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Remote housing counselor jobs are open across nonprofit housing agencies, HUD-approved counseling organizations, community development financial institutions, and government contractors, from entry-level client-facing roles to senior program managers on fully distributed teams. Employers hiring remotely right now include The Public Law Center, Multifamily Asset Managers, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
This position is open to candidates with existing work authorization in the location where the position is advertised.
JOB OVERVIEW
The Program Manager, Housing Counseling provides technical and administrative support for the development of network-wide Housing Counseling toolkits, curricula, guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that build IRC’s capacity to deliver and sustain housing counseling services under IRC’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Counseling Multi-State Organization (MSO). The role will support local offices in expanding housing counseling activities that strengthen client housing stabilization and homelessness prevention. This role will also support IRC’s housing programs and services in collaboration with the HQ Resettlement Team, Economic Empowerment Team, and other teams across RAI US. The position sits within the HQ Resettlement Housing Team and reports to the Director, Initial Resettlement.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Draft and update Housing Counseling curricula, toolkits, and SOPs aligned with HUD regulations and guidance (e.g., Handbook 7610.1 and 24 CFR part 214) and IRC’s Strategy 100, for use by housing counseling staff across IRC’s U.S. network and those preparing to take the HUD Housing Counselor Certification exam.
- Prepare client-facing housing counseling curriculum materials for in-person counseling and workshop, plus online LMS platforms.
- Maintain and update Resource Navigation tools that map available local, state, and federal housing stabilization, homelessness prevention, and rental assistance resources across the network.
- Help plan and facilitate Housing Counseling and counselor certification training, as well as other IRC housing training, peer learning, and knowledge-sharing opportunities across the network, including through the Monthly Housing Call, Communities of Practice, Switchboard, and similar forums.
- Serve as a first point of contact for day-to-day operational questions, providing technical assistance to support offices in launching, expanding, and sustaining housing counseling programming and other IRC housing programs and their requirements.
- Respond to office requests for guidance on housing counseling program design, documentation, and compliance, applying established HUD requirements and IRC guidance, and escalating complex or ambiguous cases as needed.
- Collaborate with the HQ Housing Team, HQ Economic Empowerment Team, Resettlement colleagues, and other HQ departments (e.g., Preferred Communities and Policy) to support the alignment of housing counseling programming with IRC’s broader housing and resettlement strategy.
- Support data collection, outcome tracking, and HUD-required reporting (e.g., HUD Form 9902), compile and summarize program data to flag trends and gaps for program improvements, and contribute to housing related grant proposals, donor reports and applications, including mapping local funding opportunities in collaboration with field offices and HQ staff.
- Draft standardized practices and quality assurance protocols (e.g., case file review guidance, supervisory monitoring templates) that align affiliate housing counseling practice with HUD Housing Counseling Program requirements, for review and approval.
- Monitor changes to HUD Housing Counseling Program regulations and guidance, flag their implications for the network, and update network tools, curricula, and training materials as directed.
- Attend HUD, intermediary, and national housing counseling meetings or forums, as assigned, and share key updates with the team.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Social Work, Urban Planning, Public Policy and Administration, or a related field preferred.
- HUD Housing Counselor Certification strongly preferred, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire; demonstrated working knowledge of HUD Housing Counseling Program requirements (24 CFR part 214, HUD Handbook 7610.1) required. Experience supporting HUD-approved housing counseling agency in compliance, technical assistance and capacity-building support preferred.
- Minimum of 2–3 years of relevant professional experience in housing counseling, affordable housing programs, or housing case management, including experience contributing to curricula, SOPs, or training materials.
- Demonstrated ability to draft, adapt, and facilitate curricula, toolkits, and training materials for adult learners across diverse organizational contexts.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, with experience supporting multi-site or multi-state initiatives, and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Experience working with refugee, immigrant, or other underserved populations preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of integrity, service, equality, and accountability.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office required; familiarity with types of AI solutions for operational productivity and accuracy required; experience with the HUD Housing Counseling System (HCS), client management systems (CMS), reporting, and other software used for counseling and IRC housing services is a plus.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to visit IRC field offices and affiliates as required. Preference for candidates living within reasonable proximity of an IRC Housing Counseling location, to perform housing counseling activities as needed.
