AmeriCorps Construction Crew Leader (Part Time) - Cincinnati, OH
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.
· Hour options are 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 instruction and site monitoring.
· Use volunteer management techniques to facilitate positive experiences for volunteers and homeowner families working on site.
· Collaborate with construction staff to identify skilled, enthusiastic volunteers, cultivating their involvement in Habitat’s work (i.e. encourage them to considering being trained as regular site leaders and/or returning volunteers).
· Provide on-site orientations and safety talks to groups of volunteers and homeowner families.
· Help with materials management on site and at the local Habitat warehouse and storage trailers. Pick up and organize materials needed for projects.
· Set up and cleanup project sites.
· Maintain site logs for each project to assess progress and next steps.
· Participate in regular planning, safety committee and debriefing meetings.
· Twice-a-year, assist with the bi-annual Rock the Block event by assisting with material organization, project pre-work, leading a site or being part of a truck team
· On occasion, member may participate in larger community projects, such as lot cleanups, community gardens, etc.
· Attend and participate in select Habitat organization events; responsibilities may include set up, clean up and engaging with attendees, informing them about the AmeriCorps program, our Habitat organization’s mission, Neighborhood Revitalization programming, and how to become a volunteer or homeowner family.