The SLC Bicycle Collective is hiring an Assistant Youth Education Coordinator
Written by Sam Warrick
The Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective has an opening for an Assistant Youth Education Coordinator!
The deets:
- $12-14 per hour, depending on experience
- 6-10 hours/week. Opportunities for more hours if applicant is interested in working with other Bicycle Collective programs
- Must be able to work on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30, and Saturdays, 10:00-12:00
- Must enjoy working with youth between the ages of 8-18
- Must consent to and pass a background check
If this interests you, check out the download below for more details.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to .
St. George Collective Closing at 5 PM today (Friday, 2/1)
Written by Judith Rognli
You may still see Lilly around the shop, but she has resigned her position as Volunteer Coordinator to pursue grad school, so we're looking to fill her position.
These are some big shoes to fill, but if you've got a passion for bikes, our mission, and connecting with people, this is the job for you!
The Ogden Bicycle Collective relies heavily on volunteers to ensure the functionality of its community programs and the shop. Volunteers are involved in helping maintain the shop (cleanliness, safety, etc.), helping to fix bikes for our Goodwill Bike Program and Kid’s Bike Giveaways, staffing events, and more. It is the Volunteer Coordinator’s job to actively engage the community and potential volunteers. The Volunteer Coordinator is passionate about OBC’s mission and programs, and innovative and flexible, using a multitude of methods and tools to recruit and retain volunteers. The Volunteer Coordinator should also have excellent communication and teaching skills, as well as be able to demonstrate competence as a bicycle mechanic in order to train volunteers in the shop.
Click on the attached link to find out more details and how to apply.
JOB POSTING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: BICYCLE COLLECTIVE
The Bicycle Collective, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to provide leadership, vision and sound management to build on the Collective’s sixteen years of community bicycling initiatives that promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier and safer society. The Executive Director leads and motivates staff, volunteers and members, acts as a leader in sustaining current organizational development, and further develops the organization as it contributes to its local citizens and communities.
About the Bicycle Collective:
The Collective was founded in April 2002, by five enthusiastic bicycle advocates. They set out to share the virtues of bicycling with the community and build a bicycling environment with a creative advocacy organization. Along with providing a gathering place, tools, education and shop services, the Collective is about having fun while helping others and contributing to the community. The Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households. The Collective is currently operating in the following locations:
Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, and St. George.
Key Accountabilities of the Executive Director:
- Maintain a high level of personal accountability, honesty, and innovation to complete responsibilities independent of the board’s constant oversight.
- Manage organization to ensure proper documentation, accurate accounting, effective human relations, and timely communication with board and employees to effectuate the success of the organization.
- Provide vision, leadership, and sound management for the continued success of the Bicycle Collective.
Required Competencies of the Executive Director: Behaviors that are demonstrated consistently on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis that produce superior performance.
- Leadership and Vision
- Planning and Organizing
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Self-Starting
- Time and Priority Management
- Personal Accountability
- Sound Financial Management
Executive Director Responsibilities:
The ED reports directly to the Board of Directors and will work closely with the board and its committees to oversee the organization’s sound financial health and programmatic success. The ED is responsible for elaborating and implementing successful strategies for quality program development. The ED manages staff, oversees fundraising, manages the Collective’s relationship with community partners, and leads the efforts to expand the Collective’s reach.
As the title suggests, the ED needs to be informed of everything that goes on in the organization. This includes staff, membership, internal budget, asset management, individual shop location management, and maintain knowledge of all other resources in order to help make the best use of them and raise the organization’s capacity and profile. The ED has the responsibility to hire and fire staff in coordination with the board. The ED must remain informed of current bicycle and pedestrian advocacy. Above all, the ED must lead the organization with integrity, foresight, and positivity.
Educational/Experiential Qualifications for Executive Director:
- BA/BS degree AND relevant non-profit experience
- Retail or small business/non-profit management experience
- Passion for people, bikes, and the successful operation of not-for-profits
- Ability to stand for long periods of time, lift at least 50 lbs., and travel to shop locations throughout the state of Utah
- Must pass a criminal background check and be willing to provide credit history
Salary starting at $75,000. Benefits package will be discussed during hiring process.
For more information about the Bicycle Collective please visit: www.bicyclecollective.org
How to apply:
Please submit cover letter stating interest in the listed position, resume, and list of three references to:
Bicycle Collective Hiring Committee at
Welcome to our newest line of products!
We are now offering "Ride-able" bikes for those who are looking for a bargain.
