HR

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

HR Links

• Keyholders

Policies (adopted and in progress)

• Hiring Policy
• Program Planning Guidelines
• Collective Member Review Policy
• Staff Discipline Policy PROPOSAL
• Volunteer Discipline Policy
• Staff Categories
• Hiring Strategy

Procedures and timelines

• Hiring and Job Calendar
• Orienting New Staff Members
• Staff Exit Procedure
• Job Descriptions
• Health Insurance
• Processing Staff Hours
• Where to post jobs
• Volunteer Recruitment

Historical

• Layoffs and Hours Reduction
  • Layoffs and Hours Reduction Survey
  • Reduction Committee Tasks
• The Next Phase in Hiring (May 6, 2005)
• Hiring Strategy Session (August 2, 2005)

Other

• Program Stages

Collective Members

The Staff Collective currently has 13 members:

1. Dave Haskins -- Production Coordinator
2. Jeff Robinson -- Laptop Coordinator
3. Kathie Hitchcock -- Reception Coordinator
4. Liane Kocka -- Computers For Kids Coordinator
5. Martin Chase -- Build Coordinator
6. Michael Westwind -- Technical Support Coordinator
7. Nathan Bennet -- ?? Coordinator
8. Rick Konold -- Sales Coordinator
9. Richard Seymour -- Administrative Coordinator
10. Shawn Furst -- Puppet Master
11. Alison Briggs -- Volunteer Trainer/Coordinator
12. Steve Stafford -- Sales Co-Coordinator
13. Elizabeth Swager -- Office Coordinator

Interns

There are currently 2 staff interns:

1. Selam Feseha -- Front Desk Intern
2. Elise Dahan -- Receiving Intern

see Volunteer Intern Schedule for non-staff interns

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 goal could be met 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.

Receiving Job Experience 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.

Nonprofit Assistance Program Coordinator

This is a successor to the Collaborative Technologies Coordinator collective position. See NAP and Nonprofit Assistance Program Proposal for further information.

Printer Exploratory Intern

Establish procedures for a printer program, streamline processes, and recruit volunteers. Help determine viability and need for a staff position.