Support Youth Learning Web Dev! - Volunteer as a Tech Coach with Hack the Hood
ORGANIZATION: Hack the Hood
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Hack the Hood is currently gearing up for our summer Web Development Bootcamp that will serve forty 16-20 year olds in two Oakland cohorts from July 2nd through August 10th. Students will create websites in Weebly for small business owners, and learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript. We currently seek volunteers to support both our youth and our small business clients. The volunteer roles are described below, as well as in the provided Idealist links. We have high need for all our volunteer roles, as Bootcamp starts the first week of July! The application steps are included after the volunteer role descriptions.
Tech Coach
Tech Coaches work closely with our students in providing one-on-one tutoring as they build out websites in Weebly, and learn the basics of CSS, Javascript, and HTML. These volunteers float throughout the classroom and work with students as their needs arise. Tech Coaches commit to five consecutive Monday or Tuesday afternoons. We seek 8 Tech Coaches
Monday Tech Coach Schedule:
Week 1: we do not ask Tech Coaches to attend Week 1
Week 2: July 9, 1-4pm
Week 3: July 16, 1-4pm
Week 4: July 23, 1-4pm
Week 5: July 30, 1-4pm
Week 6: August 6, 1-4pm
Tuesday Tech Coach Schedule:
Week 1: we do not ask Tech Coaches to attend Week 1
Week 2: July 10, 1-4pm
Week 3: July 17, 1-4pm
Week 4: July 24, 1-4pm
Week 5: July 31, 1-4pm
Week 6: August 7, 1-4pm
To Apply: We encourage interested folks to apply ASAP. We are a small but growing program and unfortunately we cannot take on all interested volunteers at the moment. Additionally, we seek volunteers who relate to the backgrounds and experiences of our students, and we highly encourage Latinx and Black/African American folks to apply. We also encourage professionals who come from an untraditional educational pathway (i.e. attended a bootcamp or are self-taught) to apply.
Steps to Apply: 1) Email volunteer@hackthehood .org with a blurb describing your interest in volunteering and your LinkedIn profile. 2) The volunteer coordinator with reach out to schedule a 20-30 minute phone screening. 3) If the applicant passes the phone screening, they are invited to a volunteer orientation held on Monday, July 2nd.
More opportunities with Hack the Hood
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Hack the Hood
Location:
439 International Blvd, Suite 1, 439, Oakland, CA 94606, US
Mission Statement
Hack the Hood is an economic development and job readiness program that trains youth in web/tech skills. This project based learning program gives local small business visibility in web and mobile search. The program works with leading Silicon Valley and Bay area tech companies to mentor youth, encourage entrepreneurship, and create jobs.
Description
Low-cost smartphones now give low-income communities of color unprecedented access to the internet. A recent Pew study ( goo.gl/RvnRyS) found that Blacks and Latinos use mobile tech at rates far greater than white peers to connect, communicate, navigate, and shop. Even so, small business owners don’t have time, money or know-how to get their business online where their customers are.
Hack the Hood introduces low-income youth of color to high-growth tech careers by training them as web consultants to build mobile-friendlywebsites for small businesses in their communities. This makes it possible for customers to find and support businesses in the "Hood," keeping their money circulating where it can support local jobs.
In our 6-week "Boot Camp" and other workshops and training programs, building these sites is a "trojan horse" we use to teach youth career skills they’ll need in any 21st Century professional setting: accountability, teamwork, professionalism, customer service, public speaking, personal branding, and more. Youth graduate with:
A) Awareness of the diversity of jobs available in the tech field,
B) Skills they can use to freelance immediately, which helps fund continuing education,
C) Updated resumes and online portfolios for their job search, and
D) Relationships to mentors/tech professionals who give advice, referrals, and endorsements.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
439 International Blvd.Suite 1Oakland, CA 94606
DATE POSTED
June 19, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Web Design
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training