Now Hiring - VESTA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION - Leasing Consultant, Winthrop Square/Londonberry Gardens in New London, CT

Full description of the position

Founded in 1981, Vesta has grown to one of the top affordable housing property management companies in the country. As we continue to grow, now is the perfect time to join our team! We are currently seeking an experienced Leasing Consultant to join our team at Winthrop Square/Londonberry Gardens in New London, CT.
If you're the right fit for us, you love daily interaction, communicating with people and building long lasting relationships. You enjoy completing administrative tasks, hitting deadlines and you have a knack with sales and persuasion. You take great pride in your work and think of property management as more than just a job, but a career and you probably have a few successful leasing or 'proud work achievement,' stories to talk about.
The Leasing Consultant is responsible for generating and handling telephone and on-site traffic, showing 'ready' apartments, closing the lease, qualifying prospects, completing all related paperwork and activities to ensure a timely move-in as well as conducting the move-in. The Leasing Consultant provides high quality prospect and resident service. They work collaboratively with the property office and maintenance team, administering Vesta’s standard operating procedures, affordable program compliance and maintenance programs achieving maximum occupancy and superior resident customer service satisfaction.
Required Education and Experience:

• HS diploma or equivalent, plus 2 years of related experience.
• Experience in a property management or apartment community and/or with affordable housing programs strongly preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Multilingual skills strongly preferred and sometimes required, based on property needs
• Ability to use and communicate through email required
• Previous customer service experience
• Strong computer skills; including MS Office suite, Outlook, and property management software.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour

Experience:

• apartment community experience: 2 years (Required)
• Affordable housing: 1 year (Required)