Construction Crew Leader - 2023-24
Construction Crew Leader
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 construction crew leader plays an integral part in building and repairing homes. Lead groups of skills and unskilled volunteers and homeowner families in construction activities while maintaining a safe, efficient work environment, thus, developing and enhancing your volunteer management and construction skills.
- Typically serve Tuesday – Saturday on the build site.
- Assist with all aspects of hands-on construction tasks including, but not limited to, demolition, site prep, framing, insulation, drywall, flooring, roofing, finish carpentry and landscaping.
- Projects may include new construction, rehabilitation, critical home repair and weatherization projects.
- Lead small groups of volunteers and facilitate safe and positive experiences for everyone working on site.
- Maintain site safety by adhering to Habitat construction safety policies, modeling best practices and guidelines, volunteer education and site monitoring.
This position will focus on home construction, home repair, and neighborhood revitalization aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.
Where will you serve?
- Organization name: Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley
- Nearest metropolitan area: Kalispell, MT
- Full-time staff: 4
- Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 2
- Expected number of homes to be built: 2
- Expected number of homes to be repaired: 8
- Activities and attractions: HFH of Flathead Valley (HFHFV) is in Northwest Montana. The Flathead Valley is home to Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, two ski resorts, unlimited trails for hiking, countless lakes and streams, outstanding arts and culture, charming small towns, and warm western hospitality. Kalispell is a small (< 30,000 residents) mountain town that offers a balance of city life and outdoor adventure with museums, theater, community events, and unlimited nearby recreational opportunities. Just east of Kalispell is Columbia Falls, where AmeriCorps members will be housed. It’s a small town with a lively community. It is 20 minutes to Glacier National Park, a vast wilderness area with spectacular glacier-carved peaks and valleys, glacier-fed lakes and streams, and abundant wildlife. The park maintains more than 700 miles of trails, other activities include backpacking, cycling, camping, and national park programming. There is so much to see and discover while working with HFH Flathead Valley.
- Unique projects: HFHFV is a unique project, with its vast rural areas and communities and recent population growth. In 2000, Flathead County was home to 75,000 residents and by 2021 it grew to 108,500, up 45%. The US population grew 18% and Montana’s grew 22% during that same time. The need for affordable housing is unprecedented. The Flathead workforce is being driven out of the area. In 2012, the median house price in Flathead County was $197,750; in 2022, it was $655,400, a 231% increase in 10 years.
Benefits of AmeriCorps service
- Living allowance of $17,600 for approximately 10 ½ months of service.
- Segal Education Award of $6,895, upon successful completion of service.
- Forbearance for most federally-guaranteed student loans.
- Health care benefits and enrollment in Employee Assistance Plan.
- Personal and medical leave — approximately 10 days total.
- Personal and professional development opportunities.
- Child care benefits, if you qualify.
- Worker’s compensation insurance.
Supplemental Benefits
- Free or low-cost housing ($400 per month)
- Access to local food bank
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:
- Are passionate about serving the community through direct service.
- Demonstrate respect for diversity of opinion, experience, and background.
- Desire to gain hands-on experience in the affordable housing and nonprofit sector.
- Have experience working on a team.
- Possess stellar interpersonal communication skills.
- Are motivated and committed to serve full time and in person.
About Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.
At Habitat for Humanity International, we embrace a history rooted in creating equity and take our mission seriously by courageously committing to a culture and workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued. As an equal opportunity employer, we realize that our success depends upon building an inclusive workforce of diverse perspectives and encourage people of varied races (which is inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, protective hairstyles and hair texture), ethnicities, national origins, tribes, religions, ages, gender identities and expressions, genders, sexual orientations, marital statuses, disabilities, veteran/reserve national guard statuses, socio-economic statuses, thinking and communication styles to work with us.
We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children), and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.