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Home Construction

Volunteering on the construction site is a fun and rewarding experience. Please remember this is a real construction site. You’ll be helping us with hard work, and you will get dirty. Don't worry if you don't have experience - our team is here to teach you!

 

Projects are subject to change, and we will do our best to provide you with the most up-to-date information. If you are unsure where to go, please text (904) 242-1891 or email volunteer@beacheshabitat.org.

 

If you are completing hours for a legal requirement, please visit https://www.beacheshabitat.org/community-service/ to review acceptable offenses and requirements for documentation and to submit your information for approval before scheduling hours.

If you need your hours documented, please download our tracking form and bring it to the construction site with you. You must have a form signed by your on-site leader to have your hours documented!

REGISTRATION: All volunteers must have an updated account in our volunteer calendar (CERVIS), be signed up for a date and time to volunteer, and have a current release and waiver of liability on file. Please contact us if you have any questions!

 

ORIENTATION: After all volunteers are checked in, we will begin with a prayer and welcome circle. If you're not comfortable participating in the prayer, please join in after the prayer for our welcome and safety information. After the safety information, volunteers will be divided into groups and paired with a leader.

 

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: If you have them, please bring a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and basic hand tools, like a hammer, utility knife, speed square, tape measure, pencil, etc. We will have plenty available if you don't have them! Please do not bring power tools.

 

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR: Dress for the weather and wear layers that you can add/remove. Please be sure to wear modest, comfortable clothing that you don't mind getting dirty. Long pants are recommended to minimize splinters and scrapes, but shorts are acceptable. Sturdy, thick-soled shoes that cover your entire foot are required, such as work boots, hiking boots, or athletic shoes.

 

VALUABLES: There is no safe place to store personal belongings. Please leave valuables at home or locked in your car.

 

FOOD & DRINKS: A water cooler with single-use paper cups will be available. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a water bottle! We will take a break around 10 am (10:30 on Saturdays) - snacks will be provided, and you are welcome to bring your own snacks.

 

SAFETY TRAINING: It is recommended that all volunteers complete a safety course offered by our partner, Lockton Affinity, prior to volunteering. Please visit HFHAffiliateInsurance.com/courses, enter the Employee Access Code W8NAEBTG, and select "Volunteering On A Habitat for Humanity Job Site" from the list of recommended courses.

WEATHER: Beaches Habitat builds rain or shine. If it looks like conditions are too dangerous to safely work on site, we'll contact volunteers by text or email at least one hour prior to the start time to notify you of changes.

 

CODE of CONDUCT: All volunteers are expected to follow the volunteer code of conduct as outlined at https://www.beacheshabitat.org/volunteer-code-of-conduct/

QUESTIONS: Please contact Anna at (904) 595-5805 or volunteer@beacheshabitat.org.

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