Position Purpose
A versatile position within a dynamic non-profit that providescommunity-inspired, volunteer-powered disaster relief. The position is full-time and responsible for leading groups of skilled and unskilled volunteers in construction projects in disaster-impacted communities.
Reporting Relationships
- Reports to Project Manager or Construction Site Coordinator
- Roles reporting to position None
- Approximate number of reports 0
Essential Functions
- Lead teams of staff and volunteers in construction projects and offer skilled troubleshooting and technical advice on worksites.
- Teach unskilled volunteers construction skills depending on the scope of work, detailed in the below section, and oversee those tasks on sites.
- Train unskilled volunteers how to safely use common hand tools and power tools (e.g., circular saw, impact driver, reciprocating saw, hammerdrill, miter saw, table saw etc.). and conduct tool trainings for new volunteers.
- Adhere to an agreed set of safety and quality standards and ensure these standards are maintained, reporting any near misses, injuries, and best practices to review with the team.
- Support the field team with work tracking using Salesforce, including recording of work completed, material usage, volunteer hours and scopes of work performed.
- Support the Project Manager and field team in planning the work flow on construction sites and creating the daily work boards.
- Hold daily morning meetings on site to explain and divide the work for a day, reviewing safety and emergency procedures.
- Communicate tasks and expectations clearly to team members, providing effective technical training and constructive feedback when necessary to ensure compliance with project safety and quality standards.
- Maintain a clean, safe and organized work site.
- Maintain and promote a culture of safety on and off the worksite, including strict adherence to health, safety , and security policies and procedures
- We have decided to relax the requirement for Covid-19 vaccination for on program staff. While we still strongly recommend Covid-19 vaccination, along with other standard and travel immunizations as recommended by the CDC and WHO, Covid-19 vacation will no longer be required
- Perform other duties as required