Homeowner Services Coordinator - 2024-25

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 aspects of Habitat affiliate operations.

Where will you serve?

• Organization name: HFH of Broward
• Nearest metropolitan area: Fort Lauderdale, FL (with Miami, FL thirty miles to the south)
• Full-time staff: 24
• Expected number of AmeriCorps members: 6
• Number of homes to be built: 32
• Number of homes to be repaired: 40
• Activities and attractions: Broward County is home to the City of Fort Lauderdale, a coastal community along the Atlantic Ocean. The county features some of South Florida's finest beaches & lakes, best of all, many outdoor activities that can be enjoyed year-round, such as boating, fishing, snorkeling, paddle boarding, and kayaking, just to name a few. This sub-tropical oasis enjoys an average annual temperature of 77 degrees and an average of 3,000 hours of sunshine. To the west of the county, there is the Everglades National Park that has abundant wildlife, miles of bike trails, and spectacular sunsets. Broward County is home to a stream of arts & cultural events, concerts, live theater, museums, and sports. Broward County is neighbors with City of Miami, and within just two to three hours driving time, there lies the Florida Keys to the south, the Kennedy Space Center to the north, and the Gulf Coast to the west. These features make Broward County one of the most desirable places to live, work, and play!

Benefits of AmeriCorps service

• Living allowance of $18,700 for approximately 10 months of service.
• Segal Education Award of $7,395, 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

• Housing stipend paid directly to your landlord ($1000 per month)

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.