Description
Are you passionate about addressing social justice and sustainability? If so, our service-minded AmeriCorps team needs your help!
As an AmeriCorps member serving with SBP, you will become part of the growing national service movement, and have the opportunity to develop and hone professional skills with a dynamic social-impact organization that is pioneering a new model for disaster recovery.
Essential Functions of Position:
- 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.
- Properly organize, track, and document all bids, work, and warranty information from subcontractors.
- Schedule and coordinate subcontractors to complete work on clients’ homes.
- Schedule inspections for the local building department and funders, as needed, for each construction project.
- Order and process utilities and orders for sites; i.e. dumpsters, drywall, etc.
- Ensure all electronic construction files, Gantt charts, excel tracking documents, and whiteboards are up to date with accurate information.
- Adhere to SBP’s Construction Manual and Safety Protocol and participate in regular safety trainings.
- Meet weekly with the Project Manager to discuss goals, construction projects, professional development, and any other issues, and be open to feedback and coaching.
- Participate in September 11th Day of Remembrance and Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service events, which may take place on a weekend or during holidays and include activities outside of the scope of typical day-to-day functions.
- Per 45 CFR §2540.100, member activities are not supplementing, duplicating, or displacing staff or volunteers.
Benefits:
- Stipend of $2,100 per month (pre-tax)
- Free individual health insurance
- A housing stipend of $175/month for AmeriCorps alumni
- Relocation reimbursement of up to $500 for eligible members
- Segal Education Award of $6,495 (Can be used as tuition assistance and/or for repaying qualified student loans and is awarded upon successful completion of a 10-month term of service)
- AmeriCorps Childcare Benefits Program
- Student loan forbearance for qualified loans
- Free Mental Health, Financial, and Legal support through the Member Assistance Program
Total Compensation Package: $32K+ (first time member) $34K+ (AmeriCorps alum)
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Learn how AmeriCorps members play a part in the growing national service movement and have the opportunity to develop valuable professional skills.