Help Houston recover from Hurricane Harvey and Winter Storm Uri by serving on our AmeriCorps team!
SBP, a social impact organization focused on disaster resilience and recovery, is hiring an AmeriCorps Supply & Logistics Coordinator and an AmeriCorps Project Lead & Construction Coordinator to serve with The Restoration Team. The Restoration Team empowers local churches in west Houston to own the long-term recovery process brought on by natural disasters. They exist to engage the local community in service to the most vulnerable populations that are at risk after suffering damage from a disaster event. The members will be an integral part of The Restoration Team, helping bring families home to safe, sanitary, and secure housing.
Learn more at: https://www.therestorationteam.org/blog
Service Activities
AmeriCorps Supply & Logistics - Essential Functions
-Work alongside volunteers and staff to ensure the efficient delivery and use of tools, materials, and knowledge.
-Assist with tracking, organizing, repairing, and cleaning tools.
-Develop and track daily and weekly goals.
-Assist with keeping project sites clean and organized.
-Adhere to SBP’s Construction Manual and Safety Protocol and participate in regular safety trainings.
AmeriCorps Project Lead & Construction Coordinator - Essential Functions
-Actively participate in construction projects completing each phase of construction on schedule.
-Maintain the ability to perform strenuous, physical labor in different climates, over long periods of time.
-Obtain construction permits by submitting accurate permit applications.
-Maintain the operating site’s sub-contractor database with proper documentation and identify new subcontractors.
-Attend walkthroughs with Project Managers to understand and receive bids for work from subcontractors.
-Adhere to SBP’s Construction Manual and Safety Protocol and participate in regular safety trainings.
Community Need Addressed
AmeriCorps members serve in communities to ensure that individuals impacted by disaster have a safe, stable place to call home. There are several ways that AmeriCorps members help our clients return home, including rehabilitating damaged homes, building new homes for families that lost everything, and transforming blighted properties by constructing affordable homes in communities recovering from disaster.
Position Outcomes
SBP AmeriCorps members are a part of supporting 23,500 volunteers, building 375 homes, and returning 800 amount of people home after a natural disaster every year. We recruit and train volunteers year-round, develop and implement rebuilding plans and deliver materials to project sites all so that our clients can return to safe housing as soon as possible. Every member of SBP’s team contributes to our mission: shrinking the time between disaster and recovery.
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health coverage, Living allowance, Relocation allowance (if applicable), Student loan forbearance, Training
An additional $175 monthly housing stipend for individuals who have previously served in AmeriCorps, NCCC, or VISTA
Access to the AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program
Education Benefits
CPR Certification
Skills you will gain
Construction, public speaking, problem-solving, and project management
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Improvise
Teamwork
Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented
Decisions
Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Carefully consider which tools or technological solutions are appropriate for a given job, Operate tools and equipment in accordance with established operating procedures, safety standards, and ethical guidelines
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Effectively delegate tasks, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization