Mobile Home Park Manager - On-site Resident Manager

1702 East Shelton Springs Road, Shelton WA

Description

Mobile Home Park Manager wanted Senior Mobile Home Park 55+ in Shelton, WA is seeking an on-site, live-in, full-time resident manager to provide management functions for a 74-space mobile home park. The park is quiet with a nice group of residents. All of the mobile homes are owned by the residents, the park does not offer rentals. The ideal candidate would be a couple (although any qualified candidate will be given serious consideration) where one person could manage the administrative duties involved with the rent and bookkeeping processes and the other could fulfill maintenance and other miscellaneous duties. Administrative:  Rent and bookkeeping duties primarily involve delivering monthly rent increase and other miscellaneous notices, processing rent payments that are delivered to the office, and recording the payments on the monthly rent Excel spreadsheet. Maintenance duties include a variety of tasks, many of which are performed alongside and/or under the direction of the owner, including:  General park upkeep, litter, and branch/debris pick-up, blowing leaves, etc.;  Testing the water system monthly, or additional tests as required by standards;  Repairing water line leaks in water lines owned by the park (the park provides water to tenants through operation of two active wells);  Repairing/unclogging septic drain lines owned by the park (the park has numerous septic tank and drain field systems and provides septic system access to tenants);  Monitoring and maintaining the streetlight system, including changing lights as needed;  Remodeling mobile homes that become owned by the park in preparation to sell (includes cleaning and removal of items left by former residents, general light construction work, painting, replacing fixtures, installing laminate flooring, etc.);  Maintenance hours vary each week and month according to a project list. but generally, do not require a full-time schedule. Some weeks can require 30-40 hours but most average around 10-20 hours per week. Qualifications: • The park is a 55 and older park but the manager(s) can be aged 30 and older • Must be able to communicate effectively and amicably with the park residents, being friendly while also enforcing the park rules and regulations in an even, consistent, helpful manner • Must be able to communicate via email • General knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel preferred Experience: • Prior mobile park, apartment or similar management experience preferred but not mandatory, training will be provided to the right candidate • General or specific maintenance experience a plus • General or specific administrative bookkeeping a plus Compensation includes: • Rent-free occupancy of a spacious double mobile home with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, large laundry room, sizeable covered outside deck/patio and 2-door extra-large attached garage with plenty of extra space • All utilities, including high speed internet/cable, provided to manager(s) at no cost • Monthly salary for performance of administrative duties • For unique projects, maintenance and repair work, or situations that are not a part of the normal monthly duties, an additional hourly wage is provided for all hours worked • Year-end bonus Salary for administrative duties, hourly wage for maintenance performed, and year-end bonus are all dependent on experience, qualifications, and competency of the work performed. Pay scale is consistent/better than similar opportunities at similar sized parks. The park office is attached to the mobile home and can be accessed from inside the mobile but has a separate entrance for the park residents so that the mobile’s living area remains private. Owner is local, lives in Washington, and has owned the park since 1984. Owner intends to continue ownership and management for the foreseeable long-term future. The current manager is moving out of state, thus the need to hire a new manager. We’ve only had manager turn-over once in the last 30 years, so this is an excellent opportunity for the right person or couple. This opportunity is available immediately, but adjustments can be made for a slightly delayed start date if the right candidate needs time to make arrangements. Applications/Resume can be submitted in response to this ad or via email. Please email or call (leave a voice message) the park owner with your interest and any questions: Email: [email protected] Cell Phone: 406-852-7349