At Broke Spoke (Lexington) we are working to improve our volunteer process and how we create shift managers and dull out keys.
What type of checks (if any) do other shops use prior to handing out shop keys to volunteers?
Any background, employment history, references, etc? Some of these might be barriers as we work with a lot of folks who are in recovery centers, shelters, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Tim
We require child abuse history clearances of any volunteer before they are put in a position of authority over a child. Beyond that, keys only go to officers of the organization.
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From: thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org [mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of Tim Buckingham Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 5:44 PM To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] Volunteer Background Checks
At Broke Spoke (Lexington) we are working to improve our volunteer process and how we create shift managers and dull out keys.
What type of checks (if any) do other shops use prior to handing out shop keys to volunteers?
Any background, employment history, references, etc? Some of these might be barriers as we work with a lot of folks who are in recovery centers, shelters, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Tim
I would recommend giving access to a realtors box with the key inside rather than distributing keys. We've done this for quite a few years and it works well. We change the combo every once and a while. This way only your current active volunteers can have access.
Ride On! Rich
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Tim Buckingham politicalhero@gmail.comwrote:
At Broke Spoke (Lexington) we are working to improve our volunteer process and how we create shift managers and dull out keys.
What type of checks (if any) do other shops use prior to handing out shop keys to volunteers?
Any background, employment history, references, etc? Some of these might be barriers as we work with a lot of folks who are in recovery centers, shelters, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Tim
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Bikerowave just gets to know them well before handing out keys, we recently started a youth program and have submitted for background checks for folks who help out there.
Enzo Loconte Board Secretary Bikerowave
On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:56 PM, director director@communitycycles.org wrote:
I would recommend giving access to a realtors box with the key inside rather than distributing keys. We've done this for quite a few years and it works well. We change the combo every once and a while. This way only your current active volunteers can have access.
Ride On! Rich
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Tim Buckingham politicalhero@gmail.com wrote:
At Broke Spoke (Lexington) we are working to improve our volunteer process and how we create shift managers and dull out keys.
What type of checks (if any) do other shops use prior to handing out shop keys to volunteers?
Any background, employment history, references, etc? Some of these might be barriers as we work with a lot of folks who are in recovery centers, shelters, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Tim
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We used the realtor box method until 2 years ago when a burglar smashed it with a hammer to gain access to the keys. Fortunately the thieves met the stereotype of "not real bright" and thought it would be okay to pawn a set of painted bike tools and bundles of new brake and shift cables just one block down the street. Thanks to an aware pawn shop operator hey were convicted, but we had to wait one year to get most of the property back after the case was done in court. The realtor boxes are made from inexpensive 'pot-metal' typically so they are not vandal resistant.
We now perform background checks and restrict key access to the shop. Also setup a monitored security system so we could get insurance coverage for any future thefts.
Regards, Doug Cutter Fort Collins Bike Co-op
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On Mar 24, 2013, at 3:56 PM, director director@communitycycles.org wrote:
I would recommend giving access to a realtors box with the key inside rather than distributing keys. We've done this for quite a few years and it works well. We change the combo every once and a while. This way only your current active volunteers can have access.
Ride On! Rich
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Tim Buckingham politicalhero@gmail.com wrote:
At Broke Spoke (Lexington) we are working to improve our volunteer process and how we create shift managers and dull out keys.
What type of checks (if any) do other shops use prior to handing out shop keys to volunteers?
Any background, employment history, references, etc? Some of these might be barriers as we work with a lot of folks who are in recovery centers, shelters, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Tim
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We have a thumbprint door lock at one shop, and regular keys at the other shop. Thumbprint is nice because you can manage it to the individual, and they can't get duplicates cut. But our main shop just uses regular keys.
We give access to volunteers that commit to regular shifts, once we get to know them a bit. Dozens and dozens of keys out there. We keep a list, but it's still kind of a rough guess.
We actually consider having many keyholders a boon to security, since it means that even if we're only open for a dozen hours a week to the public, you'll find our volunteers in the shop every day, early, late, in the middle of the night, etc. And we'd much rather have our volunteers there than random people climbing the fence.
It also gives them that ownership (and they fix bikes for sale!) without any paid staff time being required.
Haven't gotten into security checks. Maybe will budget for that next year.
Christopher Chan *Executive Director* Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society 10047 80 Ave (entrance in rear lane) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6E 1T4 edmontonbikes.ca *w:* (780) 433-2453 || *c:* (780) 700-5564
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Doug Cutter cuttercrew@gmail.com wrote:
We used the realtor box method until 2 years ago when a burglar smashed it with a hammer to gain access to the keys. Fortunately the thieves met the stereotype of "not real bright" and thought it would be okay to pawn a set of painted bike tools and bundles of new brake and shift cables just one block down the street. Thanks to an aware pawn shop operator hey were convicted, but we had to wait one year to get most of the property back after the case was done in court. The realtor boxes are made from inexpensive 'pot-metal' typically so they are not vandal resistant.
We now perform background checks and restrict key access to the shop. Also setup a monitored security system so we could get insurance coverage for any future thefts.
Regards, Doug Cutter Fort Collins Bike Co-op
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 24, 2013, at 3:56 PM, director director@communitycycles.org wrote:
I would recommend giving access to a realtors box with the key inside rather than distributing keys. We've done this for quite a few years and it works well. We change the combo every once and a while. This way only your current active volunteers can have access.
Ride On! Rich
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Tim Buckingham politicalhero@gmail.comwrote:
At Broke Spoke (Lexington) we are working to improve our volunteer process and how we create shift managers and dull out keys.
What type of checks (if any) do other shops use prior to handing out shop keys to volunteers?
Any background, employment history, references, etc? Some of these might be barriers as we work with a lot of folks who are in recovery centers, shelters, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers Tim
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