+ team members working together to create the best possible living communities in 27 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Whether your skills are in operations, maintenance, leasing, compliance, marketing, IT, HR, accounting or finance, there’s a role for you at WinnCompanies. Your passion for excellence can help us make a positive impact in the lives of real people every day.

If you are a California Resident, please see our Notice of Collection here.

Salary will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.

The position requires a background check which includes criminal, employment verification, reference checks, credit history and drug testing due to the following job responsibilities: administration of rental applications and other resident paperwork, acceptance of rental payments, unit inspections, and processing of financial and banking data.  Due to the access to personally identifiable information contained in resident applications and files, financial systems, unit keys, as well as interaction with resident population, employment applicants shall be subject to a criminal background check.  Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records are encouraged to apply and will be considered for employment in accordance with the LA County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Current Winn employees should apply through this internal link.