Critical Home Repair Family Services Coordinator VISTA

Critical Home Repair Family Services Coordinator VISTA

Posting Description

Critical Home Repair Family Services Coordinator VISTA

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 VISTA members are Volunteers in Service to America who perform indirect service to build capacity and sustainable solutions.

What will you do?
The Critical Home Repair Family Services Coordinator will support the Critical Home Repair (CHR) Family Services team in expanding program reach, strengthening community partnerships, and enhancing engagement initiatives. This role focuses on outreach strategy, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and program evaluation to increase access to services and improve overall program impact. Each new process and tool developed will be well documented and evaluated to ensure sustainability beyond the year of service.

This position will focus on home repair aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.

Where will you serve?
• Organization name: Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region
• Nearest metropolitan area: Charlotte, NC
• Full-time staff: 250
• Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 1
• Number of homes to be built: 50
• Activities and attractions: Our offices and AmeriCorps apartments are less than 15 minutes away from uptown Charlotte, a three hour drive from the beaches of North and South Carolina, and a two hour drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains. In addition, local activities include Carowinds, The US. Whitewater Center, the Mint Museum, and the Charlotte History Museum.
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. ​​​​​​​

Benefits of AmeriCorps service
• Annual living allowance range from $24,962 to $40,869 determined by the service location; most locations are on the lower end of this range.
• 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.
• Noncompetitive eligibility status for federal employment for one year after successful completion of service.
• Relocation travel assistance for members relocating more than 50 miles to serve

Supplemental Benefits
• Free housing
• Other - Whitewater Center annual pass, $100 ReStore gift card.

Minimum Requirements
Applicants must hold one of the following citizenship statuses: US citizen, US National, Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens or is a person residing in a state that have the following legal residency classifications: refugee, asylum or asylee, temporary protected status, or deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status. Applicants must be 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.

Auto req ID

10879BR

Position Category

Volunteer Opportunity

Position Type

AmeriCorps

Geographic Location

North America

Location

Charlotte, NC