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Thank you for considering employment at the Houston Housing Authority.

We are a team dedicated to providing low-income families and individuals a safe, quality, affordable home. We are passionate about our work and believe in building up our residents and the communities that we serve.

We are looking for qualified individuals that have a great work ethic and desire to help our clients improve their lives. We promote professional development by providing employees access to the resources necessary for them to excel. We offer a rewarding career in an environment that promotes teamwork, innovative thinking, and mutual respect among the staff.

Current Openings

Houston Housing Authority is proud to employ a diverse workforce and is a Fair Housing and Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Please click here to view and apply for current job openings.

Benefits At A Glance

We recognize our employees as our most valuable asset. We understand that your health and overall well-being are essential, which is why we offer benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being. You can choose the benefits you need and focus on life and work.

Medical Insurance

Our competitive salary and benefits package includes a choice of two Medical PPO plans with Pharmacy benefits and access to a large network of service providers. HHA pays approximately 70% of the premium cost, and employees pay 30%, plus annual deductibles, out-of-pocket, and co-pays.

Dental Insurance

Three Dental plans to choose from: DHMO, DPPO Value, and DPPO NAP. With our DHMO plan, you must select an in-network Primary Care Dentist. Its greatest advantage includes no annual deductible and no annual coverage limits. PPO plans have an annual deductible and a $1000 annual maximum coverage. Participants have the flexibility of using out-of-network providers; however, the coverage will be less than in-network services.

Vision Insurance

Vision plan benefits include annual eye examination, a pair of basic frames, and contact lenses in the same plan year.

Life & AD&D Insurance

HHA provides Basic Term Life valued at 150% of the annual salary, plus $10,000 and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage.

Pension

HHA offers a diversified contribution plan, in which the agency annually contributes 8.5% of the employee’s annual salary. Employees have a mandatory 2% contribution. They are eligible for an optional post-tax contribution between 1% and 8%.

125 Cafeteria Plan(FSA)

HHA offers employees Section 125 Cafeteria Plan with Pre-Tax options. Employees may elect to make pre-tax contributes to the Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) program and save even more on payroll taxes.

Identity Theft Protection

Comprehensive identity protection services are available to employees and family members. Benefits include credit monitoring, identity theft protection, protection from social media, cyberbullying and reputational damage, and free annual credit reports.

Supplementary Benefits

HHA offers various supplemental insurance benefits which provide financial protection and peace of mind when an unexpected illness or accident occurs.

Flexible Work Schedule

HHA offices are open to the public on normal business days, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Flexible work schedules are intended to provide flexibility to both the employee and HHA to meet the basic objective of providing reliable service.

Flexible Morning Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Flexible Lunch Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Flexible Afternoon Hours: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m

Compressed Work Schedule

HHA supports every employee in achieving a Work-Life-Balance so employees can achieve a satisfying work experience and a full personal life. Employees have different options when requesting their work schedule. Certain restrictions may apply.

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid time off (PTO) is computed based on years of service for regular full-time employees who earn a bi-weekly accrual and annual accruals. Certain provisions may apply.

Paid Holidays

HHA recognizes 13 paid holidays per year, which include New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, The Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a Floater day.

EAP 24/7

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free resource, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides support services to employees and family members in various areas, such as personal well-being, family, finances, and more.

Free Parking

HHA provides FREE parking to all of its employees. Note: Covered parking is reserved for executive-level staff.

Free Gym

HHA offers a FREE complete GYM available to drive employee’s core values of wellness: mind, body, and spirit. Equipment includes weights, machines, cardio equipment, shower rooms, etc.

Meditation Room

HHA has a meditation room to improve the employee’s mental health, personal relationships and make the work more productive, creative, fulfilling, and enjoyable.

Tuition Assistance

The Employee Tuition Assistance Program is designed to assist an employee in their educational pursuits. For more information refer to the Employee Tuition Assistance Program guideline.

Tuition Forgiveness

Employees may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. It helps an employee to write off the remaining balance on direct federal student loans. Certain provisions may apply.

Credit Union

HHA is affiliated with Space City Credit Union to provide employees easy access to financial services, which helps with financial planning.

Benefits Advocacy Center

The Benefits Advocacy Center (the BAC) is available to assist all HHA employees with questions and issues regarding the benefits program.

Monday thru Friday 7 am to 6 pm
Contact: 844-254-4184
Email: bac.hhabenefits@ajg.com

Machine Readable Files ("MRF")

This link leads to the machine-readable files made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule. It includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine readable files are formatted to enable researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.

Disclosure: The benefits outlined on this page are summaries only and are subject to the respective plan documents’ actual provisions in effect covering such services. HHA reserves the right to alter, modify, amend, or terminate these benefits within the law in a manner that we believe to be in our best interest as affected by business conditions. If there are any differences between the information in this summary, and the plan documents or contracts, the plan document or contract will prevail.

A Fair Housing and Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. For assistance, individuals with disabilities may contact the 504/ADA Administrator at 713-260-0353, TTY 713-260-0356 or 504ADA@housingforhouston.com