JOB POSTING: Keep Dimond Clean Coordinator

DIA is looking for enthusiastic candidates for its new paid position of Keep Dimond Clean Coordinator. It promises to be a fun and satisfying job with lots of community connection. There isn’t a hard application deadline, but applications received to date will be reviewed December 12, 2022.

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JOB OPENING: DIA Keep Dimond Clean Coordinator (posted 11/17/22)

Keep Dimond Clean (KDC), a program of the Dimond Improvement Association (DIA), a neighborhood organization in Oakland’s Dimond District, is hiring a coordinator to manage essential tasks that make this litter program our most successful and longest running community service effort.

Basic Duties:
–Schedule and train volunteer leaders for Wednesday and Saturday volunteer litter pick-ups;
–Order litter pick-up supplies through the City of Oakland’s Adopt-a-Spot program and distribute to leaders as needed;
–Track basic data pertaining to the number of bags of trash collected in a spreadsheet and provide reports to DIA leadership and the City of Oakland;
–Work with volunteer leaders to ensure all volunteers sign a waiver each year; collect waivers and provide copies to the City’s Public Works Department;
–Coordinate with schools, businesses, churches, or other groups that want to hold volunteer events with KDC;
–Attend at least one Saturday and one Wednesday litter walk per month to meet volunteers and monitor the process;
–Monitor services agreement with Bay Area Clean Team (BACT), our paid, 5-days-per-week pick-up contractor, including processing monthly invoices and communicating requests, as needed; participate with DIA leadership in annual performance reviews of BACT.
–Confer, as requested, with DIA board committees in charge of publicizing the program and recruiting volunteers.

Hours & Pay:
Approximately 5 hours per week, maximum 23 hours per month, $20 per hour.

This is a CONTRACTOR position. The hours are flexible, but the coordinator needs to provide his/her own computer, office space, transportation, and internet connection.
Qualifications: 
Most importantly, we’re looking for someone with some experience managing volunteers and a desire to make a difference in the Oakland community. Someone who lives in the Dimond or nearby is preferable. We also need someone comfortable with digital communications and record-keeping who can work with email, online calendars, digital files, and spreadsheets or a word processor, like Google Sheets or Microsoft Word. Speaking another language in addition to English, such as Korean, Spanish, or Chinese, is also a plus.
Application process:
Please send an email describing your interest and qualifications (attaching a resume, if available), and providing your contact information, to KDC-coordinator@dimondnews.org. While there isn’t a hard deadline, we will review applications received to date on December 12, 2022.