Rebuilding Together - St. Louis has the following two positions open for Rebuilding Together CapacityCorp, which is currently seeking 44 individuals in 16 states to serve across the nation as full-time direct service AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps is a national service program in which dedicated individuals do eleven months of community work in low-income communities – essentially a domestic “Peace Corps” in exchange for excellent experience in a nonprofit and help paying off student loans. 

Home Repairman/Work Evaluator duties include:

• Make direct repairs to client’s homes
• Serve as supply coordinator
• Solicit in-kind materials for home repairs
• Coordinate distribution of donations
• Assist with preparing work evaluations
• Prepare work scopes
• Recruit handymen and women to sustain direct repairs to client’s homes
• Train and manage volunteer recruits

Partnership Coordinator duties include:

• Manage all community projects on Rebuilding Day and through-out the year
• Manage office volunteers
• Manage volunteer recognition program
• Develop and manage speaker’s bureau
• Develop partnerships with community organizations and agencies
• Develop and coordinate special events
• Develop a young friend’s program

For Details and Benefits:
Visit http://rebuildingtogether.org/capacitycorps and thoroughly read the RT CapacityCorps Applicant Frequently Asked Questions.

To Apply:
Submit an online application through this link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227VC8X4Q8N.  Then email Jessica Lowe, Director of National Service Programs your resume and cover letter at JLowe@rebuildingtogether.org or call 1-800-473-4229 x 3517 with questions.   Positions are open across the nation in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Washington that begin on September 8, 2008 and finish on August 8, 2009. Interviews will take place in June-July 2008.