Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

Central Valley Habitat for Humanity located in Bridgewater, Virginia, is a locally-run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit ecumenical Christian housing organization. Habitat for Humanity’s mission is “Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings people together to build homes, community and hope.” Our vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. We build homes that are sold to qualifying families with a price structure so that no more than 30% of household income is used for a mortgage payment.
Central Valley Habitat is experiencing substantial growth and development with an aggressive growth plan to continue to increase the number of families we serve throughout the foreseeable future. We seek to make a long-term impact on the supply of affordable housing throughout Rockingham County and Harrisonburg, and in the lives of Habitat homeowners.

Responsibilities and Duties
Responsible for all aspects of the volunteer program and engagement efforts
Respond to all individual volunteer inquiries
Develop and implement a strategy for actively soliciting, engaging, and maintaining new volunteers
Act as liaison to other organizations who are sending volunteers
Schedule volunteers to meet the volunteer needs of construction staff
Meet with construction staff regularly to schedule volunteers
Interview and place volunteers for specific needs such as committee, office and special events
Coordinate the scheduling of groups and skilled volunteers
Maintain volunteer database and keep records of volunteer activities, including numbers of teams, volunteers, number of hours worked contact information, etc. in our systems and create reports regularly, including ad hoc reports
Develop and implement formal and informal volunteer appreciation program
Prepare job descriptions for volunteer positions
Monitor volunteer satisfaction and create systems to capture responses
Oversee food, staging and related logistics for builds
Arrange for lunch at volunteer sites
Ensure that volunteer liability waivers are signed and filed
Manage community service volunteers from local jurisdictions
Coordinate activities for youth volunteers (Boy/Girl Scouts, etc.)
Recruit, train, and schedule site hosts and crew leaders
In conjunction with Homeowner Services Manager, plan and coordinate home dedication ceremonies
Organize special Build Events
Manage AmeriCorps program for our affiliate. Act as Host site Manager, including all reporting requirements
Contribute to Newsletter for volunteer-related articles
Coordinate volunteers for and personally attend booths, fairs, ReStore and other special events representing the affiliate
Other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Executive Director or designee

Ideal Candidate Will Possess These Attributes
Enthusiasm, teamwork-focused, and very strong customer service orientation
Well organized and detail-oriented
Effective leadership and team-building skills
Self-motivated, able to work independently
Possess tact, diplomacy and flexibility
Good supervisory skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to multi-task
Patience,
Outside meetings and presentations are often required. Some evening and weekend
meetings required.

How To Apply
Submit the materials via email to [email protected]
Cover letter addressing how your personal and professional experiences have prepared you for this position
Resume
Employment is contingent on passing a background check, sex offender registry check, and may require fingerprinting.



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Location:
Bridgewater, Virginia
State/Region:
Virginia
Position Category:
Affiliate-Opportunity
Type:
Affiliate
Function:
US Affiliate
Travel:

About Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanityfounded 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.