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1 person is interested
Printernship (Printer Testing Internship)
ORGANIZATION: Free Geek
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1 person is interested
Help us to save quality printers from "The Smasher" by testing them for reuse in our hardware grants and sales programs. The Printer Testing Internship focuses on triaging, testing and troubleshooting printers, scanners, and multi-purpose printers with reuse potential. You’ll learn how to research and test a wide variety of printers online. Beyond that, you’ll learn which parts of the printer are valuable for resale, and there is potential to work closely with our online sales department.
Job Title: Printer Program Volunteer Intern (reuse, sales & recycling)
Hours Weekly: At least 8 hours/week
Free Geek Supervisor: Christopher Himes
Responsibilities- Learn printer testing & basic troubleshooting
- Assist staff in triaging printers by identifying those with reuse potential
- Test printers for reuse through our sales and grants programs
- Identify and extract valuable printer components for online sales
- Prepare unusable printers for recycling
- Research printer pricing and testing methods
- Participate in special projects related to printer reuse, recycling and/or online sales
- Detail-oriented approach to problem-solving
- Curious about printers or online sales, and not afraid to ask questions
- Ability to perform basic research online
- Not afraid to get your hands dirty
- Able to safely lift up to 50 lbs on a regular basis
To apply
Please fill out our application form at freegeek.org/internships, and we’ll get back to you soon. While you wait for us to contact you to schedule an interview, please attend a 30-minute Volunteer Orientation, offered at 11am and 4pm, Tuesday-Saturday, required for all new volunteers and interns.
More opportunities with Free Geek
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Free Geek
Location:
1731 SE 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97214, US
Mission Statement
FREE GEEK is a 501(c)(3) not for profit community organization that recycles used technology to provide computers, education, internet access and job skills training to those in need in exchange for community service.
Description
At Free Geek, volunteers may earn a free desktop PC by volunteer 24 hours in any of our programs.
In Recycling, volunteers may:
-sort incoming donated hardware
-disassemble computers and other electronic equipment
-transport equipment from receiving to testing areas
In Refurb, volunteers will:
-learn about internal computer components
-evaluate, quality check, and refurbish PCs and laptops
-may advance to iMacs and other hardware testing
In Internships, volunteers gain:
-100+ hours of training and experience in advanced reuse, recycling, or non-profit administration activities
-leadership skill building
-professional references and letters of recommendation (not usually available for non-intern volunteers)
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1731 SE 10th Ave.Portland, OR 97214
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2017
SKILLS
- Problem Solving
- Internet Research
- Critical Thinking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- at least 8 hours/week, at least 3 months
- daily lifting up to 50lbs