Laptop Exploratory Position

Purpose

Determine if a full time laptop program coordinator can sustain itself financially

Hours

24-32

Duration

6 months

Reports due to staff and council at 3 and 6 months

Responsibilities

• Organize the laptop area (Black Hole) to maintain and increase workspace and efficiency
• Recruit (from within freegeek) and coordinate able students for the laptop program
• Laptop program development (process refinement, documentation, relevant outreach)
• Provide laptop repair education
• Do laptop repair
• Explore other underattended hardware and its possible reuse
• Participate in reuse and grants committees
• Research and ensure responsible recycling of laptop parts

Required Skills

• Interest in and aptitude for laptop hardware repair
• Familiarity with the freegeek build program
• Patient, friendly volunteer management
• Ability to teach technical skills
• Some familiarity with consensus process
• Trustworthy and able to work unsupervised
• Frugal or otherwise able to work for our wages

Hiring

Internal open hiring