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Volunteer Coordinator

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Chicago, IL, USA
Full-time

The AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator will personify our commitment to a consistent, excellent volunteer experience through our volunteer engagement and hospitality principles, ensuring we connect with, empower, and appreciate each volunteer that serves with Habitat Chicago.

Who Should Apply: You are someone who loves organization and planning. You enjoy working with people & facilitating events but understand the preparation that has to go in to make those events successful. You are a team player, focused not only on your own improvement but also the growth and development of others.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Volunteer Programs 80%

  • Assist with volunteer management including orientations; build site logistics; volunteer tracking; and follow up for opportunities in construction, office, family relations and special events.
  • Work with manager and construction staff to ensure consistent, excellent volunteer build day experiences through a commitment to hospitality on the build site.
  • Assist with volunteer data management and individual volunteer coordination
  • Recruit, schedule and coordinate workgroups (including church groups, youth groups, and student groups) and individual volunteers.

Communications 10%

  • Serve on the affiliate’s Communications and Stewardship Project Team, assisting with communication projects aimed at volunteers (social media, newsletter, content development, etc.), individual and group volunteer stewardship, and campaigns.
  • Key Responsibility: Leadership and Teamwork (10%)
  • As a key Programs Team member, contribute to our organizational health through enthusiastic collaboration, leadership and personal integrity.
  • Maintain a “team first” outlook, supporting the success of the team and the mission in attitude, ideas, and actions; lead by example and with active, creative input for growing and improving the organization.
  • Support complementary programs as needed with advice and/or by taking on defined responsibilities.
  • Contribute to organization events, helping as necessary with set up/take down, management, networking, various tasks, etc.
  • Contribute to organization communication/marketing strategies as needed.
  • Engage with all members of team, program participants, and core volunteers.
Educational Background: 
G.E.D. equivalent or high school diploma required
Skills/Experience: 
  • Communication abilities for varied situations (e.g. public speaking, coaching, listening, interpreting, advocating, negotiating, etc.)
  • Organization, attention to detail, ability to work independently with minimum supervision
  • Patience, understanding, and flexibility
  • Confidentiality with sensitive information
  • High level of computer literacy, including competence with Microsoft Office and familiarity with Constituent Relationship Management databases (Salesforce preferred)
  • Personal vehicle or access to transportation to arrive at Habitat office required.
  • Commitment to problem-solving, continuous improvement, curiosity and personal development
  • Experience working with volunteer preferred
  • Successful Habitat team members share the following characteristics:
  • Trust: You invest in your fellow team members and you do what you say you will do. You thrive on constructive feedback and have a high level of integrity.
  • Commitment: You have a “go above and beyond” attitude; nobody here works just for a paycheck.
  • Engagement: You embrace bringing people to the Habitat mission.
  • Innovation: You are a creative problem solver who works across teams.
  • Curiosity: You express curiosity and reserve judgment.
  • Achievement: You love results and hate excuses. You will help Habitat Chicago grow to be a leading organization.
Job Function: 

Organization Info

Habitat for Humanity International

Overview
Headquarters: 
Americus, GA, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1987
About Us
Mission: 

Habitat for Humanity believes that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. We build and repair houses all over the world using volunteer labor and donations. Our partner families purchase these houses through no-profit, no-interest mortgage loans or innovative financing methods. As a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry that builds with people in need regardless of race or religion, we welcome volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jun 17 2019
Active Until: 
Jul 17 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Habitat for Humanity International
industry: 
Nonprofit