February 2009 - TheThinkTank - lists.bikecollectives.org

BICAS is hiring for three positions in Tucson, AZ
by Erik Ryberg 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Hello all, BICAS is hiring for three positions: an administrative coordinator, education coordinator, and shop coordinator. The job descriptions are below. Please feel free to distribute this widely! For those of you who have never heard of BICAS, we are Tucson's Bicycle Inter-City Arts and Salvage, or maybe Bicycle Inter-City Action and Salvage, depending who you ask. We have been promoting bicycling, DIY bicycle repair, and art for all people for nearly two decades. We are a non-profit organization with a small, active board and a staff of about ten people. We do a lot of awesome things, but community-tools, art, and education are our biggest programs. Come check us out in person in Tucson or on the web at www.bicas.org. Thank you. -------------------------- ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR BICAS, a non-profit bike recycling, education, and art collective, is hiring an administrative coordinator in our lively Tucson, Arizona shop. The position entails overseeing the finer points of keeping our organization running smoothly as well as more ambitious projects that you will develop with staff support. It will include office management duties, such as filing taxes, managing payroll and basic accounting, as well as the more interesting tasks of promoting what we do and growing our organization in a healthful and fun fashion. We anticipate this to be a 3/4 to full-time position. Salary will depend on experience. Spanish speakers are especially encouraged to apply. For more information about BICAS, see www.bicas.org or even better, come visit the shop. BICAS is an equal opportunity employer. This position is open until filled. Please direct inquiries and applications to board(a)bicas.org, with the words "administrative coordinator" in the subject heading. To apply send us a cover letter and resume along with whatever else you feel we need to have. No phone calls. -------------------------- EDUCATION COORDINATOR BICAS, a non-profit bike recycling, education, and art collective, is hiring an education coordinator in our lively Tucson, Arizona shop. The position entails overseeing our robust education program which is geared toward youth, refugees, under-served communities, and the public at large. We currently have several educational programs including an eight-week build-a-bike course, but are looking to build this part of what we do even more. The job will include all aspects of running and promoting these programs, as well as teaching the classes with staff support. We anticipate this to be a 1/2 to 3/4-time position. Salary will depend on experience. Spanish speakers are especially encouraged to apply. For more information about BICAS, see www.bicas.org, or even better, come visit the shop. BICAS is an equal opportunity employer. This position is open until filled. Please direct inquiries and applications to board(a)bicas.org, with the words "education coordinator" in the subject heading. To apply send us a cover letter and resume along with whatever else you feel we need to have. No phone calls. ---------------------------------- SHOP COORDINATOR BICAS, a non-profit bike recycling, education, and art collective, is hiring a shop coordinator in our lively Tucson, Arizona shop. The position entails overseeing our robust community tools program, which caters to all members of the public with a focus on youth and under-served communities. The community tools aspect of our shop is probably the most utilized and most hectic thing that we do, and we are excited about the possibilities of serving our communities even better than we do now. The job will include all aspects of running and promoting the community tools program, with considerable staff support. Applicants should be ready to work in a somewhat frenzied environment and should have a strong work ethic, a strong commitment to this program, and a subtle, unoffensive leadership style. We anticipate this to be a 1/2 to full-time position. The applicant should have a strong imagination for improving our ability to serve our communities. Salary will depend on experience. Spanish speakers are especially encouraged to apply. For more information about BICAS, see www.bicas.org, or even better, come visit the shop. BICAS is an equal opportunity employer. This position is open until filled. Please direct inquiries and applications to board(a)bicas.org, with the words "shop coordinator" in the subject heading. To apply send us a cover letter and resume along with whatever else you feel we need to have. No phone calls. -- Erik B. Ryberg Attorney at Law 312 South Convent Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701 phone: (520) 622-3333 fax: (520) 622-2406

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Re: [TheThinkTank] your org's policy on working with kids?
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 01 Feb '09

01 Feb '09

no worries. if you found it helpful, perhaps someone else out there might as well. another option that we explored but abandoned after the "the more we do, the more we're liable" talk was looking into what the local school district's policy is, and following that, but most school districts do have pretty strict guidelines, in addition to record keeping guidelines, which some shops may find too much oversight for not a lot of return in security. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Steve Klassen <sklassen(a)mac.com> wrote: > Wow, that is actually quite helpful advice. We never thought of the angle > of 2:1 but it makes sense once you said it.Steve > p.s. might be worth posting to the listserve but since it is your answer I > will leave that to your discretion > > On 1-Feb-09, at 7:12 PM, veganboyjosh(a)gmail.com wrote: > > hi steve, > > my original email got a few general responses, but i think the thread ended > up officially hijacked. > > we've got an attorney on our board, and some of the best advice he's > brought to the table has been when he points out in cases like this that the > more we try to cover ourselves, the worse things will be for us if something > bad does end up happening. > > for now, our policy is something to the effect of "youth involved in any > activities hosted by or at community cycles shall be chaperoned by no less > than two adults at all times." this is in addition to staff youth workers > all being subject to a background check prior to working with any youth. > > that's about as tight as we can make it without getting into background > checks for every volunteer, or everyone comes into the shop, etc... > > hope that helps. > > josh. > > > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Steve Klassen <sklassen(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> HI, Josh, did you get any responses to your query?We have had lots of >> challenges >> Our plan is to involve some interested people form Big Brothers to help us >> create a better setup for young volunteers >> Steve >> >> >> Steve Klassen >> Bicycles for Humanity >> c/o Klassen Family Practice >> 303-1265 Arthur St. E. >> Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6E7 >> CANADA >> >> work (807) 622-3737 >> fax- (807) 623-1969 >> paging (807) 623-7451 >> tbaybikes(a)mac.com >> >> www.b4hthunderbay.org >> >> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can >> change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." >> --Margaret Mead >> >> >> >> On 16-Jan-09, at 12:22 AM, veganboyjosh(a)gmail.com wrote: >> >> we're hard at work on Community Cycles' shop manual, and we're wondering >> if any of you have any formal policies for shop volunteers and/or staff that >> you'd feel like sharing. i'm imagining something to the effect of "at least >> two staff must be present when kids are around..." or something like that. >> >> on a somewhat related note, have any of you had any experience with >> someone--staff, volunteer, customer, etc--being inappropriate around kids, >> (aside from normal bad language..) that you had to deal with a parent for? >> i'd be interested in hearing about that experience... >> >> thanks! >> >> josh. >> _______________________________________________ >> Thethinktank mailing list >> Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to >> TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: >> >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >> >> >> > >

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interview of bike collective in lyon france on bike talk
by Cascadian Fox 01 Feb '09

01 Feb '09

Hello, I was interviewed on bike talk, give it a listen at ; http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/mp3/kpfk_090124_100000biketalk.mp3 vélorutionnairement, Fox

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