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Volunteer Services Coordinator (Americorps)

Full time for 10 ½ months

Posted Date: April 17, 2025

Full Time - Non Exempt

Duties & Responsibilities

The volunteer services coordinator helps recruit, train, schedule and recognize local volunteers. They build relationships in the community to grow the overall volunteer base and advance individual and group partnerships. They market within the community to recruit new volunteers and develop new events and opportunities for volunteers to engage with the mission of Habitat for Humanity. They assist with all aspects of volunteer management, including initial orientation, database maintenance and tracking, and promoting volunteer opportunities as they arise.

Service activities 

  • Typically serve Tuesday through Saturday to support work on the build site.
  • Recruit and schedule volunteers for construction, office, homebuyer services and special events opportunities.
  • Assist with all aspects of volunteer management including orientations, maintenance of database, volunteer tracking and follow-up.
  • Work with construction staff members to ensure successful volunteer build days – signing volunteers in, providing orientation and safety briefings, helping put away tools with volunteers at the end of the day and ordering necessary volunteer supplies.
  • Develop and/or revise volunteer recruitment, management, and recognition tools.

AmeriCorps members may not perform prohibited activities as outlined in 45 CFR §2520.65 nor may they supplement, duplicate, or displace staff members in place at the host site.

Customer Service

Preceding job responsibilities or title, all employees of the Habitat Seminole-Apopka affiliate have a vital role in stewardship of all volunteers. Everyone has a role in creating a positive workplace, while creating a fun and meaningful experience for volunteers. We honor the time, talent, and treasure of each contributor. Every volunteer is an extension of our workforce team, and together we build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter.

All duties are performed with excellence with particular attention to customer service both internal and external. Internally customer service includes co-workers, homebuyers, Board of Directors, and volunteers. Externally customer service includes phone inquiries, shoppers, and donors. Each individual we have a connection to is a potential donor or volunteer and can be presented with engagement opportunities such as store donations, monetary gifts, and volunteer time.

Skills & Qualifications

Minimum requirements

  • AmeriCorps members must be a U.S. citizen, national or lawful permanent resident.
  • AmeriCorps members must be at least 18 or older.
  • AmeriCorps members must have a high school diploma or GED.
  • AmeriCorps members may have recurring access to vulnerable populations and must satisfy the National Service Criminal History Check eligibility criteria.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE has:

  • Knowledge of and willingness to promote the mission and activities of Habitat for Humanity International and AmeriCorps.
  • The ability to work with a diverse group of people.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Attention to detail and is highly organized.
  • Experience working with volunteers, instructing individuals, or facilitating groups.
  • Experience working as a member of a team.
  • Basic experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, and Teams.

Physical requirements

  • Ability to sit at a desk and computer for extended periods of time.
  • About 30% of this position requires outreach in the community, including visiting buildings and homes that may have stairs, as well as occasionally serving on project sites that may have uneven terrain.

Education & Training

  • AmeriCorps members must have a high school diploma or GED

Ready to apply?

Please fill out the application form and attach your resume. Someone in our office will be in touch shortly.

Habitat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

Reference checks, criminal background checks, and drug testing will be conducted prior to the start of employment.

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