Assistant Operations Manager

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Palmer (AK); On-site; USD 27,552 - 33,062; Part time

Job summary

Bright Lights Book Project in Palmer, Alaska seeks a book-loving, hard-working part-time assistant to help meet its literacy mission by sorting, shelving, and organizing books for events. The role also involves preparing books for shipping to villages and assisting with outreach to communities.

The position includes volunteer coordination, training, and database/calendar management, plus occasional driving to deliver books using the organization’s vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Sort, clean, stamp, and shelve books.
• Organize books for events.
• Maintain the workspace and prepare spaces for events and other functions.
• Prepare books for shipping to villages.
• Help executive director contact villages interested in books.
• Greet and interact with the public as needed.
• Determine the need for volunteers with the Executive Director and recruit as necessary.
• Supervise and work alongside volunteers as needed.
• Train volunteers as needed.
• Maintain a database of current and future BLBP volunteers.
• Maintain volunteer calendar.
• Use the organization’s vehicle to deliver books to community bookcases when needed.
• Other duties as needed determined by the Executive Director.

Job description

The Bright Lights Book Project, a Palmer-based nonprofit, needs a book loving, hard working person to help us meet our mission: To expand literacy through access to books and programs to appreciative readers of all ages while visualizing the power of literacy to change lives.

Assist the BLBP Executive Director with various functions necessary to meet the mission of the organization. Such duties will primarily include the following:

Responsibilities:

• Sort, clean, stamp, and shelve books.
• Organize books for events.
• Maintain the organization’s workspace and prepare the space for events and other functions.
• Prepare books for shipping to villages.
• Help director contact villages interested in books.
• Greet and interact with the public as needed.
• Determine with the BLBP Executive Director the need for volunteers and recruit as necessary.
• Supervise and work alongside volunteers as needed.
• Train volunteers as needed.
• Maintain a database of current and future BLBP volunteers.
• Maintain volunteer calendar.
• Use the organization’s vehicle to deliver books to community bookcases when needed.
• Other duties as needed determined by the Executive Director.

This position is part-time, four hours per day five days per week from 1pm to 5pm – days can be Monday through Friday or Tuesday through Saturday. $20-$24 per hour.

Note: This position requires the ability to lift boxes of books up to 40 lbs.