Construction Crew Leader - 2024-25
28 days ago
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Job Description
Habitat For Humanity is seeking a full-time Construction Crew Leader in Baltimore, MD for a one-year AmeriCorps service position. The role involves leading volunteers in building and repairing homes, ensuring safety on site, and gaining hands-on construction experience. The position offers a living allowance, education award, health care benefits, and professional development opportunities. Typical workdays are Tuesday to Saturday on-site.
Construction Crew Leader
For one year, you can 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 a real 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.
This position will focus on home construction and volunteer services aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.
Where will you serve?
• Organization name: Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake
• Nearest metropolitan area: Baltimore, MD
• Full-time staff: 70
• Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 3
• Number of homes to be built: 15
• Activities and attractions: Baltimore is a historical city with notable locations such as the Baltimore Museum of Art, Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, The Baltimore Museum of Industry and Fort McHenry. The Inner Harbor, waterfront and downtown neighborhoods offer great restaurants and bars, concert and entertainment venues, as well as the Aquarium and Science Center. Baltimore is an active city with lots of green space, parks, trails and water access to keep residents outdoors all year round. The city is situated in a fantastic location that places the mountains, the beach, Washington DC, Philadelphia and NY all within just a few hours' drive.
• Unique projects: Our affiliate will be working on a new development of 27 units in addition to a few rehabs and an ICF (insulated concrete form) house. We are also participating in a new initiative with state leaders in support of affordable housing - the Uplift Program - that should support an increase in impact in Central Maryland.
Benefits of AmeriCorps service
• Living allowance of $18,700 for approximately 10 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
• Housing stipend paid directly to your landlord ($350-500 per month)
• Transportation allowance ($60 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 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.
Habitat For Humanity
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