Coordinator, Building Services

YouthBuild participants (Corpsmembers) engage in intensive training divided between the construction service site and the classroom earning a GED or High School Equivalency diploma. Corpsmembers develop construction skills while providing a minimum of 300 hours of service to their community by serving on affordable housing projects, set and achieve further educational goals, and engage in leadership development, civic engagement, and career readiness and post-secondary preparation activities. Tentative start date for the program is January 2023. This position reports to the YouthBuild Field Coordinator: Construction.
FullyparticipateinaGEDorHighSchoolEquivalencyprogram,as well as construction training, healthy lifestyles workshops, leadership development, and service learning activities. • Trainings/Certifications:FirstAid/CPR,OSHA,Pre-ApprenticeshipCertificate Training (PACT), hands-on technical training related to all construction projects, green building and other advanced trainings as applicable.

• Career exploration, resume development, and networking with employers, apprenticeship, and union opportunities.
• FAFSA completion, financial aid and enrollment support, scheduled campus visits, preparation workshops, etc.

• Health Insurance: May be eligible for health insurance the 1st of the month after serving at MHYC for sixty days at 30+ hours a week. Between 18-24 years old. Must turn 18 by January 28, 2023.
Eligible for enrollment in AmeriCorps as a US Citizen, National, or Lawful
Permanent Resident. Committed to earning a high school equivalency diploma.
Desire to become involved in your community and increase your leadership skills.
Willingness to engage in assigned construction related service. Physically capable of construction tasks,
ability to serve 4-8 hours per day outdoors in all weather conditions (e.g. sun, heat, wind, rain, cold, snow, etc.), Do you want to benefit your community?
Do you want to be outdoors every day?
If you want to know the feeling of building something that’s going to last….
We will provide you with hands-on training related to all projects.