HFHWV Construction Leadership Team
House Leaders and Crew Leaders Needed!
Email Adriane today to become one!
Crew Leader Volunteer
Reports to: House Leader
Brief Description:
Crew leaders are skilled volunteers who lead small groups on the jobsite to ensure a safe and fun work environment. Crew Leaders are only needed for Saturdays.
Time Commitment:
- Volunteer a minimum of six (6) Saturdays throughout a build.
- Houses take anywhere between 12-18 weeks to complete
- The townhouses (five houses per building) currently take around 6-8 months to complete
Construction Hours
- Fall/Winter: 7:30am – 1:30pm
- Spring/Summer: 6:30am – 12:30pm
- Crew leaders arrive 30 minutes prior to regular volunteers to assist the house leader prepare work and tools for the day
Skills
- Demonstrate enough construction knowledge to construction staff; Have enough skill in a particular area of home construction to instruct and supervise a small group (4-8) of unskilled volunteers in the task.
- Attend the HFHWV Construction Leadership training where you will receive a construction manual, special t-shirt, amongst other tools on how to work with homeowners and volunteers.
Benefits
- Crew Leader certificate given at end of the build
- Red “Crew Leader” shirt given at training
- Special Crew Leader pin given at annual HFHWV Leadership Training
- Special recognition.
- A chance to build relationships as you teach volunteers and families
- A chance to build a house for a family in need!
Contact
Please contact Adriane at
adriane@hfhwv.org or 623.583.2417 ext. 106 if you are interested in this opportunity. THANK YOU!
House Leader Volunteer
Reports To: HFHWV Site Supervisor(s) and Construction Manager
Brief Description: House Leaders are volunteers who can commit to almost all Saturdays of a build to direct and supervise 2-3 crew leaders and 15-20 unskilled volunteers: House Leaders are an essential part of building the house from start to finish.
Time Commitment
- Volunteer a minimum of twelve (12) Saturdays throughout a build
- Houses take anywhere between 12-18 weeks to complete
- Townhouses currently take around 6-8 months to build
Construction Hours
- Fall/Winter: 7:30am - 1:30pm
- Spring/Summer: 6:30am - 12:30pm
- Crew Leaders arrive 30 minutes prior to regular volunteers to assist the supervisor prepare work and tools for the day
Skills
- Demonstrate enough construction knowledge to construction staff; Have enough skill and experience to guide crew leaders through most aspects of residential home construction.
- Have supervisory skills to lead 2-3 crew leaders who lead small groups of 4-8 volunteers
- Attend the HFHWV Construction Leadership training held annually. Here, you will receive a construction manual, special House Leader t-shirt, amongst other tools on how to work with crew leaders and volunteers.
Benefits
- House Leader certificate at end of build
- Red "House Leader" T-shirt
- Special House Leader pin given at training
- Increased access to all builds throughout the year
- Special recognition
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- A chance to build relationship as you teach volunteers and families!
- A chance to build a house for a family in need!
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