Compensation: (Pay Rate: $60,000-75,000/yr). Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
Professional Standards: All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
Cookies: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings
Benefits: IRC offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Highlights include 10 paid sick leave, 10 U.S. holidays, 20-25 generous paid time off based on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163/month, dental starting at $6.50/month, and vision starting at $5/month, flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, and commuter), a 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match (immediate vesting) along with a non-elective employer contribution based on age and years of service (3-year vesting), disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.
Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
This position is open to candidates with existing work authorization in the location where the position is advertised.
JOB OVERVIEW
The Program Manager, Housing Counseling provides technical and administrative support for the development of network-wide Housing Counseling toolkits, curricula, guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that build IRC’s capacity to deliver and sustain housing counseling services under IRC’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Counseling Multi-State Organization (MSO). The role will support local offices in expanding housing counseling activities that strengthen client housing stabilization and homelessness prevention. This role will also support IRC’s housing programs and services in collaboration with the HQ Resettlement Team, Economic Empowerment Team, and other teams across RAI US. The position sits within the HQ Resettlement Housing Team and reports to the Director, Initial Resettlement.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Draft and update Housing Counseling curricula, toolkits, and SOPs aligned with HUD regulations and guidance (e.g., Handbook 7610.1 and 24 CFR part 214) and IRC’s Strategy 100, for use by housing counseling staff across IRC’s U.S. network and those preparing to take the HUD Housing Counselor Certification exam.
- Prepare client-facing housing counseling curriculum materials for in-person counseling and workshop, plus online LMS platforms.
- Maintain and update Resource Navigation tools that map available local, state, and federal housing stabilization, homelessness prevention, and rental assistance resources across the network.
- Help plan and facilitate Housing Counseling and counselor certification training, as well as other IRC housing training, peer learning, and knowledge-sharing opportunities across the network, including through the Monthly Housing Call, Communities of Practice, Switchboard, and similar forums.
- Serve as a first point of contact for day-to-day operational questions, providing technical assistance to support offices in launching, expanding, and sustaining housing counseling programming and other IRC housing programs and their requirements.
- Respond to office requests for guidance on housing counseling program design, documentation, and compliance, applying established HUD requirements and IRC guidance, and escalating complex or ambiguous cases as needed.
- Collaborate with the HQ Housing Team, HQ Economic Empowerment Team, Resettlement colleagues, and other HQ departments (e.g., Preferred Communities and Policy) to support the alignment of housing counseling programming with IRC’s broader housing and resettlement strategy.
- Support data collection, outcome tracking, and HUD-required reporting (e.g., HUD Form 9902), compile and summarize program data to flag trends and gaps for program improvements, and contribute to housing related grant proposals, donor reports and applications, including mapping local funding opportunities in collaboration with field offices and HQ staff.
- Draft standardized practices and quality assurance protocols (e.g., case file review guidance, supervisory monitoring templates) that align affiliate housing counseling practice with HUD Housing Counseling Program requirements, for review and approval.
- Monitor changes to HUD Housing Counseling Program regulations and guidance, flag their implications for the network, and update network tools, curricula, and training materials as directed.
- Attend HUD, intermediary, and national housing counseling meetings or forums, as assigned, and share key updates with the team.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Social Work, Urban Planning, Public Policy and Administration, or a related field preferred.
- HUD Housing Counselor Certification strongly preferred, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire; demonstrated working knowledge of HUD Housing Counseling Program requirements (24 CFR part 214, HUD Handbook 7610.1) required. Experience supporting HUD-approved housing counseling agency in compliance, technical assistance and capacity-building support preferred.
