Honolulu Habitat for Humanity - AmeriCorps National

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Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps - help strengthen communities through a year of service.

Through full-time service opportunities in communities across the United States, Habitat AmeriCorps program members help homeowners achieve strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. Habitat AmeriCorps members can serve in leadership roles on active build sites or in local Habitat offices, assisting homeowners, volunteers and staff. Service positions are being added weekly.

Overview: This 11 month, full-time AmeriCorps position for which the member will receive a modest living allowance, education award, and valuable professional experience serving Honolulu Habitat for Humanity in Honolulu, Windward, North Shore, and Central Oahu communities

Reports To: Construction Site Supervisor

Position Type: Construction Crew Leader

Position Description: As a Construction Crew Leader, you are integral part of building homes and better neighborhoods in our service area. This might include hands on construction tasks such as site prep, framing, insulation, drywall, flooring, roofing, finish carpentry and landscaping. For example, you might be working with new home builds, Critical Home Repair (CHR), and home preservation projects. This could look like completing 4 new builds and 4 Critical Home Repair (CHR)/Home Preservation homes. You can give us a boost to significantly increase the number of families our affiliate is able to serve through our programs and construction projects

Responsibilities:

• Assist with hands on construction tasks such as demolition, site prep, framing, insulation, drywall, flooring, roofing, finish carpentry and landscaping. Projects may include: new builds, Community projects, as well as Critical Home Repair (CHR).
• Lead small groups of volunteers, ensuring that they are being trained on tasks and enjoying their experience while on the work sites.
• Use volunteer management techniques to facilitate positive experiences for volunteers and partner families working on site.
• Collaborate with construction staff to identify skilled/enthusiastic volunteers and cultivate their involvement in Habitat’s work (i.e. encourage them to consider being trained as regular site leaders and/or returning volunteers).
• Maintain site safety through modeling of safety practices and guidelines, volunteer education, and site monitoring. Attend safety trainings with our construction staff or through affiliate.
• Provide on-site orientations and safety talks to groups of volunteers and family partners.
• Help with materials management on site and at the affiliate warehouse and storage trailers. Pick up and organize materials needed for projects.
• Set up and cleanup project sites.
• Participate in regular planning and debriefing meetings as needed.
• On occasion, member may participate in larger community projects such as lot clean ups, repairs to other local non-profits, community gardens, etc.
• Attend and participate in select affiliate events; responsibilities may include set up, cleanup, and engaging with attendees and informing them about the AmeriCorps program, our affiliate’s mission, Restore, and Home Preservation programs, and how to become a volunteer and/or family partner.
• Transporting tools and equipment from warehouse to sites, in a secured manner.

Requirements:

• Valid Driver’s License and ability to meet host site’s insurance requirements
• Ability to drive large pick-up trucks and/or box truck
• Experience with power tools preferred
• Experience working with volunteers or teaching/group facilitation experience desirable
• Basic experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook preferred
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people
• Experience working as a member of a team
• Knowledge of, and willingness to promote, the mission and activities of Habitat for Humanity and AmeriCorps
• Ability to complete the reporting and timesheet requirements of the AmeriCorps program in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner
• Ability to be on one’s feet for extended periods of time, often on rough and uneven terrain, for up to 8 hours/day
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs. on a regular basis
• Ability to work on ladders and heights of up to two-stories
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions - sites are often not heated during winter and not air-conditioned during summer

Benefits: Construction Crew Leader

• Skills for the future
• The AmeriCorps National direct living allowance up to $12,530 paid over the full 46.5 weeks of service
• Education award - $5,775 upon successful completion of service
• Personal and sick leave
• Student Loan Forbearance (if eligible - Go to AmeriCorps.gov website to see if your loan would qualify)
• Child care assistance (if eligible)

To apply:

Search Honolulu Habitat for Humanity at http://www.habitat.org/americorps. Applications will be accepted until 01/31/2017 or until this AmeriCorps position is filled by a qualified candidate, whichever occurs first.

Honolulu Habitat for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer.