ABRIL 3-4 VOLUNTEER SUPPORT CALL I.
Announcements: • Please RSVP for the Volunteer Recognition event! RSVP through email to let us know that you will be in attendance on Saturday, April 29th from 6-8pm. • Are you receiving Buddy-to-Buddy emails? Some volunteers with Gmail accounts have not been receiving emails. Check spam folder, social folder, and promotions folder if you have not been receiving B2B emails. • Want a key to the Big House? We are excited to announce that we were selected as one of six beneficiaries of the Big House 5K: Trail to the Victors, presented by Toyota. The Big House 5K will take place on Sunday, April 9, 2017 on the UM Academic and Athletics campuses. Buddy-to-Buddy will receive a portion of the proceeds from each registration. Please help us promote this event or, if you're a runner, sign up and join our team!
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Reminders: • Please log on to the website to submit your interaction logs, drill/event visit logs here: https://buddytobuddy.org/volunteer/auth/login. • The Buddy-to-Buddy program is seeking community events to attend. If there are any events in your area, please let us know so that we may send a representative! • If you are on Facebook, please visit and like our page: www.facebook.com/BuddytoBuddyProgram.
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Guest Speaker:
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Darlene Walsh Outreach & Recruitment Specialist (248) 952- 7809 Darlene.Walsh@Trinityservicesgroup.com Trinity Services Group http://www.trinityservicesgroup.com/careers/
Trinity Services Group is looking to hire veterans throughout the whole state of Michigan! Trinity Services Group is the largest contractor dedicated to the corrections industry, servicing corrections facility in 43 states, 900 areas, serves over 1 million meals a day and employs over 3,400 individuals Emphasis, importance, and responsibility in role so that inmates have enough food and meal to look forward to Available Positions:
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o Food Service Supervisor Entry level position- position that has most need Supervising and assisting inmate labor and other team members Motivator, great communicator, be comfortable with giving instructions o Lead Food Service Supervisor Leadership qualities, communication skills, structure, discipline Supervising and assisting inmate labor and other team members Motivator, great communicator, be comfortable with giving instructions o Assistant Food Service Director Background in planning, directing, managing kitchen or food service Accountable, motivator, exerciser of good judgment, good communicator Experience of 3 years in food service industry o Food Service Director Manage and responsible for entire facility Background in planning, directing, managing kitchen or food service Accountable, motivator, exerciser of good judgment, communicator Experience of 5 years in food service industry Pay: o Most entry level positions (i.e. Food Service Supervisor) begin at $13.00/hour May differ by location depending on heightened security o Lead Food Service Supervisor receives $1.50 more than entry level position per location o Assistant Food Service Director receives $43k-$45k annually o Food Service Director receives $55k-$60k annually Recruitment Process o Apply online via careers page: http://www.trinityservicesgroup.com/careers/ o Applications reviewed by recruiter Phone interview w/ recruiter Face-to-Face interview w/ hiring manager o Looking for individuals who are disciplined, structured, and composed o For all positions, potential employee must pass background check and drug test o There are 80 positions available in state of Michigan including Upper Peninsula!
Open Discussion: • Monday, April 3rd, 2017, 5-6 pm
i. Questions from a volunteer: 1. Difference in pay for part time vs. full time? a. No difference in hourly positions. Stays same whether part or full. 2. Does part time still qualify for benefits of full time? a. Benefits for full time employees only •
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017, Call 12-1 pm i. Questions from a volunteer: 1. Can applicants have misdemeanors? a. Yes, but sometimes tickets and other things trigger the clearance. Things looked at individually. 2. Is a driver’s license required? a. No, any state ID is acceptable.