Career Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity can offer a fulfilling career. We are committed as a team, with the help of the community, to transforming lives through affordable home ownership in Central Minnesota. Consider joining us in this venture!

Construction Supervisor

Position Status:                  Part-Time (30 hours/week; $20/hour)

Position Supervisors:       Construction Manager

Position Summary:            Provides construction site leadership and direct one-on-one skills training for community volunteers who come to work on a Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity home building project.  Coordinates work site assignments for Volunteer Site Supervisors and assures construction activities are planned and carried out with quality results.

Responsibilities:

1. Enthusiastically and accurately share the mission and vision of Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity to community groups and individuals who seek to volunteer on home building projects. 
2. Assist in the recruitment of community persons to provide volunteer construction site supervision. 
3. Provide on-going training for community persons interested in volunteer construction site supervision. 
4. Coordinate with Construction Manager a schedule for utilization of volunteer construction site supervisors and provide update reports at weekly CMHFH staff meetings. 
5. Maintain records of volunteer construction site supervisor utilization according to CMHFH policy. 
6. Organize meetings (semi-annual) for development of the volunteer construction site supervision program. 
7. Schedule a meeting with the volunteer construction site supervisor 30 minutes prior to the work day to review tasks for the day and ascertain specific materials and equipment needed and arrange for it to be transported to the site to have available for work crews.  Arrange for access to keys for the project. 
8. Arrive at work site a minimum of 30 minutes prior to “start-up time” when volunteers arrive, prepare CMHFH waiver sheets, sign-in log and safety materials, and confirm needed equipment is ready for use. 
9. WELCOME volunteers instruct all volunteers to sign-in, review safety manual with volunteers and distribute waiver sheets to be collected prior to work beginning. 
10. Conduct safety meeting before each shift. Describe the work to be completed, assign volunteers to specific tasks, and provide them with tools and necessary materials to complete the task.  Answer questions and concerns in tactful and assuring manner. 
11. Emphasize the need for safety, quality and accuracy in work being completed.  
12. Involve all volunteers using a team work approach providing encouragement and positive recognition of individual skills and abilities.  Move volunteers on to other tasks as work becomes completed. 
13. Submit volunteer sign-up logs and waiver sheets to Program Services Coordinator. 
14. Serve on the Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity Construction Committee providing input for planning and implementation of home building projects in the four county service areas. 
15. Attend regular CMHFH staff meetings and special Habitat for Humanity events as requested. 

Position Requirements:
Working knowledge of residential construction principles

• Wear tool belt daily and work with tools leading by example while instructing Volunteers
• Ability to work with and train persons of varying abilities and willing to explain / teach various building skills.
• Ability to travel to CMHFH home building sites in the four county service area.
• Willingness to complete tangible projects with dedicated volunteers to further the affordable housing mission of Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity
• Represent Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity to the public helping to interpret the ministry and mission.

To apply for this position, contact Chad Johnson at cjohnson@cmhfh.org or (320) 406-0447.