AmeriCorps VISTA Position - Volunteer Development

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How do I challenge myself? How will I reach new potential and help to "build" a better community? Are you looking for a great entry level position that will positively impact your future? Consider serving with Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna, to experience an awesome full and fun year of service by gaining new skills, learning about affordable housing and the impact it has on the surrounding communities, helping families to purchase a home andcreating a better world, one leader at a time! HFHS is seeking an enthusiastic individual to serve as full-time AmeriCorps Service Members for 2015 - 2016 service year*.

Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna (HFHS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit supported by government, community and private funding which enable us to build homes, better communities and increase hope. HFHS is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating and preserving homes; providing affordable no interest mortgages to our future homeowners; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions through our Repair Program. From Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna’s inception in 1993, until today, we have served over 260 families by building 83 homes and repairing over 170. Bel Air, is situated in a suburban/rural area, 25 minutes away from many attractions with a diverse opportunity to serve and experience a "small-town" community.

Volunteer Development will help to expand our affiliate to reach the community further through the opening of a ReStore. In order to increase the number of families that we serve in our community, we require a developed ReStore volunteer program and procedures for recruitment and retention. We will be expanding on the groundwork previously laid out by a prior VISTA, expecting the current VISTA service member to cultivate new and existing relationships through community engagement, marketing and training. The VISTA service member will further the capacity of the affiliate to create access and strengthen relationships with the local military base and the families who live there. The VISTA service member will provide a continued reliable program of volunteer development to be utilized by future ReStore staff.

Each AmeriCorps VISTA Service member may be entitled to the following benefits

BENEFITS:

• Invaluable experience from a local, nationally and internationally-respected organization for school, a future job or new career;
• Extensive training;
• $5,730 AmeriCorps Education Award (upon successful completion of service term commitment and 1700 hours of service);
• $1,108/month living stipend (approximately before taxes);
• Subsidized childcare (if qualified);
• Student loan forbearance (on qualifying loans)
• Travel to National Service Leadership Conference

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Successfully serve in the position, serve 40 hours a week and meet the 1700 minimum requirement for a full term of service;
• Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident;
• Must be 18 years of age at the start date of service;
• Have a valid Driver's License, clean driving record and personal transportation
• Pass required criminal background checks;
• All AmeriCorps positions will require occasional travel to other locations
• Must be comfortable working with a wide variety of people from all walks of life and backgrounds, and respect the Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna mission, principles of neutrality and impartiality.

TO APPLY for DESIRED POSITION
1. To apply, go to http://www.habitat.org/americorps/how_to_apply.aspx

For more information, please visit our website at www.habitatasusq.org