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SD Fixit Clinic Volunteer Coordinator

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ORGANIZATION: Zero Waste San Diego

  • 14 people are interested
SD Fixit Clinic

Description

The SD Fixit Clinic is growing at an impressive rate and is looking for assistance in creating a volunteer management program. The position of Volunteer Coordinator will oversee volunteer recruitment and management for SD Fixit Clinic. This person reports directly to the Program Coordinator. The Volunteer Coordinator is expected to maintain a comprehensive and adaptable recruitment plan. These expectations include responsibility for establishing external connections and communicating with potential volunteers about the variety of volunteer positions available within the SD Fixit Clinic. The Volunteer Coordinator is also responsible for maintaining and reaching out to lists of potential partners to share volunteer opportunities. The Volunteer Coordinator must be self-driven, independent, and responsible for excellent and ongoing communications with interested volunteers and/or organizations. Finally, this position is responsible for maintaining volunteer recruitment, volunteer onboarding, and retention metrics.

Key Interactions

The key interactions of the Volunteer Coordinator will include:

  1. Direct reporting to the SD Fixit Clinic Program Coordinator
  2. Volunteer applicants
  3. External organizations
General Expectations
  1. Estimated Time Commitment: 3-5 hours/week
  2. Experience managing Google Drive and databases
  3. Organized maintenance of recruitment and partnership lists
  4. Independent and self-driven in leading a comprehensive and adaptable recruitment plan
  5. Personal experience with volunteering and recruitment
  6. Effective communication and marketing skills
  7. Ability to connect interested volunteers to positions that best suit their interests and strengths
  8. Dedication to team collaboration and community partnership building
  9. Commitment to judgment-free and confidentiality agreement
Software Knowledge Expectations
  1. Eventbrite
  2. All Google Products (Mail, Calendar, Google Drive, Sheets, Forms)
  3. All Microsoft Products (Word, Excel)
  4. Canva
  5. Wordpress
SD Fixit Clinic is a program under the nonprofit Zero Waste San Diego. We host pop-up events throughout the County of San Diego that helps fix the communities broken stuff.

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About Zero Waste San Diego

Location:

3891 Kendall St, San Diego, CA 92109, US

Mission Statement

Zero Waste San Diego's mission is to create, promote and implement programs and policies that maximize management and conservation of resources, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.

Description

What is Zero Waste?

Zero Waste is a philosophy and a design principle for the 21st Century. It is gaining popularity regionally and worldwide as a logical approach to long-term resource management (replacing the outmoded concept of solid waste management). It includes recycling but goes beyond recycling by taking a whole system approach to the vast flow of resources and waste through our society. Zero Waste maximizes recycling, minimizes waste, reduces consumption and ensures that products are made to be reused, repaired or recycled back into nature or the marketplace. Benefits include reduced greenhouse gas emissions, preservation of natural resources, job creation and a sustainable economy, healthier working environments, and cleaner land, air and water.

What is the status of regional zero waste efforts?

Zero Waste San Diego is a grassroots organization that is gaining momentum and effecting change. We are starting on a community level but realize that a regional approach is necessary as well. The Ocean Beach Town Council, Ocean Beach Planning Board, and the City of El Cajon have all recently passed Zero Waste resolutions and join the Cities of Oakland, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Berkeley, and counties of San Francisco, Marin, Del Norte, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz as California jurisdictions with Zero Waste Goals.

Zero Waste San Diego Campaign

1. No Organic Materials to the landfill

Over half of landfilled materials are organic (food trimmings, dirty paper, leaves, etc.) Methane is produced in landfills when these materials decompose. Methane, a greenhouse gas, is 24 times more potent than CO2. Organic materials are better returned to San Diego's farms to grow food, following nature's example.

2. Resource Recovery Parks- No new Landfills

Landfills are outmoded methods of managing waste. The new paradigm is resource management. Landfill sites should change their primary focus to recycling instead of burying resources. Resource Recovery Parks will allow a practical, lower cost resource management option by collocating a traditional recycling center, a composting facility, a reusable items store, a construction and demolition recycling center, and a center for recycling hazardous household materials. At the very end of the park is the landfill, which will be the most expensive option, only necessary until waste is eliminated from the paradigm.

3. Reduce the Amount of Single Use Plastic Packaging in the City

Encourage the Businesses and Consumers to think before they buy. Make sure they choose reusable, recyclable and/or compostable packaging. Plastic bags and containers do not biodegrade and are clogging our storm drains and littering our ocean. Avoid purchasing material with plastic packaging.

4. Zero Waste Goal for City of San Diego

Encourage San Diego City Council and Mayor to adopt a zero waste resolution and draft a strategic plan to achieve 75% diversion from landfill by 2010 and zero waste by 2020.

Get Involved!

Zero Waste San Diego is a non-profit volunteer group that is working to encourage all nineteen jurisdictions in San Diego County to adopt zero waste goals. You can help by writing letters to our elected officials (visit zerowastesandiego.org for a template and contact addresses), joining our listserv, or volunteering to help get the word out and put Zero Waste programs in action. One person can make a difference, and as a region, we can work to create a sustainable San Diego to be proud of. To learn more, contact us at contact@zerowastesandiego.org

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Environment
Seniors
Community, Environment, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

DATE POSTED

September 21, 2023

SKILLS

  • Strategic Planning
  • Customer Service
  • Data Entry
  • CSR / Volunteer Coordination
  • Community Outreach
  • Database Administration

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training
  • 3 to 5 hours per week

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