Recycling Program Coordinator
Note: Salaries and benefits are subject to debate/changes - this is an educated guess at what is affordable and appropriate -- but all the numbers have not been crunched.
Intro:
Do you like stuff? Do you like smashing? Do you like smashing stuff? Can you walk chaos around on a leash? If so, this is the job for you!
This is a job in a worker collective. Your first three to six months would be as a provisional member of the collective. At the end of that time our decision whether or not to bring you on as a permanent collective member will be made through a peer review process.
Job Description:
- Maintain and supervise recycling area(s).
- Train volunteer workers to perform required recycling tasks.
- Negotiate recycling contracts with recycling vendors.
- Schedule recycled material pickups with recycling/transportation vendors.
- Record quantity and weight data from vendors for use in monthly/yearly reports.
- Organize recycled materials storage in the warehouse (coordinate with Reuse Program).
- Research and evaluate best environmental practices for material recycling.
- Research and evaluate markets for recycled materials.
- Give tours of recycling operation to visitors.
- Participate in collective management structure.
Job Skills Required:
- Volunteer coordination.
- Basic computer knowledge, use of web browser, email and word processor, database and spreadsheet.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Patient and courteous with the public.
- Forklift operation (training available).
- Pallet jack operation.
- Ability to lift at least 50lbs.
Work Hours:
- Full-time, 32 hours per week.
- Tuesday thru Friday, 10:30am to 7:30pm (plus meetings, with some flexibility)
Salary/Benefits:
- $1368 per month, 96 hours combined vacation and sick time per year, healthcare and dental plan.
Application Deadline:
- Applications due by end of day June 6, 2005. Job starts June 21, 2005.