Resident Engagement Coordinator

Gain valuable skills and experience while serving low income Vermonters living in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. By serving as the Resident Engagement Coordinator, you’ll gain valuable skills, exposure to leaders in the field, and experience that will strengthen your resume.

RuralEdge is a non-profit affordable housing and community development corporation that has served the Northeast Kingdom for over 30 years. Our mission is to strengthen Northeast Kingdom communities, one home at a time. We are a chartered Neighborworks Member, and a participant in their Community Building & Engagement (CB&E) program. Following their model, the goal of CB&E efforts is to develop skilled, engaged resident leaders, support resident-driven groups, and facilitate community building activities. RuralEdge is about more than just housing people; once a tenant is in our property, we seek to provide everything that the individual or family needs to thrive!

By engaging with our residents, learning about their needs and their goals for their community, this position is vital to RuralEdge’s mission to strengthen Northeast Kingdom communities, one home at a time!

This position is part of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board AmeriCorps (VHCB AmeriCorps). The VHCB AmeriCorps program supports the innovative dual-goal approach to creating stable affordable housing opportunities for Vermont residents while preserving the natural and working landscape. VHCB AmeriCorps is a national service program that places members with non-profit housing or land and energy conservation organizations around the state.

Service will primarily be performed in properties that have an office available, but will also require travel to and from properties and working directly with residents, and as such may require time spent outdoors and/or physical labor. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. However, as this position requires direct contact with residents, hours will vary based on resident need. As such, this position will require serving the occasional night and/or weekend.

Position begins February 22, 2024 and ends August 30th, 2024.

Half Time: Requires 915 hours for an average of 40 hours per week for 26 weeks. Member will receive a living allowance and housing allowance of $15,565 (pre-tax), and an education award of $3,247.50 (pre-tax) upon successful completion of service.

Other benefits include health insurance, federal school loan forbearance, and various training and networking opportunities.

Essential Functions:

· Conduct regularly scheduled community meetings at properties and conduct follow-up to ensure that Property Management and Resident Service staff provide adequate service to residents. The member will also utilize these meetings to develop programming tailored to the specific community.

· Maintain regular hours at larger housing developments, offering community building events and providing service coordination services to residents.

· Organize and help maintain all community gardens.

· Assist in the organization and operation of the Community Leadership Institute (CLI) through Neighborworks, if applicable.

· Conduct resident surveys throughout the course of the Americorps term.

· Represent RuralEdgeat community partner meetings as needed.

· Participate in an Independent Service Project under the guidance of VHCB AmeriCorps

· Participate in all VHCB AmeriCorps Trainings, Service Days, Events, and Program Initiatives.

· Engage in professional and personal development activities and networking opportunities.

To learn more and see full position description, visit: https://vhcb.org/our-programs/vhcb-americorps/positions

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person