Unlike other bikes in our store, these bikes are not refurbished (prices vary between $40 - $150). Every "Ride-able" bike comes with one hour of free bench coaching. We will help you diagnose any existing issues and show you how to fix them. "Ride-able" bikes are sold "as-is" and are not refundable.
Every purchase at the Bicycle Collective helps us to provide bicycles, repair help, and educational programs to adults and children in need.
We are very happy to share our 2018 numbers with you. Here's what we accomplished together. Thank you!
Find out how to get involved HERE
Goodwill Bikes
Our Goodwill Bikes program provides free bicycles to anyone who can’t afford to purchase one. Goodwill Bikes may be earned through 6 hours of volunteer service. Find out how to volunteer here.
If you are in need of a bike for transportation, are currently NOT able to volunteer with us, and if you are receiving help from an organization such as Switchpoint CRC, the Court Support Services, and others, ask your caseworker to contact us.
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Lexus Pursuit of Potential for the matching grant of $5000 that will fund our Youth Open Shop for the next 6 months!!
Thank you so much to allow these kids to learn about bikes, develop leadership skills, and create life-long friendships and memories!
In order to reach more individuals in need who might not be able to travel to the Bicycle Collective, we are starting to offer a monthly ‘Bike Kitchen’ at Switchpoint on Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019, 2 - 4:30 PM.
The Bike Kitchen is taking us back to our roots - this is how the St. George Bicycle Collective started in 2015, when Dannielle Larkin first gathered a group of volunteers and solicited bicycle donations to help the homeless in St. George.
The Bike Kitchen will take place monthly. Switchpoint residents are notified in advance, our volunteers help with immediate repair needs and give out invitations to the Bicycle Collective to those who need more in-depth help or who would like to earn a bike through our Earn-A-Bike program.
If you are currently in need of repair help or of a bike for transportation, or if you would like to help at the Bike Kitchen as a volunteer mechanic, please contact . Find out more about how to volunteer with us and about our Goodwill Earn-A-Bike Program HERE.
More...
2018 was a record setting year for us! We saw an 8% increase in the number of individual volunteers who helped us out, and who put in 14% more hours compared to last year. Those may seem like boring numbers, but they directly translate to us being able to give out over twice as many kids bikes, three times as many adult bikes, and teach three times as many kids how to work on bikes during Youth Open Shop Night! Not to mention help us keep the shop running and all of our programs afloat.
We could not do what we do without support from the people like you! Whether you bought something from us, donated to us, volunteered with us, or just told someone about us, it's because of you that we were able to set new records in 2018.
And like anyone who is reflecting on the past year and looking into the next, we are excited to keep growing and improving to do even more in 2019!
Thank you all and Happy New Year
Dear SLCBC Volunteers,
Whether you volunteered one hour, 25 hours, or over 100 hours in our shop in 2018, your hard work and service did not go unnoticed. Last year alone, we had a total of 1,738 volunteers who served a total of 4,533 hours in our shop. These numbers translate to volunteers fixing and repairing 386 kids bikes and 261 adult bikes that were then given away to folks in our community who needed them most.
In addition to these bikes being repaired and given away, we can't even begin to count the number of parts that were salvaged and organized, the number of nuts, bolts, and dust bunnies that were swept up, and the number of tubes repaired and sorted in our shop - all by the hands of our volunteers. Our shop's success is very much dependent on our volunteers, we can't do this work alone! Thank you for your service and for the care you have given by serving in our shop to support members of our community. We're excited to see you and new volunteers in our shop soon!
Sincerely,
Amy Wiscombe
Volunteer and Program Coordinator
Click here to learn more about volunteering with the SLCBC.
Starting the first of the year, Youth Open Shop Night will be moving to Tuesdays! All youth ages 10 to 17 are welcome to come volunteer, participate in Earn-A-Bike, or work on their own bikes.
We've also got some great program improvements coming your way, including ways to build your skills and earn buttons for your apron. I guess you might call it "Bike Scouts"?
Come hangout with our new Program Coordinator, Bryce starting Tuesday, January 8th from 4:00-6:00 PM!
This year we're participating in the Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership Community Christmas to give bikes to kids in Weber and Davis Counties! This is a rad event that hopes to serve over 3,500 local kids! From the website: "The event features a Christmas Carnival for the kids, and a shopping area where parents can pick out gifts for their kids at no-cost to them".
If you'd like to help, you can sign up to help at one of our bike build events or to help us transport bikes here.
If you'd like to find more out about the event or want to help out the day-of, head on over the the Community Christmas website here! We're so thankful to be a part of such an amazing event!
Thanks to the Standard Examiner for the photo and this article:
