About Oakland Housing Authority
What is the Oakland Housing Authority?
The Housing Authority of the City of Oakland, California, known as the Oakland Housing Authority (OHA), "was founded April 28, 1938, by a City of Oakland ordinance" to receive federal funds and provide housing for low-income residents of Oakland. Its About page says it "provides subsidized housing to nearly 16,500 families" and calls it "the largest provider of affordable housing in Oakland". OHA manages and maintains 1,606 Public Housing rental units, administers Section 8 vouchers, owns an affordable-housing portfolio run through third-party management companies, and has its own police department, founded in 1972, plus Asset Management, Risk Management and Office of Real Estate Development divisions. Since 2004 it has been a HUD Moving to Work agency, one of "only 39 (out of 3,400 eligible) agencies nationally". Its mission is "to assure the availability of quality housing for low-income persons and to promote the civic involvement and economic self-sufficiency of residents".
Where will I work?
The jobs are in Oakland, California. OHA's administrative offices are at 1619 Harrison St, and its contact page also lists a Leased Housing Office on Webster St, two FCP district offices on Union Street and 65th Avenue, and the OHA Police Department on E. 12th Street. All fifteen postings on its ADP Workforce Now board (read 2026-10-16) are Oakland posts, from a Maintenance Superintendent and a Lead Housing Assistance Representative to a Procurement & Contracts Assistant, a Clerk of the Board and an Assistant Director of IT and Operations, alongside police, maintenance and part-time resident-intern posts. No remote or hybrid policy is published on its pages, so treat the roles as on-site unless a posting says otherwise. This listing carries the civilian roles only; sworn police, part-time and volunteer posts are left out, because the 9/80 schedule is the one its employment page describes for the Authority's offices.
What is the OHA team like?
OHA is "governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners" that meets on the fourth Monday of each month, and its employees include represented and unrepresented staff, which is why holiday counts differ between the two groups. The Human Resources team says it "is dedicated to empowering staff so they can effectively serve our clients" and lists recruitment, classification and compensation, employee engagement, labor relations, training and leave management among its areas of focus. The Authority works "with and through experienced community-based service provider partners and other local government agencies" to deliver health, education and social services to residents, and its history page lists decades of redevelopment work with partners such as BRIDGE Housing, EAH Housing and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation.
Work-Life Balance
OHA runs a 9/80 schedule across its offices. Its employment page says the Housing Authority "operates on a 9/80 work schedule, thus closing its offices every other Friday and giving employees an added day off every other week", and spells out the hours: "Monday through Thursday is a nine (9) hour day and the Friday that is worked is an eight (8) hour day". That is 80 hours over nine days. Its office-closures calendar confirms the pattern with dated entries: "The Oakland Housing Authority observes a 9/80 work schedule. Our offices are closed every other Friday", with October 16, October 30 and November 13, 2026 marked "Non-work day – Closed". Leave comes on top: sick leave accrues at one day a month, vacation at 10 days a year for new employees, with 14 paid holidays for unrepresented employees and 15 for represented ones, one or two floating holidays, and for management, supervisory, professional and confidential staff 40 hours of administrative leave a year.
Perks and Benefits
Its employment page lists a CalPERS retirement plan with optional 457 deferred compensation plans, Social Security and Medicare, and "Group Life Insurance is fully paid by the Authority". Health, dental and vision insurance are available, and "The Authority pays up to 100% of the least costly family plan premiums for all employees". The page adds "bilingual pay, caregiver benefits, education/tuition reimbursement, wellness, commuter, and an employee assistance program (EAP)", plus a management benefit package allowance for management, supervisory, professional and confidential staff. Salaries for the postings on the ADP board are published as pay ranges, for example $118,115 to $130,460 for the Maintenance Superintendent.