OR, McMinnville – Family Services Coordinator -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l 1
OR, McMinnville – Family Services Coordinator
Employer Profile
McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. We are an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
Job Summary:
The family services coordinator position is part-time (15-20 hours per week), and manages all aspects of serving our homeowners, including qualifying and training diverse groups of new homeowner candidates, and ensuring the success of current Habitat homeowners. The coordinator supports various board- and volunteer-led efforts to select homeowner candidates, coordinate training classes and track homeowner candidate progress.
Reports to: Executive Director
Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Proficiency with Windows software, including Word, Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work with confidential information and maintain confidentiality.
- Experience working in a nonprofit setting advocating for low-income families preferred.
- Knowledge or background in fair housing and/or mortgage orientation will distinguish a candidate.
- Bilingual or multilingual.
Skills:
- Demonstrate the ability to manage and lead individuals and work with teams
- Highly collaborative, organized and efficient
- Effectively communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Confident speaking publically
- Willing to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends
Examples of duties and responsibilities:
Family Selection
- Oversee operation of family selection committee and family selection process.
- Review and evaluate family selection process to ensure it is effective and efficient.
- Coordinate orientations for prospective families.
- Develop strategies to attract qualified applicants within the community.
- Coordinate newly selected families’ transition to partnership with Habitat.
Family Support Services
- Oversee program that pairs each family with a volunteer who serves as their mentor, liaison and advocate from selection through homeownership.
- Review and update family support-related policies as needed for board approval.
- Distribute information on community resources, affiliate announcements, construction updates, and other topics necessary to keep families informed as they move through the process of homeownership.
- Identify potential obstacles and challenges and plan strategies that empower the families to be successful homeowners.
- Works with executive director, mortgage manager, bookkeeper and attorney to prepare all necessary documents for transition to homeownership.
- Conduct and coordinate bilingual homeowner education classes to prepare families for homeownership.
- Become familiar with the resources within the community, develop partnerships and facilitate referrals to other available resources for partner families.
- Coordinate ground blessings and dedications.
- Act as a Spanish-English translator – both in oral and written communications to our homeowners.
Office administration
- Assists with preparation for affiliate sponsored special events, including set up and clean up as directed.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Pay Rate: Hourly DOE
Deadline for application submission: Dec. 20, 2011
Schedule: 15 hours per week
Visit our website at www.machabitat.org for more information.
Habitat for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer.