Operations Coordinator
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This job description was written by Marlin. Free Geek currently does not have an operations coordinator.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Receive donations
- Recycle obsolete and non-functioning hardware
- Test devices and evaluate systems
- Store and oversee the management of inventory
- Train volunteers in all of the above and more
- Front desk control, assistance, and counsel
- Evaluate volunteers' performances and report to case workers as required
- Assign volunteers to jobs based on their abilities and disabilities
- Assist with monitoring volunteers' performances and give responses as necessary according to the needs of the volunteers
- Gain and maintain an in-depth understanding of all Free Geek programs
- Be willing to deal with donations received outside of business hours (illegally dumped) as well as large-volume donations
- Possess the computer skills to perform basic office functions as required
The Operations Co-Coordinator must be able to perform these functions and demonstrate them to volunteers and visitors. He or she must also serve as a model and lead by example.
Operations Co-Coordinators are also responsible for overall site facilities maintenance, as well as working as a Free Geek team member.
Maintenance and Group-Oriented Responsibilities
- Be alert to security and safety issues, identifying and addressing concerns as needed
- Maintain an awareness of site shortcomings and expedite improvements
- Cooperate with other coordinators to purchase and transport basic supplies to facility
- Work with volunteer supervisors and core volunteers, assisting them with problem solving and routine functions
- Understand the necessity of restricting copyrighted and unregistered proprietary software products from all Free Geek systems
- Support and promote the Open Source Software concept
- Have a conceptual understanding of the Gnu Public License and its importance to Free Geek
- Attend weekly staff meetings, and other meetings as necessary
Required Skills
- Able to operate a forklift
- Able to lift 50 lbs.
- Teaching experience or aptitude
- Work well with a large cross-section of the community
- Able to multi-task
- Work according to a consensus decision-making process related to staff and policy issues
- Patient and courteous with the public
- Able to work in an informal, friendly environment with a diverse staff
- Work well under stress in an unusual setting, maintaining a positive attitude even in the face of adversity
- 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