Part Time Job at Cob Cottage Company

[Shannon C. Dealy]

COB COTTAGE COMPANY 
PO BOX 123
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
(541) 942-2005 phone/fax
Website: http://www.deatech.com/cobcottage/

PART TIME POSITION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR


POSITION OPEN IMMEDIATELY-February 12, 1999

Always fascinating, a constant stimulus.  The heart of the Natural 
Building Movement!  Endless interesting calls, visitors, mail.  An ideal 
place to absorb the cutting edge of an important and expanding 
alternative movement.  An exciting opportunity!  
We work out of a big solar heated space with spectacular lake and 
mountain views on a 1200 acre forest/meadow land trust.  10 minutes to 
Cottage Grove, 35 minutes to Eugene.  Kitchen, big garden, hot tub, 
silence, clean air, dark at night, elk, bear, and cougar. 
Initially 3 days per week, opportunity to be full time; time flexible.  
You get an unpaid month's training, then join staff.  We're a small 
crew-Linda and Ianto are ultimately responsible, usually 3-5 others, 
mostly part-time volunteers/apprentices. We take very modest pay.  Free 
social lunches, sometimes supper, garden produce, hot tub, lake 
swimming, chance for a room on site.  We're a collective so you're 
self-employed. 
Bonuses include at least one free natural building workshop, 
participation in National Natural Building Colloquium in October, free 
room and board until March 15.  You'd also meet many of our professional 
colleagues, famous writers, researchers, plus dozens of associates and 
alumni from several countries.  We are interviewing now, so phone Linda, 
or Ianto at 541-942-2005 M, W, and F, 9:30a-5:00p or 942-3021 evenings 
and mornings. 

THE WORK-You need to coordinate a small volunteer apprentice crew, and 
be responsible for the following:

1. Phone and mail response to a range of natural building questions
2. Office maintenance: receiving mail, shipping, filing, etc.
3. Registering and coordinating workshop participants
4. Designing and sending out information on special events, courses, etc. 
5. Helping publish 'The Cobweb" newsletter twice annually
5. Conducting tours of demonstration buildings to visitors
6. Coordinating CCC's associates and trainers

There are other, optional interesting tasks: teaching, public 
presentations, graphics and design, writing articles, and building.

SKILLS PREFERRED

*  High organizational skills, detail oriented, office experience
*  Experience in work with public/communications
*  Building experience, especially with cob and other natural materials 
*  Good stress management (we're busy quite often) sense of humor...
*  Basic typing/word processing (graphics/typesetting/paste-up an asset)