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== About This Job == | == About This Job == | ||
| − | This job description is a proposed position for an Americorps volunteer. The purpose of this position is | + | This job description is a proposed position for an Americorps volunteer. The purpose of this position is to improve the Free Geek volunteer experience and to more effectively utilize volunteer skills. |
== Responsibilities == | == Responsibilities == | ||
| + | * Improve support for Spanish-speaking volunteers, including materials, documentation, translators, etc. | ||
| + | * Redirect volunteers who have completed the Build and Adoption programs | ||
| + | * Help ameliorate the orientation process for new volunteers, including tours | ||
| + | * Create a procedure for identifying volunteer skills | ||
| + | * Assist Education Coordinator with recruitment and processing of volunteer interns | ||
| + | * Evaluate the lack of space in various places, especially Build | ||
| + | * Formulate post-Adoption and post-Build surveys to create feedback loop for volunteer experience | ||
| + | * Help create a process for screening for dangerous behavior in new volunteers | ||
| + | * Assist with creation of volunteer contract/expectations for new volunteers | ||
| + | * Help coordinate volunteer appreciation events | ||
| + | * Research food donations | ||
* Document as needed, which will be often | * Document as needed, which will be often | ||
* Attend and participate in Inreach meetings | * Attend and participate in Inreach meetings | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 9 July 2009
About This Job
This job description is a proposed position for an Americorps volunteer. The purpose of this position is to improve the Free Geek volunteer experience and to more effectively utilize volunteer skills.
Responsibilities
- Improve support for Spanish-speaking volunteers, including materials, documentation, translators, etc.
- Redirect volunteers who have completed the Build and Adoption programs
- Help ameliorate the orientation process for new volunteers, including tours
- Create a procedure for identifying volunteer skills
- Assist Education Coordinator with recruitment and processing of volunteer interns
- Evaluate the lack of space in various places, especially Build
- Formulate post-Adoption and post-Build surveys to create feedback loop for volunteer experience
- Help create a process for screening for dangerous behavior in new volunteers
- Assist with creation of volunteer contract/expectations for new volunteers
- Help coordinate volunteer appreciation events
- Research food donations
- Document as needed, which will be often
- Attend and participate in Inreach meetings
- Coordinate with other staff members
- Work floor shifts coordinating volunteers
Required Skills
- Experience managing volunteers
- Demonstrated documentation skills
- Work well under stress in an unusual setting, maintaining a positive attitude even in the face of adversity
- Self-motivation
- Friendly, outgoing personality
- Patient and courteous with the public
- Likes working with people
- Good organizational skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work in an informal, friendly environment with a diverse staff
- Ability to work and communicate well in a collectively-run organization
- Ability to work in a consensus decision making process related to staff and policy issues
- Not afraid to ask questions, but able to work on projects almost entirely without supervision
- Able to remain flexible as Free Geek grows and changes