Laptop Program Coordinator

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Salary/Benefits
  • Salary is $30,000 per year.
  • 3.6 weeks paid time off per year (combined vacation and sick time, based on an assumed 37 hours work week).
  • Health care, dental, and vision plan.
  • Employer-matching retirement plan
Work Hours
  • Four and a half to five days per week, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30am to 7:30pm, some evening or morning meetings, with some flexibility.
To Apply
  • To apply, e-mail your cover letter and resume to jobs@freegeek.org, detailing your volunteer coordination experience and any other pertinent information.
  • We will be contacting a small group of candidates via e-mail to take a tour of Free Geek prior to being interviewed.
  • This position is open until filled.



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
  • Accomplish laptop program development including process refinement, documentation, and relevant outreach
  • Provide laptop repair education
  • Do laptop repair
  • Explore other underattended hardware and its possible reuse
  • Participate in Reuse and Hardware Grants committees
  • Work on the floor a few hours a week
  • Research and ensure responsible recycling of laptop parts
  • Attend staff meetings and other meetings as required

Required Skills

  • Interest in and aptitude for laptop hardware repair
  • Familiarity with the freegeek build program -- experience in the build program is a major plus
  • Patient, friendly volunteer management skills
  • Ability to teach technical skills in an understandable way
  • Some familiarity with consensus process
  • Proactive, clear communication skills
  • Trustworthy and able to work unsupervised
  • Frugal or otherwise able to work for our wages