Now Hiring: Bike Parking Shift Supervisor
Updated: May 26, 2023
Reports To: Bike Parking Program Manager
Status: Part-time, seasonal
Location: San Jose, CA
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) is a non-profit membership-based organization that seeks to build healthier and more just communities by making biking safe and accessible in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. In the past few years, SVBC’s staff size has grown from one to twenty employees, and our impact can be seen across the two counties we serve. There has never been a more exciting time to be a part of Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition!
SVBC is hiring a Bike Parking Shift Supervisor to manage bicycle parking on scheduled days at Levi’s Stadium and other community events. This position will include full responsibility for setting up outdoor bike parking corrals, ensuring security of bicycles, delegation of tasks to bicycle parking volunteers, and solving problems as they arise. If you are effective at operating in a service-oriented position, and passionate about improving our world by making bicycling easier for everyone, this is the position for you!
Responsibilities will include:
Inventory materials needed for each event
Transportation of materials to and from SVBC office in downtown San Jose
Manage bike parking corral volunteers with assistance from SVBC staff
Communicate with other bike parking supervisors and bike parking program manager regularly
Supervise bike parking corral at events
Ensure vigilant security of corrals
Manage inquiries from corral users and/or direct to Manager
Track corral usage and donation amounts at each event
Enter usage and donation amounts into a spreadsheet for each event to be utilized for future planning
Effectively communicate the mission, vision, and programs of SVBC to corral users
Ensure that all corral users have a top quality customer experience
Respond in a timely fashion to SVBC staff to sign up for work shifts
Qualifications
Previous experience delegating tasks to volunteers
Comfortable transporting, loading/unloading, and staging tote boxes, tables, chairs, canopies, and other bike corral materials
Familiar with QR codes and spreadsheets
Ability to communicate within a team to achieve the greater goals
Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Able to lift 50 pounds
Access to cellphone
The right candidate for SVBC's Bike Parking Shift Supervisor position will:
Be an enthusiastic ambassador of SVBC’s mission and vision – to improve bicycling in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
Be willing to work in an outdoor environment
Be able to work evenings and weekends
Additional preferred qualifications
Prior experience with bicycle valet services
Compensation
Hourly rate of $25. This is a part-time position offering roughly one 8-hour shift per month, usually on weekends.
How to Apply
For more information, please contact eleni@bikesiliconvalley.org with the subject line "Interested in Bike Parking Work". Include your name, contact information, and any of your previous volunteer or work experience that would help you do this job well. If you prefer to talk on the phone, you can call (408) 673-4876. No Driver’s License is needed to apply as some nearby events are feasible without car transport.
SVBC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, sex or age.