Volunteer Experience and Hospitality Specialist
Nashville, TN (On-site)
Posted 3 months ago
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
The VolunteerExperience and Hospitality Specialist is the primary liaison with volunteers across Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville (HFHGN) footprint Davidson County. Works with Construction Operations Manager to ensure build sites are ready for volunteers and those who are volunteering have a welcoming and engaging experience. Works as a member of the construction team performing varying construction functions.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:
Volunteer Experience–Home Builds
· Responsible for the preparation of welcoming volunteers to multiple build site locations based at Nashville construction sites but also cross trained for our surrounding 5-county radius. This includes all registration boxes, volunteer lists, PPE, sponsor flags and parking signage.
· Act as build site concierge from 6:00am – 3:00pm. Activities include setup of volunteer registration; greeting of volunteer and sponsor coordinator, ensuring groups have breakfast, lunch, snacks and water; facilitating introductions of future Habitat homeowner, participation in scripted build site welcome, site cleanup, etc.
· Active engagement and presence on the build site to facilitate connection points to the build, Habitat experience and organizational mission.
- Encourage sponsors and volunteers to utilize social media during build days.
- Assist and collaborate with SOS communications
- Assist Marketing & PR with photographic capture of builds when working with sponsor groups
· Responsible for handling emergency situations on the build site in collaboration with construction staff and as directed by management, following established procedures and protocols.
· Responsible for wrapping up build sites and assisting across the five County service area at the end of each season, inventorying items and preparing for the season to come.
· Assist marketing with the evaluation of signage needs and providing continuity across the five-county service area, including weekly updates of sponsor flags in Nashville.
· Willingness to learn basic construction language, construction functions, including, but not limited to: carpentry, concrete, drywall, masonry, siding, roofing, flooring, trim, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and appropriate energy efficient trade practices
· Ability to lead and engage volunteers throughout the build days to ensure they are engaged in the experience
· Strong and effective communication skills, with an ability to lead and train volunteers with variable construction skill levels; and have the ability to speak publicly on construction site
· Holds a fiduciary duty towards agency cost, time, quality, engagement, and experience
· Strong scheduling, organizational, and reporting skills
· Ability to operate a motor vehicle
· Support year-round with all construction activities for the agency in the completion of homes, and various other projects, in conjunction with the broader construction team
· Other duties as required
Administrative
· Follow all agency policies and procedures.
· Participate in and support agency activities as requested.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
· Strong computer skills, utilizing Teams, Salesforce, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.
· Effectively carry out required administrative duties essential to ongoing volunteer management.
· Must be able to meet deadlines and operate in a busy work environment that includes both office and build site responsibilities.
· Ability to work at multiple job site locations, as assigned
· Must have a clean driving record for insurance purposes
· Regular and reliable attendance is required.
· Other duties as assigned.
· Must have the ability and desire to work respectfully with people of all cultures, languages, national origins, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, classes, immigration statuses, sexual orientations, gender identity and expressions, ages, mental or physical abilities, and other diversity factors. Must conduct all activities in accordance with Habitat principles.
QUALIFICATIONS:
College degree preferred and/or a minimum of 3 to 5 years work experience in volunteer coordination.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Proficiency with Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook required. Familiar with Salesforce.com or comparable customer relations software platform. Must enjoy serving others, be a team player, able to handle multiple tasks efficiently, be self-motivated and detail oriented.
TIME REQUIREMENTS:
This position will require 40 hours per week (Seasonal overtime expected). Must be available to work Saturdays and Sundays during the defined build seasons. as well as availability to coordinate volunteer activities on the construction site on designated Saturdays and Sundays and to attend occasional evening meetings. Satisfactory attendance is required.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Seeking to put God's love into action HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER NASHVILLE brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Habitat family partnerships enable dignity of life for those who choose it and work to achieve it, help to create safer neighborhoods for more children, and facilitate a pathway of hope for those we serve. The success of our mission is ensured through the generous help of our caring community of donors and volunteers who help us Build Better Lives.Since our founding in 1985, Habitat of Greater Nashville has built or recycled more than 850 homes locally for purchase by families and individuals who cannot afford a conventional home loan. Habitat of Greater Nashville has won 11 consecutive ENERGY STAR awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing from the EPA. Dickson, Cheatham, and Wilson counties are part of Greater Nashville's service outreach. Habitat of Greater Nashville offers three ReStore locations, a greatly expanded Nashville location at 414 Harding Place with over 35,000 square feet of inventory space, where new and gently used items are resold to the public to help support the ministry.Your support is needed to help continue this important work in building and renovating homes for hard-working families. Visit our website at www.habitatnashville.org for more information, and for the ReStore locations, to make a donation, or get more information about volunteer opportunities.
