Federal Work Study – Bike Shack Assistant Manager - Naropa University

Position Title: Federal Work Study  – Assistant Bike Shack Manager
# of Positions to Fill: 1
Department/Program: Sustainability 52000
Work Location Authorization: 100% On-Site
Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Director, MCIC
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly
FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)
Compensation: $18.00 - $18.00 per hour

Job Summary

The Bike Shack Assistant Manager is responsible for providing customer service in the bike shack. In addition, the Bike Shack Assistant Manager designs and executes education and outreach into the larger community. This position also performs bicycle maintenance and repair, assisting in documenting all services performed, and facilitates cleaning and maintaining bike shack workspace. The Bike Shack Assistant Manager assists in appointment scheduling and teaching community members how to fix bicycles.

 Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.
• Ensure COVID-appropriate safe operations of the Naropa Bike Shack, according to the sanctioned “re-opening” protocol: limited, remote drop-offs; physical distancing; face coverings; no public entry into Shack
• Respond and reply to Bike Shack Intake form requests in a timely and respectful manner
• Facilitate maintenance and repair of Naropa community members’ bicycles.
• Provide bicycle related information and resources to community.
• Create and distribute flyers about the Bike Shack to educate and interest the Naropa community.
• Set up, monitor, and tear down the Bike Shack table at Naropa community events.
• Provide bicycle related information and resources to community.
• Document all services provided as required by the Bike Shack processes.
• Assist in budgeting, track and report sales, purchases and donations.
• Teach community members bike mechanics.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the Bike Shack.
• Other duties as assigned.

What Naropa Requires…

• Student must be awarded federal work study hours by the Financial Aid office in order to fill this position.
• Ability to create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.
• Personable, customer service oriented, and committed to sustainability best practices.
• Has previously attended or is able to attend Basic Bicycle Mechanics at Community Cycles (Naropa partner) on the timeframe set by the Sustainability Director.
• Familiar with and knows bikes, and familiar with bicycle parts/functions and bicycle maintenance tools.
• Problem solving skills, especially mechanical issues.
• Works will in a team, or alone; willing to learn and teach others.
• Comfortable with computer usage and willing to learn new processes/programs.
• All job candidates must hold a commitment to co-create a diverse and inclusive community and actively participate in related JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) professional development regarding the dynamics of privilege and oppression and the impact these have in the workplace.
• All job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.

  Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions

 Maximum amount of weight employee must be able to lift/carry with or without reasonable accommodation(s):

• 25 pounds

 During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation (check all that apply):

☒ Stand

☒ Walk

☒ Sit

☐ Run

☒ Handle/Finger

☒ Bend at the waist

☒ Reach above shoulder level

☒ Kneel

☒ Crouch

☐ Crawl

 During regular daily activities, employee may be exposed to the following:

 ☒ Interruptions/Distractions

☒ Heat/Cold

☒ Dust

☒ Dampness

☐ Heights

☐ Moving machinery parts

☐ Other (please list):

Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year:

-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

-Memorial Day

-Juneteenth

-Independence Day

-Labor Day

-Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November

-Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s

Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.

A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.

The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.

Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program. Naropa University’s commitment to diversity aligns with its highest aspirations to apply contemplative inquiry and education to explore and embody the human qualities that facilitate collaboration to create a common humanity and a just society. Individuals who have experience with and a commitment to inclusive communities are encouraged to apply. EOE

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