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Habitat for Humanity’s
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CURRENT OPENINGS |
If you are interested in any of the following volunteer
positions,
click on the position title.
Thank you!
ReStore Volunteers
Restore DivisionPurpose The Habitat ReStore is a building materials reuse and surplus center. It accepts new and gently used building-related materials from contractors, supplies, individuals, remodelers and property managers. Location North Towne Mall, 1020 W. Riverside Blvd, Rockford, 61103 Reports to ReStore Manager – Lori Springer – 815-713-3184 Commitment Business hours are Fridays & Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Donation pickups are through out the week. Hours are flexible. Manager will develop schedule based on volunteer interests. Responsibilities Provide customer service: greet customers, answer the telephone, assist customers, and operate cash register. Monitor stock, prepare merchandise to move from storage or staging area to sales floor. Promote Habitat for Humanity’s mission of elimination of poverty housing through building affordable homes for qualified families. Receive inventory from donors, provide gift-in-kind donation form and thank them for supporting ReStore. Price inventory based on ReStore Pricing Policy. Mission Our primary mission is to raise money for our home building program through the sale of donated building supplies. Our secondary mission is to help preserve our environment by keeping surplus building materials out of our landfills.
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Construction Site Supervisor Task Area |
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| Purpose | To direct and control all construction activities at the building site |
| Reports to | Construction Chairperson |
| Works with | Materials and Services Procurement, Site Selection and Planning |
| Authority | To assign work. To correct errors. To provide interpretations and resolve disagreements. To acquire replacement materials for items found to be missing, damaged, or otherwise not usable. |
| Responsibilities | To acquire drawings and material lists to fully understand the scope of work before and during construction |
| To acquire replacement or missing materials from the warehouse or cause their immediate purchase to avoid construction delays | |
| To meet with volunteers on the days of construction, outline the day's objectives to them, emphasize the need to work safely, and assign specific jobs to each individual and group | |
| To provide drawings and tools to the volunteers who need them | |
| To reassign volunteers who lack the skills to complete their initial assignment | |
| To continuously monitor construction to guarantee quality and discover / correct errors before they are "built in" | |
| To caution and correct volunteers who are using unsafe practices | |
| To provide security for all materials and tools | |
| To advise the Construction Chairperson of any changes needed on the drawings or the material lists | |
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Family
Partnership Task Area |
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| Purpose | Provides support by being a friend, helper, mentor and confidant to the Partner Family beginning with contingent approval by the board of directors until they have lived in the home for one year. Assists the Partner Family in the transition to homeownership. Habitat for Humanity is focused on building bridges with Partner Families. |
| Reports to | Family Division Chair |
| Tasks | 1. Meet with the Partner Family, at their current residence prior to the start of construction to identify areas with which you can assist. Interact with assigned Partner Family during the construction period and for at least one year thereafter. Anticipate interacting with the Partner Family once per month. |
| 2. Monitor the sweat equity activity for assigned family. Ensure accurate records of donated and direct sweat equity via worker log sheets are maintained. Help the family overcome obstacles to completing the sweat equity requirements | |
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Participate in the ground breaking, if applicable, be available for
assisting in selecting construction options (colors), attend home
dedication, and assist in planning for moving the Partner Family into
their home. |
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| 4. Encourage the family participation in the required home maintenance and finance seminars. | |
| 5. Monitor family compliance with the letter of intent during the construction process. | |
| 6. Communicate with the Family Division Chair related to Partner Family progress and problems. | |
| Membership | Consists of one Family Partnership volunteer member for each Habitat for Humanity Partner Family |
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Lunch/Refreshment
Volunteers Task Area |
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| Purpose | Recruit and coordinate a lunch provider for construction volunteers at the work sites. |
| Reports to | Volunteers Division Chair |
| Task Areas | General recruitment/Records, Construction Volunteers, Fund Raising Volunteers, Misc. Volunteers, Lunch/Refreshment Volunteers, Volunteer Construction Host |
| Tasks | Using information from the previous year, phone people or groups to bring lunch to the worksite on Saturdays throughout the summer. |
| Create schedule of providers for site and registration tent supervisors. | |
| Lunch schedule to include church/organization responsible for lunch, contact name, email (if applicable) and telephone number. | |
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estimated number of lunches to be delivered to worksite.
Telephone/email reminder one week prior. |
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Details for donor organizations: a. Sack lunch should include napkin, sandwich, fruit, chips, and dessert or some variation. b. Vegetarian option. c. No beverage because Habitat provides. d. Deliver to registration tent by 11:30 a.m. |
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Lunch numbers traditionally are: a. First Saturday: 150 b. Rest of May: 100 c. June: 80 d. July: 70 e. August: 50 |
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| Skills Required | Computer literate with organization and communication skills. |