Board Assistant

The board assistant is a stipend job, entailing an average of three hours/month, to support the board in administrative work. This includes attending monthly board meetings and taking notes. Our organization is growing and improving all of our systems, including our board operations. This role is a vital part of these improvements.

Reports to Board Secretary

$20/hr with board discount of 15% on most items, with potential for increases based on performance

Maintain the living agenda document following board protocol, ensuring it is current and searchable.

Other duties as assigned.

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by the Incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, including prolonged sitting; repetitively use hands to finger, handle, or feel, including operation of a standard computer keyboard; reach with hands and arms and talk, see and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The following experience and skills are considered essential:

• Experience with cooperatives or other Boards of Directors,
• High degree of integrity, and
• Facility with Google Docs.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.