Knox County Housing Authority

09/02/2026

September is National Recovery Month.

09/01/2026

08/21/2026

📣 WE’RE HIRING: OCCUPANCY SPECIALIST!

Looking for a job where your work actually matters to people in your community?

The Knox County Housing Authority is looking for an **Occupancy Specialist for Moon Towers/Bluebell Towers - someone who can work with people, stay organized, solve problems, juggle priorities, and help keep our housing communities running strong.

🏠 This isn’t just a desk job.

You’ll work directly with applicants and residents, help families navigate the housing process, lease apartments, manage recertifications, calculate rents, maintain accurate files, enforce lease requirements, and play an important role in making sure our available homes are filled.

What we’re looking for:

* Strong people and customer-service skills
* Someone organized, dependable, and detail-oriented
* Comfortable handling multiple priorities
* Able to work independently and make sound decisions
* Office experience working with the public
* Someone who can be firm, fair, professional, and compassionate

💰 Salary: commensurate, based on experience

KCHA also offers a strong benefits package including agency-paid single health, dental and vision coverage, retirement plans, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and personal time.

And if you don’t already know public housing? Don’t automatically count yourself out. We’re looking for the right combination of skills, experience, judgment, and willingness to learn.

The job description and posting are available on our website. https://knoxcountyhousing.org/kcha-careers

📅 Apply by Friday, September 4, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Send your resume and letter of interest to:
Brandi Watkins, Property Manager
📧 [email protected]
📞 (309) 342-8129, ext. 1220
📍 216 W. Simmons St., Galesburg, IL 61401

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Come help us provide more than housing - help us create opportunity, stability, and stronger communities.

KCHA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

08/03/2026

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08/03/2026

06/17/2026

The Knox County Housing Authority is hiring a Compliance Support Specialist to support public housing and Housing Choice Voucher compliance. This position is a mix of field work and office work, with primary responsibility for inspections, inspection follow-up, file reviews, and compliance documentation.

Position: Compliance Support Specialist
Status: Full-Time, Benefits Eligible
Primary Locations: Galesburg and Abingdon, Illinois
Full posting and description available at: knoxcountyhousing.org
- Conduct public housing and HCV inspections, reinspections, complaint inspections, special inspections, and move-in/move-out inspections.
- Schedule inspections, document results, take photos, track deficiencies, and follow up on corrections.
- Communicate professionally with residents, voucher participants, landlords, owners, maintenance staff, and agency staff.
- Enter inspection results and maintain accurate records in agency systems.
- Review public housing and HCV files for required forms, signatures, income documentation, rent calculation support, inspection records, notices, and other compliance items.
- Assist with audit, monitoring, NSPIRE, HQS, SEMAP, PHAS, and internal compliance preparation.

Experience in housing, inspections, property management, maintenance, code enforcement, file reviews, eligibility, rent calculation, or compliance work is helpful but not required.

KCHA offers paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, personal time, health insurance, dental and vision options, and retirement plan participation.

Submit a letter of interest and resume to:

Derek Antoine, Executive Director
Knox County Housing Authority
216 W. Simmons St.
Galesburg, IL 61401
[email protected]
(309) 342-8129, ext. 1223

Documents may be submitted in person, by mail, or by email.

Position open until filled.

Knox County Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

05/29/2026

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, the Knox County Housing Authority held its 3rd annual Mental Health Resource fair at Moon Towers on Thursday, May 14. Organizations gathered to share information on services and highlight available mental health resources. Mental health awareness is pivotal in helping to dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and events like this can help encourage more people to seek treatment and support.

Our agency would like to extend a sincere thank you to the following organizations for participating: Birth to Five Illinois, Graham Medical, Carl Sandburg College, Thrive, All Stars Sports Academy, WIRC, OSF Healthcare, Bridgeway, Knox County Health Department/Knox Community Health Center, WISE Deflection Initiative, and Central Illinois Friends.

Building Community, People, and Partnerships. This is the Knox County Housing Authority.

05/28/2026

In support of Mental Health Awareness Month, tenants at Brentwood Manor were invited to attend “Let’s CHALK about it”. Hosted by Knox County Housing Authority’s Mental Health Resource Manager, Bailey Jackson, this event celebrated, “Chalk the Town”, an initiative by the Knox County Health Department and Knox Community Health Center encouraging community support of mental health awareness. Last week, residents decorated the patio play area with positive messages and inspirational drawings using sidewalk chalk!

Our agency is always happy to contribute to these community efforts and would like to say thank you to all residents who participated.

Building Community, People, and Partnerships. This is the Knox County Housing Authority.