Do you want to hang out with fun people, help clean, repair or otherwise do things with bikes, or support our outreach at community events?
Volunteer opportunities are listed on our:
- Volunteer Portal for mobile clinics, community events, long-term roles, and shop shifts. If you haven’t volunteered with us before, you’ll be asked to complete an application and attend a online volunteer onboarding.
- Our Eventbrite page for work parties on kid bikes, farmers market slots, and other in-shop activities
Kid Bike Work Parties
Volunteers make our Kid Bike Program possible. Kid Bike Work Parties are hosted every spring and fall. Kids bikes are donated to us by the community, repaired by our volunteers, and gifted to low-income families through Christmas House and other local nonprofits.
- Our goal is to fix more than 150 kid bikes every year and you can help us reach this goal! Kid bike work parties are a great way to learn and practice mechanical skills – no experience required.
- Kid bike work parties are from 6pm to 9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays (except holidays) in summer and winter.
- Size is limited to 8 volunteers each session. Advanced registration is required. Sign up for a work party by clicking the button below.
You do NOT need to fill out our volunteer form in order to volunteer at a work party. Just click the button below.
Group Volunteer Opportunities
Want a fun way for your service club or group to give back and build teamwork? We are happy to schedule special work sessions for groups of 5 to 10 adults or older youth. Workshops are typically 3 to 4 hours long.
An experienced Sharing Wheels staff member or volunteer will introduce you to basic bike repair – from cleaning to fixing flats – or another targeted shop task.
Contact our Program Manager to discuss details.
Types of Volunteer Positions
In-Shop Volunteers
Some volunteers take a weekly shift doing customer service or bike repairs in the shop. Contact our Program Manager to learn more.
Outreach Volunteers
We need both customer service and mechanical volunteers to staff our mobile bike repair clinics and events throughout Snohomish County.
Event volunteers help represent Sharing Wheels by staffing a table, making minor bike (or walker!) repairs, and picking up or returning materials to the shop.
Work at Home Volunteers
If you are more comfortable working in your own garage or shop, experienced mechanics may take bikes home to work on. We’ll send you off with the parts you need to refurbish a bike (or two).
Loaner bike stands and specialty tools may also be requested. You’ll need to complete our Volunteer Application and talk to shop staff in person.
Customer Service – mechanical experience not required
- Answer the phone, greets walk-in clients, donors, and visitors
- Assist customers with bike, parts, accessory sales
- Assists bike donors – ensures kiosk form completed, bike processed
- Rings in sales and donations using Square – after background check*
- Keeps front desk area clean, puts away excess parts / stock
As time and interest allow:
- Bike repairs: perform minor repairs, if desired
- Update bike inventory tracking using computer
Mechanical volunteers
If you want to learn or practice bike mechanic skills, this role is for you. We have weekly shifts, or drop in to help when you have time. Beginning, intermediate and advanced bike mechanic duties:
- Refurbish bikes for sale
- Assist with customer repairs
- Help walk-in customers with repairs
- Keep work area clean, tools put away
- Track work on white tag. Include a note on status at end of shift
We offer free mechanic training for volunteers – both informally and through classes.
Email or call us to learn more: Contact our Program Manager or call (425) 252-6952