Special Projects Assistant

Job Summary:

The Special Projects Assistant is primarily responsible for supporting the operations for the Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio Playhouse Project. This role will assist in the coordination and logistics of The Playhouse Project program, along with any other special projects that arise. This includes assisting in the production of the playhouse kits, volunteer leader training, and build day event coordination. This role will also assist with construction related projects both on and off site as needs arise.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Volunteers

o Assist in recruiting, training, and scheduling volunteers for Playhouse Program and events

o Provide on-site orientations and safety talks to volunteers

o Assist in entering and maintaining volunteer opportunities and data in volunteer database and Donor Perfect

· Construction

o Help stock and manage inventory of building materials and supplies for PH Program

o Assist in recruiting, training, and scheduling volunteers to build and prime PH kits

o Maintain processes and procedures for kit production

o Teach proper use of tools to volunteers and ensure a safe workspace

o Assist with all aspects of hands-on construction tasks on construction and repair sites as needed, including, but not limited to demolition, site prep, framing, insulation, drywall, flooring, roofing, finish carpentry, and landscaping

· Event

o Support event venue needs –facilities, parking, set-up, tear-down, clean-up

o Assist with all aspects of event day logistics – ‘first one in, last one out’

· Other

o Assist in planning, scheduling, and facilitating other special events and programs as needed

Habitat for Humanity - MidOhio

Special Projects Assistant / Columbus, OH

Why Us:

We offer a generous benefit package which includes competitive pay, paid time off, paid holidays, a five day work week, company paid HRA and Short Term/Long Term disability! Help support Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio’s mission to provide affordable housing to those in need AND feel great about coming to work every day knowing you are helping the community!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio is committed to building and retaining a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. We believe the inclusion and amplification of our differences create a more effective workplace and a more compassionate world.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to national origin, race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, individuals with disabilities, and equally to disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam Era.

About Us:

Habitat for Humanity MidOhio’s mission is focused on bringing people together to inspire hope, build homes, empower families and develop communities.

Since 1987 Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio has served more than 700 families throughout Franklin, Licking and Madison counties. We work in partnership with low-income families to build new homes, rehab vacant houses and repair existing homes. Habitat empowers and provides the tools necessary for low-income families to achieve or save the dream of affordable homeownership. In addition to repaying a 0%-interest mortgage, partner families invest a modest down payment and 200-250 hours of sweat equity (construction labor, participating in homeownership classes, financial education training and home maintenance workshops designed to prepare the family for the responsibilities of homeownership). To further keep the homes affordable, thousands of volunteers provide the labor to construct the homes and all homes are built with energy efficient construction and sustainable building practices. Habitat is more than just a homebuilder. We are helping to break the cycle of poverty by empowering low-income working families to move beyond their situation and provide a better life for their children. Habitat is also working to stabilize and revitalize communities by redeveloping properties in neighborhoods with high rates of home foreclosures and vacancies.

Supporting our affiliate is Habitat’s ReStore, a unique resale store that sells donated building materials and home improvement products to the general public. Income generated from Habitat’s three ReStores provides an important source of funding for our mission. The ReStore has been in operation for the past 25 years and has diverted nearly 36,000 tons of useable materials from the landfill! We offer a generous benefit package, paid vacation, five day work week and competitive pay! Working at the ReStore not only offers great benefits, it also helps keep useable materials from being left in the landfill and helps support Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio’s mission to provide affordable housing to those in need.

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Benefits:

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Days

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability

Short-term Disability

Employee Discounts

Paid Family Medical Leave (FMLA)

Paid Jury Duty Leave

Must Haves:● Dynamic interpersonal, planning, organizing and communication skills along with the ability to work with a diversity of people, either in a group or one-on-one.● Must possess excellent time management skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks.● Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products and be willing to learn affiliate database and tracking systems. Passionate about the mission of Habitat for Humanity● Position requires the ability to lift up to 80 pounds and will experience bending, squatting, lifting and repetitive motion periodically.