Reports to: Community Outreach Director

Service Week (days/times): Tuesday – Thursday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Saturday, 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM with occasional evenings, Sundays or Mondays

Goals: The volunteer services coordinator helps recruit, train, schedule, and recognize local volunteers. They build relationships in the community to grow the overall volunteer base and advance individual and group partnerships. They market within the community to recruit new volunteers and develop new events and opportunities for volunteers to engage with the mission of Habitat for Humanity. They assist with all aspects of volunteer management, including initial orientation, database maintenance and tracking, and promoting volunteer opportunities as they arise.

Service Activities:

• Typically serve Tuesday through Saturday to support work on the build site.
• Recruit and schedule volunteers for construction, office, and special events opportunities.
• Assist with all aspects of volunteer management including orientations, maintenance of database, volunteer tracking and follow-up.
• Work with construction staff members to ensure successful volunteer build days – signing volunteers in, providing orientation and safety briefings, helping put away tools with volunteers at the end of the day and ordering necessary volunteer supplies.
• On special event/large group build days, lead small groups of volunteers and facilitate safe and positive experiences for everyone working on site.
• Develop and/or revise volunteer recruitment, management and recognition tools.
• Assist in coordination and execution of special build projects, including Collegiate Challenge, Bike & Build, Women Build, Faith Build, CEO Build, and non-construction projects for youth.
• Assist with planning and execution of on-site events, including home dedication, wall raising, and groundbreaking ceremonies.
• Assist with the development and execution of marketing and communications strategies, including contributing to blog, email, and social media content.
• Photograph and/or record volunteer events, construction site activities, and other events for use on the organization website, social media, newsletter, and other Beaches Habitat publications.
• Attend and participate in select Beaches Habitat events; responsibilities may include set up and clean up, along with engaging with attendees, informing interested parties about the AmeriCorps program, and providing information about Beaches Habitat’s mission and the programs offered by the organization.

AmeriCorps members may not perform prohibited activities as outlined in 45 CFR §2520.65 nor may they supplement, duplicate or displace staff members in place at the host site.

Experience, knowledge, and skills:

Required

• AmeriCorps members must be U.S. citizens, national or lawful permanent residents.
• AmeriCorps members must be at least 18 or older.
• AmeriCorps members must have a high school diploma or GED.
• AmeriCorps members may have recurring access to vulnerable populations and must satisfy the National Service Criminal History Check eligibility criteria.
• Current valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.

Preferred

• Knowledge of, and willingness to promote, the mission and activities of Habitat for Humanity International and AmeriCorps.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Experience working with volunteers, teaching, or group facilitation.
• Experience working as a member of a team.
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of WordPress and Adobe Creative Suites or other design software.

Physical requirements

• Ability to sit at a desk and computer for extended periods of time.
• About 50% of this position requires outreach in the community, including visiting buildings and homes that may have stairs, as well as occasionally serving on project sites that may have uneven terrain.
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions. (Sites are often not heated during winter and not air-conditioned during summer.)

Service site environment:

Member will primarily serve in private office. The member will have a desk, computer (with email and internet access) and a phone for service-related tasks. Shared resources include a printer, copy machine, fax machine as well as office supplies. On volunteer days, the member will be on the active construction site and in two local community centers to greet and sign in volunteers, deliver snacks, organize materials, and take photographs. Member will occasionally be engaged in community build or improvement projects, such as community clean-ups, serving outside in various types of weather.

Personal Vehicle:

Public transportation options are limited in our community so access to a personal vehicle is required to get to and from service, as well as to travel between sites and to attend required meetings. Approved service-related mileage, beyond commuting to and from service, will be reimbursed per the Habitat organization’s policy.

A Habitat-owned vehicle may be available on occasion for members to use for service-related meetings and community outreach.