Instructional Design Volunteer

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The purpose of the Instructional Design Intern/Volunteer is to help Habitat Homeowner Services department create online orientation and training classes for the Habitat program. The training classes will be available to applicants as well as current or future Habitat homeowners. The training classes will need to be designed for easy access for people with limited computer skills. The intern/volunteer will help turn the existing content into web-based instructional videos using a learning management platform. The volunteer should have a background in instructional design and authoring tools. They should feel comfortable taking the content and creating learning objectives, adopting it to the learning platform and creating assessments for clients.

TIME COMMITMENT REQUIRED

• Meet with homeowner services department to discuss direction and the project plan
• Meet with Homeowner selection manager to design orientation class
• Volunteer individually a few hours per week as necessary till the orientation is ready by April 1
• Project could be on-going as there are ongoing needs.

VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create orientation class from existing content
• Work with the learning management platform to set up the class structure
• Teach the homeowner services department how to maintain and operate the learning platform
• Continued possibilities for additional classes as the volunteer is able/interested

VOLUNTEER QUALIFICATIONS

Professional or personal experience in one or more of the following areas is also especially helpful:

• Experience with authoring tools including articulate or adobe captivate
• Positive interpersonal communication skills
• Eagerness to help Habitat for Humanity train people for responsible homeownership

BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING

• Being personally rewarded by giving back to the community
• Gaining opportunities to network, meet new friends, establish personal contacts and references
• Learning and practicing skills related to instructional design
• Getting a chance to work on both individual and group projects
• Seeing direct results of hard work and dedication

This is an unpaid volunteer position. We are happy to offer references and class credit if applicaple. Please contact Erin McDermott for more information or to set up a phone call. 303.682.2485 ext. 105 or email emcdermott@stvrainhabitat.org