Neighborhood Resources Assistant Director

Job Description:

Neighborhood Resources Assistant Director

Description

Job Announcement

The Neighborhood Resources Department is looking for a skilled and motivated Assistant Director of Neighborhood Resources to join our team. This newly created leadership role will play a crucial part in assisting the director with leading a team of dedicated professionals that provide the community with resident education and participation programs, neighborhood preservation, housing and community-related outreach projects and initiatives. This position is a full-time, exempt position with benefits that is unclassified and serves at the pleasure of the City Manager.

Why work for Chandler?
• Diverse and inclusive environment
• Up to 8 hours paid time off annually to volunteer in the community
• Dress code is business casual, with jeans on Fridays
• 3 medical plans to choose from along with dental and vision coverage
• Accrue 130 hours paid vacation in your first year, eligible for use immediately following accrual
• Accrue 96 hours paid sick leave in your first year, eligible for use immediately following accrual
• 12 paid holidays annually, with the potential for additional holiday leave the end of 2025, subject to approval by the City Manager
• Become part of the Arizona State Retirement System with a 100% city contribution match
• City contributions of 1% gross wages per pay period to deferred compensation
• Robust Employee Wellness program with $350 incentive
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 annually
• Free Tumbleweed Recreation Center membership

Who we are
The Neighborhood Resources Department’s mission is to strengthen and enrich the community by providing high-quality services and resources through educational programs, neighborhood revitalization, resident empowerment, partnerships, and assisting those in need.

The Department has 72 employees who work in the following divisions: Community Resources & Development, Housing & Redevelopment, and Neighborhood Preservation, which includes Neighborhood Programs and Code Enforcement. The 2025-26 fiscal year budget of $56.7 million supports the staff and services provided.

Key programs administered by these divisions include:

• Homeless Services and Outreach/ChangeUp Program
• Human Services Funds, HOME/CDBG Funds
• Chandler’s Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher and Specialty Voucher Programs
• Residential/Commercial Code Enforcement
• Neighborhood Registration/Educational Programming
• Neighborhood Assistance (Grants)
• Golden Neighbors
• Graffiti Elimination
• Alley Maintenance
• Volunteer opportunities/Tool Lending
• Heat Relief
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

Who we are looking for
Our new team leader will have a passion for customer service, teamwork, and collaboration. The ideal candidate will have broad-based leadership experience with knowledge of all aspects of neighborhood programs including code compliance, neighborhood and affordable housing programs, grant management, human services funds and homeless outreach programs.

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Minimum qualifications
•A Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Social Work, Human Services; Housing or Urban Development or a related field; and
•7 years of progressively responsible experience in in the area of Neighborhood, Housing or Human Services including four (4) years of previous supervisory experience.
•Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Desired qualifications
•Experience in a municipal environment preferred

This is an unclassified, full-time position, and will serve at the pleasure of the City Manager. A register of qualified candidates will be active for 4 months should another position become available.

All applicants hired will be required to be fingerprinted with successful results as a condition of continued employment.

Applicants for employment and volunteer opportunities should be aware of the City of Chandler’s policies concerning the use of drugs and alcohol. These policies have not been altered by the passage of Proposition 207. The use of recreational marijuana is a violation of the city’s Drug Free Workplace Policy. Certain positions within the city are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test. A positive result for drugs tested under the policy, including recreational marijuana, may be grounds for withdrawal of an offer of employment or volunteer opportunity. The examination process may vary if determined necessary.

The City of Chandler is committed to Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation.

The City of Chandler offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and some part-time positions. For more detailed information on the benefits offered, please Click Here .

Closing Date/Time: 3/29/2026 11:59 PM Arizona

Salary:

$135,678.40 - $196,726.40 Annually