32 hours/week - 60-80% of the year
Up to 40 hours/week - during peak Education Programming and as needed
Starting at $15.00 hour
Hourly/Non-Exempt
Paid Time Off / Sick Leave / Paid Holidays
Monthly craft allowance of $25 that expires at the end of each month.
Reports to: A2 Site Executive Director
SCRAP is searching for an energetic and outgoing individual to fill the role of Reuse/Education Specialist. This position is responsible for providing excellent customer service in a welcoming environment and receiving, processing and managing high quality and safe creative reuse materials for retail and Online Stores. This special hybrid role will also be responsible for providing creative reuse education programs to our community. This role is responsible for scheduling on and offsite reuse art education programs, corresponding with educators and community members, and providing high quality, unique educational art programming to children and adults in the community.
SCRAP’s mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. To fulfill our mission, SCRAP operates a donation-based creative reuse store and education programming.
JOB SUMMARY
This position is well-trained in all SCRAP departments including but not limited to: the reuse supply/retail store, the educational department, and
recovery/donations duties. They will be primarily scheduled in the reuse supply/retail store and educational programming in any given week dependent upon the needs of the organization. This
position is responsible for providing excellent customer service in a welcoming environment and receiving, processing, and managing high quality and safe creative reuse materials for retail.
This role will be a liaison and cultivate partnerships between SCRAP’s educational programming and their local community. Additionally, if needed this role will be able to provide fast
paced sorting and organization and/or physical support to the donations department and will be expected to engage in frequent heavy lifting over the course of a shift. The Site Executive
Director or designee will determine the scheduling needs for maximum efficiency.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Reuse and Donations Operations
Education Operations:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualities/Abilities:
Working Conditions
Qualities
Expectations of all SCRAP Staff:
Work as part of a team with other staff, volunteers, and programs to fulfill SCRAP’s mission; communicate effectively and focus on good
stakeholder relations; greet stakeholders professionally, warmly and helpfully; stay current with the environmental services community and sources of information and referrals for callers and
customers; stay current with developments in reuse and recycling, including legislation and availability of recyclable materials markets; when necessary, say “no” tactfully and
suggest other community resources to meet appropriate needs; and is an ambassador for SCRAP in the community.
20 - 24 hours/week - 70-80% of the year
Up to 40 hours/week - during peak Education Programming (Spring Break,
Summer Camp, and Winter Break)
Starting at $15.00 hour
Hourly/Non-Exempt
Sick Leave
Monthly craft allowance of $25 that expires at the end of each month.
Reports to: Site Executive Director and Education Coordinator
SCRAP is searching for an energetic and outgoing individual to fill the role of Education Specialist. This position is responsible for scheduling and leading SCRAP’s Education Programs, including field trips, teaching reuse in classrooms, workshops, kids’ camps, and community outreach.
SCRAP’s mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. To fulfill our mission, SCRAP operates a donation-based creative reuse store and education programming.
SCRAP boasts a world-class creative reuse education program for students Pre-K through 12th grade and adults. By combining environmental education, art and sustainable activities, students have a fully engaging and informative experience. Students, teachers, and parents learn about saving reusable items that would otherwise wind up in the trash or recycling bin.
JOB SUMMARY
Hours would typically be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during store hours (between 11-7). These will vary when
Camps are in session (when Education is full-time focused on Camps). An increase in hours up to 40 hours/week during seasonal camp sessions is typical. This position is responsible for scheduling, promoting and delivering SCRAP Education programming, in collaboration and communication with the Education Coordinator. Although the focus of
this position is the Education Program, a portion of these hours could be delegated to Reuse/Donations Specialist job duties. The range is not limited
to but somewhere between 15 – 20 hours/week for education programs and coordination, and 0 – 5 hours
reuse center, customer service and in-store responsibilities/donations processing duties.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualities/Abilities:
Working Conditions
Qualities
Expectations of all SCRAP Staff:
Work as part of a team with other staff, volunteers, and programs to fulfill SCRAP’s mission; communicate effectively and focus on good
stakeholder relations; greet stakeholders professionally, warmly and helpfully; stay current with the environmental services community and sources of information and referrals for callers and
customers; stay current with developments in reuse and recycling, including legislation and availability of recyclable materials markets; when necessary, say “no” tactfully and
suggest other community resources to meet appropriate needs; and is an ambassador for SCRAP in the community.
SCRAP Creative Reuse does not discriminate in opportunities, programming, or practices because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression, transgender status, or any other status protected by law. SCRAP Creative Reuse is dedicated to a culturally inclusive environment and strongly encourages applications from people in marginalized communities.