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Current Job Openings
Crew Leader 1
POSITION SUMMARY
Crew Leader 1s work alongside other CL1s, CL2s, and Construction Supervisors to train and supervise volunteers in the construction of affordable housing. As you are trained in tasks related to the residential construction process, you will also train and lead volunteers who will help you accomplish daily and weekly goals. It can be expected that you will lead 3-7 volunteers consistently on any given day.
You will report directly to your Construction Supervisor, who will:
- Help teach and mentor you as you learn more about home construction.
- Help you set goals, recap priorities, and manage responsibilities.
- Hold the tension between project timelines and volunteer needs, helping you to understand the various drivers.
- Jump in to assist as you have questions regarding safety or construction techniques.
- Ensure that the team has gone through the “Daily Jobsite Routine” and delegate, where appropriate, to ensure responsibility is shared by team members.
- Conduct a formal review to your progress within your first six months, and every year thereafter.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist teammates in the creation of a safety plan each morning.
- Assist teammates in maintaining a clean and organized jobsite.
- Meet with your teammates each week to help produce a plan for volunteer tasks, and review it at the end of each day to reevaluate and set additional goals (Google Calendar). These plans will be communicated to Volunteer Management.
- Take an active role in keeping track of volunteer forms and request additional forms when necessary.
- Assist teammates in completing daily logs (Procore).
- Communicate with my teammates to ensure materials, tools, and PPE are available when needed and secured appropriately at the end of each day.
- Ensure that you can accurately communicate how to safely perform each task that is assigned to a volunteer and remain available throughout the day.
- Ensure that a safety talk (Toolbox Talk) is completed every week during lunch.
- Take an active role in producing a high-quality home by ensuring volunteers know how to perform each task and by coaching them on techniques throughout their day.
To see the FULL job description or to apply click HERE
Construction Supervisor
The Construction Supervisor’s primary responsibility is to oversee the construction of assigned homes. They will perform and manage others in the performance of tasks directly related to building Habitat houses, while adhering to high standards of quality, safety, and team participation. The Construction Supervisor will work primarily “on-site” directly managing all aspects of home construction and be expected to manage on-site subcontractor activities while leading 3-7 volunteers on a consistent basis. The work week for this position is Tuesday - Saturday with occasional minor variations.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take the lead in the creation of a safety plan each morning and develop a “morning spiel” to communicate the mission of HFHGC, site safety, and daily goals to volunteer groups/individuals.
- Take the lead in maintaining a clean and organized jobsite.
- Ensure that each team has gone through the “Daily Jobsite Routine” and delegate, where appropriate, to ensure responsibility is shared by team members.
- Review the Project Schedule (Procore) to ensure volunteer needs match project timelines.
- Coordinate with Project Manager to ensure all subcontractors have been identified and have returned signed Contracts before starting work on site.
- Review the Project Schedule (Procore) to ensure subcontractor progress and deliveries match project timelines.
- Coordinate all material sourcing and pickup with Project Manager to ensure budget implications are understood.
- Meet with your team each week to produce a plan for volunteer tasks, and review it at the end of the day to reevaluate and set additional goals (Google Calendar). Make sure these plans are communicated to Volunteer Management.
- Keep track of volunteer forms and request additional forms when necessary.
- Complete daily logs (Procore) relaying information from the day (i.e. deliveries, inspections, safety concerns, subcontractor activity).
- Communicate with your teammates to ensure materials, tools, and PPE are available when needed and secured appropriately at the end of each day.
- Demonstrate how to safely perform each task that is assigned to volunteers and staff and remain available throughout the day to answer questions from subcontractors, staff, and volunteers.
- Ensure that a safety talk (Toolbox Talk) is completed every week during lunch.
- Take an active role in producing a high-quality home by ensuring volunteers know how to perform each task and by coaching them on techniques throughout their day.
- Adhere to all local building codes and coordinate all necessary municipal inspections
- Adhere to all energy efficiency requirements and coordinate all necessary energy inspections
- Help your team create 90-day goals and review when they’ve hit those goals.
- Conduct a formal review of Crew Leader progress within their first six months, and every year thereafter.
To see the FULL job description and qualifications/requirements or to apply click HERE
Bookkeeper
The Bookkeeper supports the day-to-day operations of the affiliate’s accounting department. In this role, the Bookkeeper is responsible for processing, recording, and maintaining the organization’s financial transactions.
