Role and Responsibilities:
1. The Volunteer Technology Mentor writes reports, tracks inventory, trains staff on new technologies, installs, operates, and manages computer network and administrative practices. The candidate will work closely with the Dedicated Happy Helpers team to generate comprehensive guides to ensure consistency in program delivery.
2. Most of our students will have zero to low technology proficiency, as a mentor, you will assist them in familiarizing themselves with modern technologies to facilitate their integration to the online learning system as well as becoming young professionals with computer literacy.
Additional Duties:
• Provide technical support related to both hardware and software.
• Identify and resolve technological issues in a timely manner.
• Additional tasks as assigned.
Skills, Knowledge, and Other Requirements:
In addition to being an excellent communicator, you should have excellent multitasking and organizational abilities. The intern should approach each situation with positive and constructive energy, demonstrate great people skills, and carry a strong sense of patience, drive, curiosity, and innovation. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Drive, social media/web applications, and any experience with The Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects, and/or Illustrator) and printing processes are all considered a plus. The technology mentor must have a fully functional computer with clear video and audio particularly when communicating with students and team members.
About the Company:
The Dedicated Happy Helpers is a non-profit corporation and shall operate exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code. At The Dedicated Happy Helpers, our mission is to empower and foster a sense of fulfilment for U.S based immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers and families in African countries. with a particular advocacy for gender-based Violence Victims and Talib Children (kids forced to practice begging).
The overachieving goal of The Dedicated Happy Helpers is to provide equal opportunities to individuals in our community and ensure they enjoy high-quality services. Below are our project objectives:
- helping immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers, particularly Africans, thrive in their professional careers, reach for their goals, and achieve their dreams while adapting to hardships in their respective communities.
- The Dedicated Happy Helpers designed programs to assist Francophones Africans residing in Texas, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire and any other communities these national may resides in the world, to reach their full potential by training them in becoming financially, mentally, and professionally independent (autonomous).
- Within the communities mentioned, we have a particular advocacy for Gender based violence victims, and Talibe children. With the recent and ongoing political and economic instability as well as terrorism rising, our clients are at a higher risk of falling victim of abuse, crimes and death.
We aim to execute our mission by providing high quality educative personal and professional development services and resources. We encourage good citizenship, hard work, a spirit of service, and community engagement. We believe in sharing our ideas and attentive knowledge on resource availability with our communities, and, with those who require aid the most. We help individuals set goals, create professional connections, and empower their local communities while achieving their dreams.
The Dedicated Happy Helpers HTX is also a team of diverse professionals dedicated to creating fair and equal opportunities for both clients and team members. We believe that individuals, regardless of race, gender, country of origin, zip code, etc. deserve a fair and fighting opportunity to grow and strive towards reaching their full potential.
