Construction Crew Leader 2026-27
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.
Where will you serve?
Organization name: Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley
Nearest metropolitan area: Denver, CO
Full-time staff: 28
Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 5
Number of homes to be built: 10
Activities and attractions: Our affiliate is located in Longmont, Colorado, along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The region offers scenic mountain views, abundant outdoor recreation, and a welcoming community. Local highlights include breweries, restaurants, farms, and a vibrant downtown. Nearby attractions such as Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Boulder, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Pearl Street Mall provide additional activities. Residents enjoy hiking, biking, camping, fishing, and wildlife viewing. Denver, located about an hour away, features professional sports, museums, concerts, cultural attractions, and Red Rocks Amphitheater. In winter, skiing, snowboarding, and other mountain activities are available.
In addition to the AmeriCorps living allowance and Segal Education Award, we offer affordable, below-market housing in a fully furnished five-bedroom home shared with other AmeriCorps members.
Unique projects: The AmeriCorps National Construction Crew Leader will provide direct, hands-on service at our Rogers Road development, a new nine-home affordable housing community in Longmont. The members will participate in all phases of construction, including site preparation, framing, interior work, landscaping, and completion, offering the opportunity to witness the growth of individual homes and the entire neighborhood during the service term. The member may also serve at our Estes Park construction project, gaining experience with unique weather, terrain, logistics, and housing needs in a mountain community. As schedules allow, the member may assist with critical home repair projects throughout our service area. A unique aspect of this position is leading volunteers from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of construction experience. The member will work alongside corporate and faith-based groups, partner families, Collegiate Challenge teams, AmeriCorps NCCC teams, and individual community volunteers. The member may also support special initiatives such as Women Build, Veterans Build, Pride Build, faith-community builds, Major annual events, Grants and unique funding opportunities, Advancing Black Homeownership, Certificates and training programs, Affiliate Support Organization / National affiliate conferences. Through this direct service, the member will gain hands-on residential construction experience and develop skills in safety, volunteer leadership, communication, teamwork, and problem solving.
When will you serve?
Start dates are flexible and based on this location’s availability. Talk to the hiring manager for this position about start dates during your interview process. The start date will be 4-6 weeks from receiving an offer and no earlier than September 2026.
Benefits of AmeriCorps service
• Annual living allowance of $20,400 for approximately 10 1/2 months of service.
• Segal Education Award of $7,395, upon successful completion of service.
• Forbearance for most federally guaranteed student loans.
• Health care benefits and enrollment in Employee Assistance Plan.
• Ten personal and 10 medical leave days.
• Personal and professional development opportunities.
• Childcare benefits, if you qualify.
• Workers compensation insurance
Supplemental Benefits
Low - cost housing - $350 per month
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 developing sustainable solutions for a nonprofit organization.
• 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.
* A personal vehicle is required for service.
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 are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.
As an equal opportunity employer, we realize our success depends on courageously committing to being a workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued, and building a workforce that reflects a variety of lived experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, in which every person experiences dignity and respect.
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.