Additionally, the Bookkeeper must be able to manage relationships across multiple sectors of the affiliate, including Property & Asset Management, Advancement, and the Department of Family and Community Partnerships (“DFCP”) to ensure accurate recording of rental income, public and private donations, and mortgage transactions. The Bookkeeper will also support the Director of Finance in the production of financial reports as needed.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Process, record, and pay accounts payable invoices on a daily basis
- Process and record rent deposit payments from various rental properties on a daily basis
- Process and record accounts receivable on a weekly basis
- Prepare the monthly mortgage portfolio summary and delinquency report
- Provide loss mitigation service support of mortgage portfolio
- Provide mortgage leverage and sale support
- Organize, summarize, and record store sales transactions on a weekly basis
- Provide bookkeeping support to internally managed HOAs, COAs, and LLCs
- Support monthly account reconciliations to assert the accuracy of recorded transactions
- Monitor accounts for any variances
- Other duties assigned by the Director of Finance
To see the FULL job description and qualifications/requirements or to apply click HERE
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
The Volunteer Engagement Coordinator (VEC) is the welcoming, energetic, first impression of HFHGC and is based primarily at The Habitat Store. The VEC works primarily to effectively recruit, train, supervise, acknowledge, and retain a solid volunteer base to support the affiliate’s store volunteer program. The VEC is tasked with implementing and managing a strong volunteer program and customer engagement at The Habitat Store. The VEC also strategically develops volunteers as advocates who are able to communicate HFHGC organizational mission, the realities of the affordable housing crisis in Charlottesville, and the impact of HFHI’s work globally. The scheduled work week for this position is Tuesday - Saturday with the potential for minor variations.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Be knowledgeable about Habitat’s mission and convey it effectively
- Create exceptional experiences for all volunteers from the moment they express interest in HFHGC, during their scheduled service, and beyond
- Ensure retention of volunteers through productive use of their skills/interests/time
- Support, recruitment, scheduling, and coordinating Habitat Store volunteers in partnership with the onsite Store Manager as well as facilitating new volunteer orientations, helping to lead special groups and projects at the store
- Develop consistent volunteer engagement and opportunities for youth aged 12-16
- Lead and support neurodivergent volunteers by creating an inclusive environment, aligning strengths with meaningful tasks that promote engagement and personal growth
- Organize recognition initiatives and events to engage volunteers, highlighting their impact and dedication
- Work with Marketing Coordinator to post volunteer opportunities, updates, and recognition on affiliate social media regularly
- Collaborate with the Volunteer Engagement Manager to ensure accurate documentation of volunteer hours and co-design initiatives that drive engagement and retention throughout the program
- Adhere to established safety procedures and ensure safe environment for customers, donors, staff, and volunteers
- Provide friendly and personalized customer service on sales floor to drive sales and ensure optimal customer/donor experience
To see the FULL job description and qualifications/requirements or to apply click HERE
Family Empowerment Coach - Bilingual
The Family Empowerment Coach (FEC) is a key member of Habitat’s Department of Family and Community Partnerships, which delivers direct services and support to Habitat applicants, homebuyers, and homeowners. The FEC works with low- to moderate-income individuals and families to strengthen financial stability and achieve long-term goals. This includes:
- Providing personalized, one-on-one financial coaching
- Conducting assessments of financial capabilities for individuals and households
- Facilitating financial empowerment workshops
Empowerment coaching requires the ability to engage and motivate clients, build greater expertise in financial literacy, and translate that knowledge into practical, actionable strategies for others. The FEC helps clients create and implement customized action plans designed to build financial skills, overcome barriers, and promote lasting stability for themselves and their families.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
One of the Family Empowerment Coach’s key responsibilities includes meeting monthly with clients for personalized one-on-one financial coaching sessions. As many of Habitat’s low to moderate-income families are employed 9-5 PM on weekdays, the Family Empowerment Coach must have the flexibility to accommodate others’ schedules. The Family Empowerment Coach may creatively design their work schedule to better accommodate more frequent evenings or weekend hours as needed.
Direct Client Services
- Use motivational interviewing techniques and strengths-based approaches to build trusting, effective relationships.
- Provide one-on-one financial coaching and facilitate workshops on topics such as budgeting, credit building, savings, predatory lending, and more.
- Assess clients’ financial health, create action plans, and develop budgeting/ savings strategies to support long-term goals.
Case Management
- Maintain accurate client records in Outcome Tracker (a client management system), including income documentation, credit reports, and financial outcomes.
- Use financial tools to track Partner Families’ program requirement progress, including sweat equity, down payment, debt, and income.
- Collect and manage data for surveys, grant applications, and reports.
- Document and share stories and successes of program participants.
Program Development
- Develop and adapt workshop materials to address the needs of participating families.
- Create and maintain a referral network of local agencies to connect clients to community resources, including employment services, childcare, healthcare, and other critical supports.
Application Support
- Guide applicants through the application process and provide information about the Habitat Homeownership program(s).
- Collaborate with the Homeowner Selection Committee to review applications, conduct financial interviews, and present partnership recommendations to the Habitat Board of Directors.
To see the FULL job description and qualifications/requirements or to apply click HERE
