Wheelchair Shop Manager Trainee for Nonprofit
human potential centerAustin (TX)
Wheelchair Shop Manager Trainee for Nonprofit
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human potential centerAustin (TX)
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About the role
[This is an unpaid, volunteer position.] Wheelchair Shop Manager Trainee Job Description Goodwheel Chairs provides low-cost wheelchairs, powerchairs and scooters at a very affordable price. It is obvious that affordable mobility is essential for those who aren't covered by insurance. However, even people with insurance often need Goodwheel Chairs, because insurance companies often refuse to pay for: A scooter for use outside your home A replacement powerchair if your first one breaks A second powerchair so you can keep one powerchair at home and the other at work A transportable scooter that you can fold up in the back of your car and take to your son's soccer game In situations like these, Goodwheel Chairs is an invaluable resource. We are proud to say that our equipment is often priced lower than the standard co-pay for insurance or Medicare.
What we are looking for:
A kind, ethical and responsible person to help manage our small charity operation. Ideally, we would like to find a retiree or other person with a little extra time who would love to connect our resources with those who would benefit the most. Goodwheel Chairs is part of the Human Potential Center, a holistic psychology center with a campus here in Austin, Texas. Our goal is to build emotionally-healthy community where we can live as authentically and with as much integrity as possible. Since you will be a member and a representative of the center, we are looking for someone who not only tolerates but embodies these principles. Growth-minded and open-hearted humans make an ideal match for our center and for our cause. The Wheelchair Shop Manager is responsible for performing or overseeing the following. These tasks can expand or contract depending on your available time, but we anticipate that they will require a minimum of 10 hours per week. The Trainee assists the Shop Manager in whatever ways are most helpful. Sales Showing chairs to prospective buyers Answering emails and phone calls Networking with other organizations Repairs & Maintenance Installing batteries and doing minor repairs on new chairs Ensuring that current chairs remain charged Management Taking photos of new chairs Entering information about new chairs into the database Researching comparable prices on the internet Obtaining additional volunteers through Idealist and other sources as needed Outreach to other organizations as needed Compensation: Ideally, this is a volunteer position. Finding a volunteer for this position would be great. However, our center has been left without a lead for this endeavor for longer than we would like, and we are also open to the possibility of commission-based compensation.
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