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SFRAW Volunteer Job Descriptions
Volunteering is a mandatory requirement for all members that want to place orders with the group. Descriptions, including the set number of hours given for each job, of the various volunteer jobs can be found below. Specific details for each of the driving jobs can be found here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfraw/files/ under the folder titled "Pick-up Routes". With the pick-up and volunteer dates for the group being scheduled for the entire year, this makes it pretty easy for people to plan ahead for when they can/want to volunteer. To review the future SFRAW pick-up days, please see our Calendar page. ONLINE VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP SHEETS AT YAHOO GROUPS
PICK-UP SITE HELP
Name: SF Friday Volunteers
ONE volunteer needed each day. We can accomidate ONE "non-lifting" person per shift; otherwise, volunteers must be able to lift up to 40-lbs. Sell available "Freezer Sale" product, as needed. Accept deliveries from vendors: check over the orders as they arrive (write shorts on the white board and cross-check against the "Masterlist"), arrange product in an organized fashion in the coolers/freezer, and label the cases/product for the upcoming pick-up day. If it is quiet, we may have you do other projects such as cleaning/dusting, organizing, pricing products for sale - whatever needs to be done. Please wear or bring appropriate close-toed footwear (slippery floors in the freezer!), gloves, hats or coats for working in the freezer/cooler units. Name: SF Staging Volunteers
TWO volunteers needed. We can accomidate ONE "non-lifting" person per shift; otherwise, volunteers must be able to lift up to 40-lbs. Pull and sort/stage all of the orders that will go out on delivery routes that day; package/label orders (if needed); load and organize the orders in the van/truck; build pallets for each location; make copies of the invoices after check-out and tape to the boxes. Please wear or bring appropriate close-toed footwear (slippery floors in the freezer!), gloves, hats or coats for working in the freezer/cooler units. Name: SF Saturday Volunteers
ONE volunteer needed. Volunteers must be able to lift up to 40-lbs. Help with the sale of available product to the public, as needed. You will help get things out of the freezer/cooler, loading cars, and just generally helping out to do what is needed. Clean-up before you close/leave. Please wear or bring appropriate close-toed footwear (slippery floors in the freezer!), gloves, hats or coats for working in the freezer/cooler units. DRIVING JOBS:
Name: The James Ranch
This is a wonderful field trip to a small, working family farm. The Penn Valley trip requires driving approx. 2.5-3 hours each way from San Francisco. You may end up getting a tour of the ranch, help bring the sheep in from pasture or bottle feed a lamb, so you could spend an additional 1-2 hours at the ranch. You must bring 1-2 large coolers with you to transport the lamb and keep it cold. If you need to borrow our coolers for this, please organize with us to get the coolers before you drive up there. The coolers filled with lamb need to be dropped off at the SF-Napoleon location by no later than 12-Noon on Friday. Name: Egg Pick-up (from Joellen Burton's house)
The eggs can be picked-up whenever it works best for you and Joellen during the weekend/week. They must be handled gently so that they do not break, and kept in a cool, dark place (like a cooler, closet/pantry or garage). They do not need to be kept on ice or in the refrigerator because of their natural handling and natural protective layer. The eggs need to be dropped off at the SF-Napoleon location by no later than 12-NOON on the Friday. The egg order is not heavy (good for "non-lifters"), and will fit into any sized vehicle. Name: 4-H Rabbit Pick-up (meet Karen Chestnut at a shopping center)
You will need to be able to lift up to 40-lbs. and have a vehicle that can transport one of the XL Costco coolers or two-three regular sized coolers to do this job. You will arrange with Karen and us to pick-up the order in Davis and drop-off the order at the SF-Napoleon location. If you need to borrow a cooler for this job, you will need to organize with SFRAW to get the cooler(s) before you go. ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE JOB:
Name: Volunteer Coordinator
Download a full description for this job here. Overview: The Volunteer Coordinator solicits for volunteers via e-mail announcements prior to the pick-up date, schedules these volunteers for all the positions for that month's pick-up, and coordinates the volunteers via e-mail to make sure they know what they are doing, when they are doing it, and where they need to go/be; and confirms positions that have been filled. Basically you'll be asking for volunteer help via the e-mail list and following up with those that answer these requests by answering any questions people may have about the positions available that month. You will also need to get confirmations from each volunteer that signed-up early that they are still able to do their job that month. You must check e-mail at least once or twice a day to do this job successfully; but this can be done at any time of day - whatever works for your schedule. The volunteer jobs that you need to fill for that month will be listed in the Yahoo Groups Volunteer Database for your location and that month. Details about the driving jobs can be found in the Yahoo Groups Files section under the folder titled "Pick-up Routes". It is your job to get all jobs covered and positions confirmed no later than three (3) days before each job scheduled. |