Jobs at upcycle
Join our team of artists, educators and resourceful eco-citizens. We are always looking for shop staff and teaching artists!
UpCycle is a non-profit that connects creativity and conservation by encouraging the community to reuse materials for art and learning purposes. Our art programs encourage experimentation and exploration, and participants often learn new skills and processes that incorporate arts media and how to reuse materials. We operate a materials resource center that supplies our programs and we also maintain a collection of artist tools and equipment to facilitate our classes.
Available positions listed below:
UpCycle is a non-profit that connects creativity and conservation by encouraging the community to reuse materials for art and learning purposes. Our art programs encourage experimentation and exploration, and participants often learn new skills and processes that incorporate arts media and how to reuse materials. We operate a materials resource center that supplies our programs and we also maintain a collection of artist tools and equipment to facilitate our classes.
Available positions listed below:
Executive Director
UpCycle Creative Reuse Center seeks a part-time Executive Director to lead a small team, drive the strategic plan of our growing organization, and act as liaison with the volunteer Board of Directors.
UpCycle's mission is to inspire all people to explore and create by engaging our community in art-making experiences with reuse materials. We operate a materials center shop. accept materials donations from the community, and provide creative programs for all ages. Our initiatives foster creative expression, resourcefulness, experiential learning, individuality, and fun!
As the Executive Director, you will work 20-25 hours a week and embrace our values of originality, inclusivity and fostering community connections.
Responsibilities:
UpCycle Creative Reuse Center seeks a part-time Executive Director to lead a small team, drive the strategic plan of our growing organization, and act as liaison with the volunteer Board of Directors.
UpCycle's mission is to inspire all people to explore and create by engaging our community in art-making experiences with reuse materials. We operate a materials center shop. accept materials donations from the community, and provide creative programs for all ages. Our initiatives foster creative expression, resourcefulness, experiential learning, individuality, and fun!
As the Executive Director, you will work 20-25 hours a week and embrace our values of originality, inclusivity and fostering community connections.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and create connections across UpCycle’s two functions: materials center shop and programming.
- Recruit, train, manage, and retain paid and volunteer staff to promote the UpCycle mission and values.
- Represent and promote UpCycle in the City of Alexandria community at events and meetings that relate to the UpCycle mission and that support and enhance connections in the community.
- Oversee the management and marketing of the materials center with the Shop Manager: schedule staff, respond to inquiries, manage donations and inventory, and support the Shop Manager in innovating the offerings and set-up of the materials center.
- Oversee the coordination and marketing of programs with the Program Coordinator: playgroups, workshops, Tinker Time, camps, after school programs, parties, scouting events, school field trips, adult programs, teacher professional learning opportunities, grant-funded outreach programs, community, and fundraising events.
- Develop and manage the budget with the Treasurer and oversee fiscal matters, including materials and membership targets, payroll, corporate sponsorships, and program budgets.
- Analyze metrics of the materials center and programming and propose adjustments to the Board of Directors for increased success.
- Grow the school membership program to include more local schools and monitor the school membership process.
- Develop a robust volunteer program, including recruiting and retaining regular volunteers and designing clear and consistent volunteer opportunities.
- Apply to, monitor, and write reports for grants to fund operations and programming, including seeking out and securing new grants to expand our reach.
- Maintain and grow our social media presence.
- Attend monthly Board of Director Meetings and communicate with the Board effectively so that the Board can make timely and well-informed decisions.
Preferred qualifications, salary and benefits are available here. Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to the Board Chair at info@UpCycleCRC.org with the subject line UpCycle ED Search.
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Shop Staff
UpCycle is seeking to fill a part-time Shop Staff position and this person will report to the Store Manager. This position is responsible for working in the UpCycle shop and handling all aspects of the customers’ experience. The Shop Staff position is an hourly position with hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Responsibilities
· Open and close the shop following operational procedures
· Orient new customers to the shop inventory and layout
· Check out customers using the Square software, e.g., cash and credit card purchases, number of bags of materials ‘purchased’ by UpCycle members
· Balance the cash box at the end of every day
· Integrate and organize donations into the shop inventory
· Answer the UpCycle phone while the shop is open and handle any phone messages
· Keep the shop tidy
Preferred Qualifications
· Retail experience
· Strong customer service skills
· Ability to work independently
· Undergo background checks, in accordance with local law/regulations
UpCycle's shop is located 5380-D Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, Virginia 22304. The location is Metro accessible (Van Dorn Station) and free parking is available on-site.
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to the Store Manager, Rachel Witt, at info@upcyclecrc.org.
UpCycle is seeking to fill a part-time Shop Staff position and this person will report to the Store Manager. This position is responsible for working in the UpCycle shop and handling all aspects of the customers’ experience. The Shop Staff position is an hourly position with hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Responsibilities
· Open and close the shop following operational procedures
· Orient new customers to the shop inventory and layout
· Check out customers using the Square software, e.g., cash and credit card purchases, number of bags of materials ‘purchased’ by UpCycle members
· Balance the cash box at the end of every day
· Integrate and organize donations into the shop inventory
· Answer the UpCycle phone while the shop is open and handle any phone messages
· Keep the shop tidy
Preferred Qualifications
· Retail experience
· Strong customer service skills
· Ability to work independently
· Undergo background checks, in accordance with local law/regulations
UpCycle's shop is located 5380-D Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, Virginia 22304. The location is Metro accessible (Van Dorn Station) and free parking is available on-site.
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to the Store Manager, Rachel Witt, at info@upcyclecrc.org.
