What are the responsibilities and job description for the Critical Home Repair Support Specialist position at Habitat AmeriCorps?
Critical Home Repair Support Specialist
For one year, get paid to build sustainable solutions in a community, gain valuable hands-on experience and prepare for your future. This full-time AmeriCorps service position offers a great opportunity to make an impact in the lives of others while building your own knowledge and skillset.
AmeriCorps National members serve the community in direct service and capacity building activities.
What will you do?
The Critical Home Repair Assistant Coordinator role will support the Critical Home Repair (CHR) team in Family Services. This includes an active role in assisting in the application and intake process and helping to plan and strategize new and efficient ways to serve the families in the CHR program. The primary office is in the Southern Region with occasional need to travel to the Northern Region. The CHR Support Specialist will help expand the Aging in Place Initiative with the implementation of workshops and forming community partnerships. The CHR Support Specialist will also assist in enhancing the Community Service program requirement by creating and implementing engagement options for families, as well as assisting in planning group projects.
- Assist the Critical Home Repair Family Support Supervisor in the Aging in Place initiative, in the development and implementation of community service, and in processing homeowner families through the repair program.
- Assist application intake for new home repair applications.
- Assist in Critical Home Repair Support team in planning events such as Critical Home Repair Home Blessings and Critical Home Repair Family Reunion.
- Assist the Family Services Department in recruitment efforts by attending events, distributing information on Habitat's programs, and collecting documentation to complete candidates' applications.
This position will focus on homeowner services aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.
Where will you serve?
Benefits of AmeriCorps service
Supplemental Benefits
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, national or lawful permanent resident at least 18 or older and have a high school diploma or GED.
What are we looking for?
Our ideal candidates :
Salary : $18,700
