Departments at Free Geek - Revision history

Jessicam at 18:06, 9 March 2011

2011-03-09T18:06:57Z

Caitlin: /* An example job */

2011-03-05T21:08:42Z

An example job

Caitlin: /* An example job */

2011-03-05T21:05:28Z

An example job

Caitlin: /* Intro */

2011-03-05T20:52:44Z

Intro

Rfs: /* Volunteer Education (Program) */

2011-02-18T18:07:46Z

Volunteer Education (Program)

Rfs: /* Administrative Services */

2011-02-05T21:15:29Z

Administrative Services

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Rfs: /* Volunteer Education (Program) */

2011-01-14T22:39:35Z

Volunteer Education (Program)

Rfs: /* Administrative, Outward */

2011-01-14T22:38:41Z

Administrative, Outward

Rfs: /* Intro */

2011-01-13T02:13:45Z

Intro

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2011-01-13T00:01:28Z

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 === An example job ===
 The NPA program provides nonprofit apprenticeship jobs at Free Geek for people who are motivated and capable of working in the nonprofit sector, but need to gain more relevant job experience to be competitive candidates in the not-for-profit job market.
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 === Receiving (NPA) ===
-* clean up speaker and keyboard areas, especially provide speakers for ...
+* Manage the flow of gizmos through the hardware donations receiving area
-* undergo intensive initial training
+* Coordinate and regularly train diverse volunteers in basic intake procedure
-* training your replacement at the end of your apprenticeship
+* Welcome donors and help them unload their hardware donations
-* teach adoption volunteers basic intake procedures
+* Knowledge of Ewaste procedures to accurately evaluate donated items
-* manage the flow of gizmos through the hardware donations receiving area
+* Facilitate and coordinate NPA committee meetings to constantly improve item flow and the categorization of donations
-* improve item flow
+* Supervise and coordinate speaker, mouse and keyboard basic testing areas
-* sub for NPA shifts
+* Ensure safe working environment
-* NPA projects (varies widely)
+* Undergo intensive initial training and train NPA replacement at the end of apprenticeship
 === Pickups ===
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 * loading and (sometimes) unloading truck
 * heavy lifting
 === System Evaluation ===

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 === An example job ===
-The NPA program provides nonprofit apprenticeship jobs at Free Geek for people who need more job experience to be competitive in the non-profit job market, and that are motivated and capable of working in the nonprofit sector.
+The NPA program provides nonprofit apprenticeship jobs at Free Geek for people who are motivated and capable of working in the nonprofit sector, but need to gain more relevant job experience to be competitive candidates in the not-for-profit job market.
 At Free Geek there jobs consist of working in receiving (an area that they co-coordinate), the front desk, and prebuild (system evaluation and hardware ID).

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 === An example job ===
-The NPA program provides nonprofit apprenticeship jobs at Free Geek for people with little or no job experience, but that are motivated and capable of working in the nonprofit sector.
+The NPA program provides nonprofit apprenticeship jobs at Free Geek for people who need more job experience to be competitive in the non-profit job market, and that are motivated and capable of working in the nonprofit sector.
 At Free Geek there jobs consist of working in receiving (an area that they co-coordinate), the front desk, and prebuild (system evaluation and hardware ID).

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 We are proposing to the staff collective that we establish five distinct departments at Free Geek. The department names listed are not so important (but should be settled on when we adopt this).  Briefly:
-# '''Receiving and Recycling''' would contain the warehouse, recycling, and printers programs, etc.
+# '''Receiving and Recycling (R&R)''' would contain the warehouse, recycling, and printers programs, etc.
 # '''Re-use''' is largely left as is, though we use the term "re-use" in lieu of "production".
 # '''Sales''' is largely left as is.
-# '''Volunteer Education''' would contain the current education program, as well as volunteer coordination and recruitment in general, etc.
+# '''Volunteers, Education and Tech Support (VETS)''' would contain the current education program, as well as volunteer coordination and recruitment in general, etc.
 # '''Administrative Services''' would be responsible for most ''activities'' that Free Geek needs to exist, not counting ''programs'' (included above) which embrace our core activities and describe why we exist. Administrative Services would house HR, Facilities, Operations, Financial, etc.

