Spice up your Resumé -- Resuscitate a Struggling Nonprofit Program

A couple years ago, our volunteer manager for GoodwheelChairs.org retired and we have not been able to replace him yet. As a result, many of our wheelchairs and power chairs have not been properly maintained, some of the batteries may be dead, and the warehouse is cluttered and disarrayed.

You can make your resumé shine by jumping in and making this valuable nonprofit program function again. We are looking for a volunteer for this position, but we have been left without a lead for this endeavor for far too long, so we are also open to the possibility of commission-based compensation.

Here is a description of the job you would be taking on. You can make a difference in the lives of those who need the mobility equipment we have in our warehouse, and at the same time demonstrate your impressive managerial and sales skills by resuscitating this struggling nonprofit program!

Wheelchair Shop Manager

Job Description

GoodwheelChairs 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 GoodwheelChairs, 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, GoodwheelChairs 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 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.

GoodwheelChairs 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.

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.