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We seek a Career Development Coordinator to support our participants in the job readiness, job placement and job retention components of our program. The Coordinator will also coordinate and grow our employer partnership network. The Coordinator will have strong knowledge of the building trades and experience working in low-income communities. The Coordinator must be able to build genuine and strong relationships with a broad base of constituents, from the program participants to employers with available jobs.
This is a full-time salaried exempt position for 40 hours a week. Hours are flexible but generally completed Monday-Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm. The Career Development Coordinator reports to the Workforce Training Program Manager
The Contract Home Improvement Instructor facilitates safe and inspirational classes in various aspects of home improvement such as, kitchen and bath renovations, tiling, patching and covering walls, floor refinishing & repair. The Home Improvement Instructor must be a natural trainer and community builder. They must have the ability to put themselves in a beginner’s shoes and help them learn from mistakes.
We currently offer beginning plumbing and electrical classes and an HVAC class. The Home Improvement Instructor may teach some existing classes and will develop new offerings in additional areas, for example tiling a backsplash, reframing and replacing a door or wall mounting various items .
This is a part-time contract position. Most classes are taught evenings and weekends. Typical time requirements are 6:00-10:00pm on weeknights and 10:00-2:00pm or 2:00-6:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Occasional weekday special events are also possible, depending on the instructor’s schedule.
The Contract Furniture Refinishing Instructor facilitates safe and inspirational classes in furniture refinishing. The Instructor must be a natural trainer and community builder. They must have the ability to put themselves in a beginner’s shoes and help them learn from mistakes.
The Instructor will develop and teach hands-on classes to community members on how to refinish and reimagine old furniture. The Instructor will define the learning objective and curriculum, starting with beginner offerings and adding more advanced classes as demand allows. Depending on the content, classes will be taught either as individual 3-4 hour sessions or in a series of up to 6 weekly sessions. Classes will support Rebuilding Exchange’s mission of reuse and utilize donated items wherever possible.
This is a part-time, contract position. Most classes are taught evenings and weekends. Typical time requirements are 6:00-10:00pm on weeknights and 10:00-2:00pm or 2:00-6:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Occasional weekday special events are also possible. We anticipate the Furniture Refinishing instructor will teach 1-2 sessions per week (4-8 hours) initially.
Since 1965, over 220,000 AmeriCorps members in the VISTA program have joined the fight against poverty by helping local organizations expand their capacity to make change. The VISTA program serves in each of the 50 U.S. states and in all U.S. territories.
Through capacity-building activities such as fundraising, grant writing, research, and volunteer recruitment, AmeriCorps members in the VISTA program serve in an office setting and gain experience and leadership skills. This opportunity prepares members for a life of service in the public, private, or nonprofit sector.
Apply and join thousands of AmeriCorps members in the AmeriCorps VISTA program who are united in our mission to lift people and communities out of poverty.
The Career Development Coordinator VISTA will collaborate with staff to grow a building trades employer network so that program participants can start their careers after graduation. In the next two years we will more than double the number of people served. The VISTA will get significant experience in recruitment, program planning, and research; as well as have opportunities to improve our systems for successful program outcomes.
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The Recruitment Coordinator VISTA will collaborate with staff to ensure that we have a strong pipeline of applications to accept the maximum number of people into our programs as possible. In the next two years we will more than double the number of people served. The VISTA will get significant experience in recruitment, developing partnerships, and writing materials; as well as have opportunities to improve our systems for successful program outcomes.
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The Data Collection & Management VISTA will strengthen systems that are crucial to monitoring, reporting, and evaluating our workforce training program. In the next two years we will more than double the number of people served. The VISTA will get significant experience in data collection and management to strengthen the program’s capacity and meet funding and reporting requirements; as well as have opportunities to improve our systems for successful program outcomes.
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