Home Repair Client Coordinator - 2024-25
Home Repair Client Coordinator
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 home repair client coordinator builds and maintains the pipeline of homeowners by leading efforts to recruit and educate qualified individuals and families for the Home Repair program. They serve as the main point of contact as each potential homeowner goes through the application process. Together with the homeowner services staff, they help approve homeowners for the Home Repair program. The home repair coordinator will also be involved in outreach activities to spread information on the benefits of the home repair program to potential applicants. Typically serve Tuesday – Saturday on the build site.
- Coordinate existing programs to recruit homeowner applicants for the Home Repair program.
- Collaborate with applicants to orientate them on the program and assist individuals and families throughout the process of completing the home repair application.
- Work with the homeowner services staff to review and select individuals and families based on established criteria and regulations.
- Track and collect demographic data of homeowners selected Working on an online project and task management system to track the status of the applicants.
- Optionally, and with authorization of the Home Ownership Director, help repair homes alongside homeowner families as they complete their home repair program requirements.
This position will focus on home repair and homeowner services aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.
Where will you serve?
- Organization name: Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
- Nearest metropolitan area: Denver, CO
- Full-time staff: 81
- Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 21
- Number of homes to be built: 26
- Activities and attractions: Located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver provides endless potential for adventure and exploration, with all the perks of a major metropolitan city. Metro Denver has quick access to outdoor activities including skiing, hiking, biking, camping and more. There are endless ways to get out and about in the city as well. The perks of city living include excellent bike paths and a multitude of affordable eateries, craft breweries, sports events, and music venues. At the end of each day, AmeriCorps members can rest and relax in free 3-bedroom condos owned by Habitat Metro Denver. Each unit has private bedrooms, a full kitchen, outdoor space and designated parking. Join a community that has a lot to offer, grow as an individual, become a member of a team, and most importantly, help hardworking families achieve their dreams of homeownership.
- Unique projects: This AmeriCorps member will be engaged in the Home Repair Program. This involves working on different types of outreach activities such as flyering, tabling, and info sessions. Once we reach our goal, it will be possible for the AmeriCorps volunteer to get involved in construction projects if she/he decides to do so with the Director of Homeownership’s authorization.
Benefits of AmeriCorps service
- Living allowance of $18,700 for approximately 10 ½ months of service.
- Segal Education Award of $7,395, upon successful completion of service (lifetime maximum of two full education awards).
- 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 housing -OR- housing stipend paid directly to your landlord ($450 per month)
- Relocation reimbursement ($500)
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.