Home Preservation Technician

Come be part of the affordable, homeownership movement! Join us and make an impact on people’s lives! Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco believes in the power of homeownership to create generational impact. To this end, we build homes for first-time homeowners and sustain homeownership by helping long-time homeowners retain their home as an asset for generations to come. 

Home Preservation Technician
Pay Rate: $30-35/hr DOE

Your Impact

The Home Preservation Technician plays a critical role in ensuring that Habitat Greater San Francisco can sustain homeownership by helping vulnerable homeowners retain their home as an asset for generations to come. You will be directly responsible for completing assigned home repair and rehab activities.  Key aspects of this role include executing on qualify repair work, maintaining safe and organized job sites, overseeing activities of volunteers and delivering excellent customer service. 

Primary Responsibilities

Renovate Homes (75%)

• Develop and perform skills in trades typically performed in-house by Habitat. These include, but are not limited to, framing, window installation, siding, roofing, insulation, painting & paint prep, flooring installation, and other carpentry and home construction activities.
• Makes responsible use of time and materials, minimizes waste, and evaluates job progress against schedule, communicating deviations to the production manager in a timely manner.   
• Train and lead volunteers in construction activities listed above.
• Contribute to safety and security of personnel and property by helping to maintaining a clean & orderly jobsite and following and enforcing standards and procedures.

Collaboration on Other Organizational Objectives (20%)

• Support project manager by performing daily site visits, communicating with clients and checking in with vendors.
• Utilize Procore to submit daily progress photos and document project progress.
• Work closely with project managers to facilitate site requests, assist in project oversight, order materials and help foresee any potential issues.
• Support organization and department objectives participating in activities outside the assigned build site, such as working on critical home repairs.
• Contribute to a positive work environment by participating in All-staff, department and team meetings, trainings and retreats as required.

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of full-time work experience
• Demonstrated experience working with customers, clients, or students
• Fast learner with interest and aptitude for work in construction trades
• Excellent ability to follow directions and ask questions as needed
• Attention to detail
• Schedule info:
  • Ability to work a Tuesday- Saturday schedule
  • Ability to work OT as necessary
• Valid CA driver license, clean driving record, and access to personal vehicle required. Must be able to travel as need through the tri-county service area ( SF, Marin, San Mateo)
• Must be able to travel within HGSF’s tri-county service area ( SF, Marin, San Mateo)
• Must be able to pass background check(In accordance with state and county law: convictions do not necessarily rule out employment, it depends on the nature and severity of the conviction and is evaluated on a case by case basis, check is conducted on last 7 years only.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience or training in construction preferred

Work Environment

Works in outside conditions that occasionally include inclement weather, heat and humidity. Noise level will be loud at times. Work on heights required. 

Physical Demands

Must be able to move objects and use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue. Constant movement and use of limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination and stamina, and the ability to lift and carry at least 60 pounds, go up and down stairs and ladders, and endure the full workday on their feet with or without reasonable accommodation. Must be able to frequently communicate in English (verbal), including hazard communication, giving and receiving trainings, working as part of a team, and supporting volunteers.  Must be able to recognize and respond to potential hazards based on both visual and auditory warnings systems.

Benefits 

Compensation for this role is competitive, DOE. This full-time position offers medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, employee assistance program (EAP), Flex Savings Account (FSA), Health Spending Account (HSA) 403b retirement account with a company match up to 5% (based on tenure), commuter benefits, tuition/education reimbursement, 20 paid vacation days, 3 front loaded sick days (accrue up to 80 hours per year), and 13 paid holidays 

EEO: Habitat Greater San Francisco is an equal opportunity employer. Habitat Greater San Francisco strives to reflect the diverse community it serves. Applicants who contribute to this diversity are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.  

Habitat GSF receives federal funds through Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) and is required by federal law, to the greatest extent possible, to provide job training and employment opportunities to Section 3 residents. *Section 3 residents are defined as public housing residents or low-income persons who live in metropolitan area or non-metropolitan counties where HUD-assisted projects are located.