Habitat for Humanity NYC and Westchester: Volunteer Site Leaders Needed for Manhattan!

If you have interest, please contact Charles Frenkel, Volunteer Operations Associate, at cfrenkel@habitatnycwc.org or 646-779-8857.

When you reply, please let us know the relevant experience you have for the position and also forward your resume.

Habitat NYC and Westchester is looking for Volunteer Site Leaders (or VSLs) who can manage a small group of volunteers (of up to five people) on our community impact sites as they go through their activities, such as painting (both restorative and murals), to ensure that they are doing the work correctly and safely. We are working currently (through June) at a community center on the lower east side between Avenues C and D. It is across the street from the very first Habitat NYC project, in 1984, on which President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter volunteered.

Future projects may be in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

It is critical that you have experience with (or comfort with) managing small groups of people and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Your main responsibilities as a Volunteer Site Leader will be to:

• • Greet volunteers.
  • Assist head Site Leader in the monitoring of volunteer activities.
  • Assist in the organization of materials on-site.
  • Assist in maintaining a safe and clean site.
  • Monitor and ensure volunteers are equipped with proper protective gear including PPE.
  • IMPORTANT: Since we rely on VSLs to help manage events, you must be certain that you can attend any events to which you commit.

• The hours are from 8 am to 4 pm.
• Events are to take place Monday - Friday, usually during two weeks of the month. Exact weeks TBD. We currently do not offer Saturday opportunities.
• Experience with painting is a plus, but our site staff will train you on the tasks. Comfort with using common construction tools is desired, though the emphasis will be on painting. For the most part, you will be monitoring the volunteers not participating in the work scope.

Your assistance will greatly help the volunteers have a fun, productive, safe, and meaningful day, and help Habitat ensure that the projects are completed with quality, and also on time and within budget.