HR

This is the page for the Staff Collective's Human Resources Committee

HR Links

• Hiring and Job Calendar
• Job Descriptions
• Hiring Policy
• Collective Member Review Policy Proposal

Collective Members

The Staff Collective currently has 15 members:

1. Dave Haskins -- Build Co-Coordinator
2. Geiner Vindas -- Printer Coordinator
3. Jhasen Cooper -- Recycling Coordinator
4. Jon Tester -- Operations Co-Coordinator
5. Kathie Haskins -- Reception Coordinator
6. Laurel Hoyt -- Education Coordinator
7. Liane Kocha -- Computers For Kids Coordinator
8. Marlin Sweitzer -- Operations Co-Coordinator
9. Martin Chase -- Build Co-Coordinator
10. Michael Westwind -- Technical Support Coordinator
11. Nathan Bennet -- ?? Coordinator
12. Oso Martin -- Outreach Coordinator
13. Rick Konold -- Sales Coordinator
14. Richard Seymour -- ?? Coordinator
15. Shawn Furst -- Volunteer Coordinator

Staff Interns

There are currently 2 interns:

1. Clout Tolstoy -- Store Intern
2. Matthew Noel Harris -- Front Desk Intern

Goals

We're trying to look ahead at the big picture for staffing Free Geek. Our aim is to decrease the roller coaster effect.

One unofficial goal for Free Geek might be to increase the number of interns as compared to staff collective members. This opens up more opportunities for young people and others with job experience issues to build up job resumes. It also gives us staffing flexibility since internships are shorter term by definition and makes it more likely we can absorb an intern's duties back into the staff collective in case of financial shortfalls, avoiding other types of cutbacks and layoffs. This can be done by hiring new positions as interns (when we expand staff as we can afford it), or by converting existing staff positions to internships (as staff collective members leave). Of course, this can only be done where appropriate. We do not want to require or expect an intern to do collective level work.

Possible Staff Positions

Over the years, people have proposed various jobs that we could -- if we were rich -- hire for, either into the collective or as interns. Here are some of those ideas:

Office Coordinator

Oversees paperwork, bookkeeping, and reception duties.

Systems Admin

Liaison with ASS, monitor and maintain systems and software, manage technical emergencies.

Reuse Coordinator

Manage flow of donated "oddball" gizmos and ensure maximum reuse. This person might make sure that people and organizations who want oddball hardware (that Free Geek doesn't need elsewhere) are enabled to get it through the store, a grants program, or even something like the adoption program.

Receiving Intern

Keep receiving flowing and make sure that volunteers both learn and help.

Testing Intern

Keep basic and advanced testing flowing and make sure that volunteers both learn and help.

Collaborative Technologies Coordinator

This was a collective position that is currently vacant while we review how the Collaborative Technologies program will go forward.