Homeowner Services Coordinator

For one year, 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 an 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 homeowner services coordinator builds and maintains the pipeline of homeowner families by leading efforts to recruit and educate qualified families for both homeownership and home repair opportunities. This role involves recruiting homeowner family applicants and serving as their point of contact as they go through the application process. Together with a family selection committee, you help select homeowner families for a variety of housing products including new home construction, repair or rehab of existing homes and weatherization projects.

• Coordinate existing programs to recruit homeowner applicants for traditional homeownership opportunities or for expanded housing products such rehab, repair or weather revitalization.
• Conduct applicant orientations and assist families throughout process of completing the housing application.
• Work with the family selection committee to select homeowner families based on established criteria and regulations.
• Work with the family services committee and staff to provide educational opportunities to homeowner families.
• On occasion, build alongside homeowner families as they complete their contract requirements.

This position will focus on homeowner services, research, monitoring, and/or evaluation, and virtual/digital systems and platforms aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.

Where will you serve?

• Organization name: HFH of the St. Vrain Valley
• Nearest metropolitan area: Denver, CO
• Full-time staff: 28
• Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 5
• Expected Number of Homes to be Built: 12
• Activities and attractions: Based in Longmont, CO our service area stretches from the Plains to the Mountains, including Estes Park at the base of Rocky Mountain National Park. We are close enough to Denver to take advantage of big-city amenities, if that's your thing. Easy access to the mountains offers plenty of quiet time on trails and in the great outdoors. We work in a small city (Longmont), as well as nearby rural towns--we offer a little bit of everything! AmeriCorps alumni say Colorado is a great place to serve because of all the free outdoor activities that are accessible right from your doorstep, not to mention the 300+ days of sunshine! You will make a difference while learning and developing professional skills. Build your future while building a brighter future for the families we serve. To learn more visit www.stvrainhabitat.org.
• Unique projects: The member will help create systems and tools to streamline the application process, with a goal of making it more efficient both for the applicants and reviewers, while providing easy access to the demographic and financial information required by other departments.

Benefits of AmeriCorps service

• Living allowance of $17,600 for approximately 10 months of service.
• Segal Education Award of $6,895, upon successful completion of service.
• 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

• Low-cost housing - $150 per month
• Many free lunches

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.