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 * support other online sales staff to communicate area status and needs to production committee
-== Volunteer Education (Program) ==
+== Volunteer, Education, and Technical Support -- VETS (Program) ==
 === Education ===

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 * observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance, and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills
 * be a part of the Education committee
 === Job Training ===
+*
 === Tech Support ===

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 * learn about FG's programs to accurately field questions
 * coordinate message regarding changes in normal operations, e.g. voice mail outgoing message. appropriate signage, email
 === Administrative, Inward ===

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:13, 13 January 2011
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	Collaborative work between areas in encouraged. For example HR deals with staff recruitment, motivation, and retention. Volunteer Education deals with volunteer recruitment, motivation, and retention. The two areas might want to share suggestions and coordinate between each other to ensure consistency wherever this seems applicable.		Collaborative work between areas in encouraged. For example HR deals with staff recruitment, motivation, and retention. Volunteer Education deals with volunteer recruitment, motivation, and retention. The two areas might want to share suggestions and coordinate between each other to ensure consistency wherever this seems applicable.
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		+	=== An example job ===
		+	The NPA program provides nonprofit apprenticeship jobs at Free Geek for people with little or no job experience, but that are motivated and capable of working in the nonprofit sector.
		+
		+	At Free Geek there jobs consist of working in receiving (an area that they co-coordinate), the front desk, and prebuild (system evaluation and hardware ID).
		+
		+	This means their current jobs would described in roles like this:
		+	* Front Desk Role (Administrative Services)
		+	* Receiving Coordinator Role (Receiving and Recycling)
		+	* System Evaluation Role (Receiving and Recycling)
		+	* Hardware ID Role (Volunteer Education)
		+
		+	In doing those things, they coordinate volunteers. They also spend a small amount of time riding along in the truck to assist with equipment pickups. They also assist in hiring their replacement, so we would add minor or temporary roles like:
		+	* Pickups (Receiving and Recycling)
		+	* Hiring (Administrative Services)
		+	* Volunteer Coordinator (Shared)
		+
		+	Looking at that whole list, it's pretty clear that their main department is Receiving and Recycling. We would list all those roles together in one coherent job description and be able to assign a reasonable weight to each line item. For example, Receiving Coordination and Volunteer Coordination are major parts of their job, while riding along on pickups is less of an important aspect. Knowing that helps us assess how well an individual is doing in their job, figure out how many people we need to fill out certain floor shifts, etc.

	== Receiving and Recycling (Program) ==		== Receiving and Recycling (Program) ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:01, 13 January 2011
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	We would ask current staff collective members to sort themselves into departments. Each person should have one (and only one) "major" department that accounts for the bulk of their actual working roles. People might also have a "minor" department that account for a lesser slice of their work load. We would discourage people from declaring more than one major and one minor department. Then we'd ask each department to meet and flesh out their own job roles in terms of actual work duty tasks (or accountabilities). HR would assist each department point person and program coordinator with this task. HR would then assign KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) to these roles. While that is a fair amount of work and could take some time, it is very valuable in terms of job clarity and compliance issues.		We would ask current staff collective members to sort themselves into departments. Each person should have one (and only one) "major" department that accounts for the bulk of their actual working roles. People might also have a "minor" department that account for a lesser slice of their work load. We would discourage people from declaring more than one major and one minor department. Then we'd ask each department to meet and flesh out their own job roles in terms of actual work duty tasks (or accountabilities). HR would assist each department point person and program coordinator with this task. HR would then assign KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) to these roles. While that is a fair amount of work and could take some time, it is very valuable in terms of job clarity and compliance issues.
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		+	Collaborative work between areas in encouraged. For example HR deals with staff recruitment, motivation, and retention. Volunteer Education deals with volunteer recruitment, motivation, and retention. The two areas might want to share suggestions and coordinate between each other to ensure consistency wherever this seems applicable.

	== Receiving and Recycling (Program) ==		== Receiving and Recycling (Program) ==