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Habitat for Humanity’s Cars for HomesTM
Your car donation can help a family build a house, and the hope of a better life! Car donations help Habitat for Humanity build houses in partnership with families in need of decent, affordable shelter. Donate a car, truck, boat, RV or other vehicle to Habitat's Cars for HomesTM vehicle donation program by calling 1-877-277-4344 or visiting www.carsforhomes.org

 

 

5183 Harlem Road   Rockford, IL 61111   Phone 815-636-4573   Fax 815-636-4574

CURRENT  OPENINGS

If you are interested in any of the following volunteer positions,
click on the position title.
Thank you!

ReStore Volunteers
Restore Division

Purpose The Habitat ReStore is a building materials reuse and surplus center. It accepts new and gently used building-related materials from contractors, supplies, individuals, remodelers and property managers.
Location North Towne Mall, 1020 W. Riverside Blvd, Rockford, 61103
Reports to ReStore Manager – Dan Bement – 815-713-3184
Commitment Business hours are Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. & Saturdays, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Donation pickups are through out the week. Hours are flexible. Manager will develop schedule based on volunteer interests.
Responsibilities Provide customer service: greet customers, answer the telephone, assist customers, and operate cash register.
  Monitor stock, prepare merchandise to move from storage or staging area to sales floor.
  Promote Habitat for Humanity’s mission of elimination of poverty housing through building affordable homes for qualified families.
  Receive inventory from donors, provide gift-in-kind donation form and thank them for supporting ReStore.
  Price inventory based on ReStore Pricing Policy.
Mission Our primary mission is to raise money for our home building program through the sale of donated building supplies.  Our secondary mission is to help preserve our environment by keeping surplus building materials out of our landfills.

Construction Site Supervisor Task Area
Construction Division

Purpose To direct and control all construction activities at the building site
Reports to Construction Chairperson
Works with Materials and Services Procurement, Site Selection and Planning
Authority To assign work. To correct errors. To provide interpretations and resolve disagreements. To acquire replacement materials for items found to be missing, damaged, or otherwise not usable.
Responsibilities To acquire drawings and material lists to fully understand the scope of work before and during construction
  To acquire replacement or missing materials from the warehouse or cause their immediate purchase to avoid construction delays
  To meet with volunteers on the days of construction, outline the day's objectives to them, emphasize the need to work safely, and assign specific jobs to each individual and group
  To provide drawings and tools to the volunteers who need them
  To reassign volunteers who lack the skills to complete their initial assignment
  To continuously monitor construction to guarantee quality and discover / correct errors before they are "built in"
  To caution and correct volunteers who are using unsafe practices
  To provide security for all materials and tools
  To advise the Construction Chairperson of any changes needed on the drawings or the material lists





 

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