The Role
Plans and hosts monthly resident events, provides caring outreach, welcomes new residents, develops calendars, flyers, and social media posts, manages event budgets, prepares summaries, and coordinates volunteers, vendors, and community partners. The coordinator serves 15–18 hours weekly onsite in a 55+ community and receives discounted rent instead of wages.
Summary Generated by Built In
This is a volunteer position that provides significantly reduced housing costs. Instead of receiving wages, Onsite Coordinators pay a reduced monthly Apartment Life program fee for their apartment.
Coordinators with children or minor dependents living at home are not eligible to serve at this community due to age restrictions.**PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT DETAILS SECTION BELOW BEFORE APPLYING.**
The Events and Ministry Coordinator will be responsible for excellence in executing the service plan of Apartment Life. Specifically, they work with their Apartment Life supervisor to prepare a monthly schedule to serve through events and programming in order to meet the needs of each community. Programming can include hosting events and resident activities for Senior Adults (55+), welcoming new residents, and acts of care. This role internally will be called Coordinator of Senior Adult Services.
Important Details:
- We have 1 Senior Adult location in Venice, Florida.
- The coordinator will live Onsite at the community and serve for 15-18 hours per week.
- Many of our Senior Adult communities require some day time/weekday hours.
- The role is compensated with discounted rent. It is not a paid position.
- This community is a 55+ ADULTS ONLY community and while the coordinator does NOT have to be in this age group, the preference is that they be in a similar stage of life with a heart to connect and serve this demographic.
- To learn more about the Senior Adult Services, please review our website: https://apartmentlife.org/senioradults
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan and host 3 events each month for the residents in the apartment community with the purpose of caring for and connecting with residents, connecting residents to one another and to services or local businesses in the wider community
- Provide a caring touch to residents and staff with the help of other residents and a network of community support
- Enhance online reputation by inviting residents to share online about their experience in the community.
- Develop marketing material for the activities such as monthly calendars, event flyers, and social media posts
- Manage the event budget process
- Prepare monthly summaries
- Meet with staff and program director for planning, equipping, and development
- Engage a support team of volunteers, vendors, and other community partners to maximize impact
- Visit new residents shortly after they move-in and/or residents who are near the end of their lease to connect with them
Required Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Be legally eligible to work in the United States
- Must have employment within the surrounding metro area, a remote position, or another consistent source of income sufficient to independently cover the monthly rent. This is an unpaid position, and Coordinators are responsible for their monthly rent and other personal living expenses. The apartment is provided at a reduced rate below the community’s market rate as a benefit of serving as an onsite Coordinator.
- Have basic fluency in English to compose marketing elements for the community and required reports for the property management company
- Possess a current driver's license and liability insurance, and access to a form of reliable transportation to complete coordinator duties such as shopping for events and connecting with vendors
- Be physically able to use stairs, bend, sit, stand, stoop, and carry up to 25 pounds
- Have the availability to commit weekly hours to perform job responsibilities, mainly in the evenings and weekends when most residents are home
- Be able to make the minimum 2-year term commitment to serving in the apartment community
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous event planning experience
- Experience working within a budget
- Some relevant experience using social media
- Have a network of support through potential volunteers, vendors, or community partners
Additional notes regarding the application
To learn more about Apartment Life, we invite you to explore our website, Facebook page, and Instagram page.
Many applicants also find our FAQ page to be a valuable resource when discerning if this opportunity is the right fit.
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You may see a place to provide a LinkedIn profile or resume. For this position with Apartment Life, you are welcome to submit those, but it is not required.
Skills Required
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must be legally eligible to work in the United States.
- Basic fluency in English for composing marketing materials and required reports.
- Current driver's license and liability insurance.
- Reliable transportation for event shopping and vendor connections.
- Ability to use stairs, bend, sit, stand, stoop, and carry up to 25 pounds.
- Availability to commit weekly hours, mainly evenings and weekends.
- Ability to meet the minimum service-term commitment.
- Previous event planning experience.
- Experience working within a budget.
- Relevant social media experience.
- A support network of potential volunteers, vendors, or community partners.
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Community is good for both people and business. Unfortunately, many apartment residents feel completely disconnected from their neighbors. Apartment Life helps apartment owners care for residents by connecting them in relationships. This, in turn, helps improve the community's financial performance through online reputation, resident satisfaction, and resident retention. Changing business. Changing lives. apartmentlife.org