- Minimum of 2–3 years of relevant professional experience in housing counseling, affordable housing programs, or housing case management, including experience contributing to curricula, SOPs, or training materials.
- Demonstrated ability to draft, adapt, and facilitate curricula, toolkits, and training materials for adult learners across diverse organizational contexts.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, with experience supporting multi-site or multi-state initiatives, and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Experience working with refugee, immigrant, or other underserved populations preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of integrity, service, equality, and accountability.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office required; familiarity with types of AI solutions for operational productivity and accuracy required; experience with the HUD Housing Counseling System (HCS), client management systems (CMS), reporting, and other software used for counseling and IRC housing services is a plus.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to visit IRC field offices and affiliates as required. Preference for candidates living within reasonable proximity of an IRC Housing Counseling location, to perform housing counseling activities as needed.
Compensation: (Pay Rate: $60,000-75,000/yr). Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
Professional Standards: All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
Cookies: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings
Benefits: IRC offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Highlights include 10 paid sick leave, 10 U.S. holidays, 20-25 generous paid time off based on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163/month, dental starting at $6.50/month, and vision starting at $5/month, flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, and commuter), a 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match (immediate vesting) along with a non-elective employer contribution based on age and years of service (3-year vesting), disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.
Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote housing counselor jobs.
- HUD-approved housing counselor certification or eligibility to obtain it
- Experience delivering one-on-one financial counseling or case management services
- Knowledge of federal and state housing assistance programs and eligibility rules
- Proficiency with case management software and client intake documentation
- Bachelor's degree in social work, finance, human services, or a related field
- Bilingual English and Spanish communication skills for client-facing roles
Tips for Your Remote Housing Counselor Job Search
Highlight async communication skills prominently
Remote housing counselors advise clients primarily through phone, video, and written follow-ups rather than in-person meetings. Call out your experience with case notes, client email correspondence, and digital document collection directly in your resume and cover letter so remote employers can see you operate independently.
Get HUD certified before applying remotely
A HUD Housing Counselor certification signals to remote employers that you can handle client intake, budget reviews, and housing action plans without supervisor oversight. Many remote postings list it as a preferred or required credential, so completing it before you apply puts you ahead of uncertified candidates.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote housing counselor openings from across the country in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated postings. Remote roles fill quickly, so checking listings regularly and applying as soon as a good match appears matters.
Prepare for video-based client scenario interviews
Remote employers often run panel or scenario-style video interviews to test how you'd handle a distressed homeowner or rental crisis call without in-person support. Practice walking through a client intake or foreclosure prevention conversation on camera so your tone, pacing, and professionalism come through clearly.
Remote Housing Counselor Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote housing counselor job?
Target employers that already operate distributed teams, such as HUD-approved nonprofit networks, online mortgage servicers, and community development lenders with clients across multiple states. Remote employers screen for self-direction, clear written communication, and comfort using case management software and video conferencing tools without in-office supervision. A HUD Housing Counselor certification and documented experience managing caseloads independently give candidates a measurable edge.
Which companies hire remote housing counselors?
Employers currently hiring remote housing counselors include The Public Law Center, Multifamily Asset Managers, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be remote-first nonprofits, national HUD-approved counseling agencies, and mortgage servicers that serve clients across multiple states through phone and video-based counseling programs.
Can you get a remote housing counselor job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level housing counselor roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently from day one without in-office guidance. To stand out, pursue a HUD Housing Counselor certification, complete volunteer or internship work at a housing nonprofit, and show strong written communication skills through a portfolio or writing samples that demonstrate you can counsel clients effectively without face-to-face contact.
Do you need a degree for remote housing counselor jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh a HUD Housing Counselor certification, demonstrated case management experience, and working knowledge of foreclosure prevention, rental assistance programs, or homebuyer education more heavily than a specific degree. A bachelor's in social work, public policy, or a related field can help for senior roles, but concrete results and credentials often open doors at the entry and mid levels.
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