Difference between revisions of "Paid Internship"

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There are two types of paid interns at Free Geek.
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Paid Internships are designed to give young people and others with challenges making it difficult to enter the job market.  
  
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* Regular Interns -- these are designed to give young people and others with challenges making it difficult to enter the job market. They are paid at a lower rate than [[Staff Collective]] members.
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Internships are limited to six months as a rule. The [[Staff Collective]] is allowed to make an exception to this and extend an internship one time for up to three more months.
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* Exploratory Interns -- these are designed to help Free Geek figure out how to develop new job positions. They are paid at approximately the same rate of pay as [[Staff Collective]] members. Exploratory Interns are expected to report to Free Geek on how their job can fit in, for example:
 
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** as a new collective position
 
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** as a regular paid intern position
 
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** integrated into existing job descriptions
 
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** performed by volunteers
 
  
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Both types of interns are limited to six months as a rule. The [[Staff Collective]] is allowed to make an exception to this and extend an internship one time for up to three more months.
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An internship is not a guaranteed stepping stone to a job in the [[Staff Collective]].
  
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Neither type of internship is a guaranteed stepping stone to a job in the [[Staff Collective]], though it is much more likely that an Exploratory Intern would qualify to be in the collective than a regular intern.
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Interns are paid hourly. Unlike [[Staff Collective]] members, they do not receive health care, vacation, sick, or holiday benefits.
  
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Both types of interns are paid hourly. They do not receive health care, vacation, sick, or holiday benefits.
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Interns, along with other staff and key volunteers make up [[Core]].
  
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Both types of interns, along with the collective and key volunteers make up [[Core]].
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[[Category:Structure]]
  
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[[Category:Structure]]
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[[Exploratory Workers]]

Revision as of 08:52, 24 March 2007

Paid Internships are designed to give young people and others with challenges making it difficult to enter the job market.

Internships are limited to six months as a rule. The Staff Collective is allowed to make an exception to this and extend an internship one time for up to three more months.

An internship is not a guaranteed stepping stone to a job in the Staff Collective.

Interns are paid hourly. Unlike Staff Collective members, they do not receive health care, vacation, sick, or holiday benefits.

Interns, along with other staff and key volunteers make up Core.

Exploratory Workers

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