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Typical Terms​
Habitat Iowa AmeriCorps members serve 12, 9, 6, or 3 month terms which are typically 40 hours per week. They serve in a variety of local Habitats. Serving at in Des Moines, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Pella, and Waterloo, Iowa. Occasionally other cities are added. 
Some members serve Monday through Friday and some serve Tuesday through Saturday. 

Position Descriptions
Construction (38 positions each year):
Construction members serve at Habitats learning construction skills and volunteer management to build and repair homes for low-income families. (Detailed Position Description Here) 

Mobile Response Team | Construction (5 positions each year): 
In addition to the construction activities, MRT members are on call to respond to natural disasters across the state as they appear. When they are not responding to a disaster, the Mobile Response Team is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa repairing and building homes at Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the state. (detailed position here)

Community Outreach (2 positions each year):
Community outreach members serve to increase the awareness of local communities of Habitat services. This could mean creating educational materials, delivering presentations at community events, meeting with families to explain the Habitat programming, or serving with staff to ensure the office is welcoming space for families and volunteers to come. (Detailed Position Description Here) 

Volunteer Engagement (2 positions each year):
Volunteer engagement members recruit, manage, and train volunteers who are serving in local Habitat for Humanities. (Detailed Position Description Here) 

Family Services (1 position each year):
Family service members serve the families receiving services at Habitat for Humanities. This could mean helping them through the paperwork process or helping them record their required volunteer hours. (Detailed Position Description Here)