Home Prep Coordinator
5 days ago
Austin
Job Description Home Prep Coordinator About Mobile Loaves & Fishes Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry that has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. Founded in Austin, Texas, the organization serves its homeless neighbors through three core programs: Truck Ministry, Community First! Village, and Community Works. Often referred to as the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned development that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. We are now embarking on a new phase of community expansion, adding more than 1400 new neighbors over the next 5-10 years. About the Role The Neighbor Care Team has the privilege of walking alongside our "neighbors" as they apply to live at Community First! Village (CFV), creating opportunities for them to settle, cultivate, and care for themselves and others in this unique community. The Home Prep Coordinator plays an integral role in this work, supporting the Move-In Team through a variety of operational duties throughout the move-in journey. As part of Neighbor Care, the Move-In Team focuses on preparing new neighbors and their homes for a smooth and dignified transition into the Village. This position leads neighbor contractors and volunteers in preparing and furnishing homes selected by new neighbors who have experienced chronic homelessness and been approved for housing at CFV. At its core, this role carries the unique responsibility of transforming a house into a home. This is a full-time non-exempt position reporting to the Move-In Manager. Due to the nature and requirements of the position, hours are flexible to fit need, but typically include 8am-5pm Monday-Friday. Some nights and weekends may be required. The Home Prep Coordinator will office at Community First! Village located at 9301 Hog Eye Road, Austin, TX 78724. Duties & Responsibilities • Manage inventory of over 150 home essentials and décor items: order all items, track and reconcile purchases weekly, and maintain adequate inventory to support home prep as units become available., • Create, steward, and oversee volunteer opportunities to complete various home prep tasks, • Track unit status to identify homes that are ready for home essentials, schedule completion of home prep activities and update unit status daily, • Oversee all home prep activities to ensure each home meets cleanliness and quality standards and is prepared in a timely manner, • Facilitate cleaning of homes, • Design and implement interior décor plans for each home, based on the neighbor's preferences., • Manage the delivery, organization, and storage of all home essential items., • Serve as the main point of contact for all Neighbor Care home essential donations, • Manage large in-kind donations and steward donors, • Maintain all Home Prep warehouse and storage facilities in a clean, and organized manner, • Build, educate, and lead a team of neighbor contractors to complete daily home prep assignments, • Manage weekly neighbor contract schedules and coordinate with other contractor managers to keep neighbors under the maximum allowable income amount, • Write all contracts for Home Prep contractors in a timely and accurate manner, • Communicate with Move-In Team members daily to ensure clarity, coordination, and flow of home prep activities., • Communicate and coordinate home prep with other internal MLF departments and escalate issues or obstacles timely, • Submit work orders professionally and in a timely manner., • Assist in turning a home over when a neighbor moves out or transfers, • Serve as a backup for other Move-In Team members as needed., • Maintain and update Move-In donation pages on mlf.org and Amazon Wishlists., • Assist with Neighbor Care events as needed, • Regularly attend required meetings, trainings, and other team-related activities., • Other Duties & Responsibilities as needed Knowledge Skills & Abilities • MLF is a faith-based organization whose ideals and philosophy come directly from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As an organization, we strive to reflect this precept in our communications, both internally and externally., • Commitment to serving those who have experienced homelessness and personal alignment with MLF's vision, mission, core values, and goals., • Strong organizational skills; detail-oriented, • Creative talent, imagination, and an eye for interior decorating, • Strong communication and presentation skills, • Strong aptitude to problem-solve and prioritize, • Ability to work joyfully and connect with diverse populations and organizations, • Demonstrates integrity and strives for excellence in work activity, • A collaborative spirit and ability to work well individually as well as part of a team, • Action-oriented-enjoys working hard and looks for challenges; able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available, • Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, • Good listening skills, • Common sense and judgment in day-to-day matters, • Patience, compassion, and professionalism, • Must have a valid driver's license Work Environment & Physical Demands: • Ability to work outdoors for extended periods in all weather conditions, • Ability to frequently lift and move supplies, furniture, and home goods (up to 50 lbs.), • Ability to move about Community First! Village's phases and property as needed, • Ability to work in an office setting Benefits • Day one 100% Employer paid, Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD & LTD Insurance, • Generous Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay, • Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan, • Corporate Discount Program, • Professional Development Opportunities, • Employee Assistance Program, • Paid Parental Leave, • Wellness Partnership Benefits MLF VISION We empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. MLF MISSION We provide food and clothing, cultivate community, and promote dignity to our homeless brothers and sisters in need. GOALS • Transform the way people view the stereotype of those who find themselves homeless, • Reconnect the homeless to self, family and community, • Help the chronically homeless rediscover and utilize their God-given talents to do purposeful work, • Connect human to human, heart to heart through the fellowship of food and hospitality, • Inspire people into a lifestyle of abundance by giving their best first BELIEF STATEMENTS The vision is supported by belief statements centered on our belief that homelessness is the result of a profound, catastrophic loss of family: • God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life, • By virtue of being created by God in His image, we are all called to live in community and relationship with Him through each other, • The family is the original cell of social life, • You shall love your neighbor as yourself, • All members of the human family are equal in dignity, • The Lord God took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it. Gen 2:15 CORE VALUES MLF is committed to fostering a culture that prioritizes relational connection. We believe there is opportunity in every aspect of our work to be relational in a highly transactional world. In this culture, transactions are means to relational ends, not the other way around. This begins with the countercultural love poured out by Jesus Christ and grows as imperfect individuals strive to show this love to each other human-to-human, heart-to-heart. Each individual's openness to the journey of their own personal growth is essential in building our relational culture, and we believe this culture flourishes as we each continuously strive to more fully embody these four core values: • Faith: We define Faith as the foundational belief that our world and all our work belong to God. This allows us to engage our work with joy and lightheartedness, knowing that we are not ultimately in control., • Humility: We define Humility as rightly viewing oneself as a single piece of a grander story. This humility leads to a view of oneself that is neither too high nor too low., • Generous Spirit: We define a Generous Spirit as a readiness to give more grace, mercy, and hospitality than is necessary or expected. This posture allows us to see others for who they are, not what they do., • Integrity: We define Integrity as a wholehearted commitment to doing right by God, ourselves, and others. This wholeheartedness shows itself in consistently choosing honesty, responsibility and ownership in all actions and decisions. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. MLF is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen based on ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation in accordance with federal and state law.