[jobs] Global Kids' Choose-Your-Own-Job-Description
Choose-Your-Own-Job-Description
Global Kids, Inc., a New York City based non-profit organization dedicated to transforming urban youth into successful students and global and community leaders, is seeking to fill a number of positions within its Online Leadership Program (OLP).
The OLP, amongst other things, is on the cutting-edge developing best practices in the use of virtual worlds for supporting global youth leadership. It has grown in 2007 from three full time to fourteen employees.
We are currently looking to hire three to four people. However, each position contains more than one area of responsibility, all of which can be mixed-and-matched. And who are WE to tell YOU the best combination? Instead. we are looking to YOU to tell US the best combination of responsibilities to meet your strengths and interests.
There are eleven possible combinations, each with is own job description. Some are full time, some are part-time, and one is as a consultant. Some require work in our NYC office while others can be performed remotely. These details are described within each job description.
If you are interested in more than one position, please feel free to apply for multiple; however, we would still prefer to receive only one job application from you, even if it is addressed to more than one position. The application deadline is October 31st, but the hires might be offered as resumes arrive; feel free to check the status of positions or ask questions here.
To choose your own job description, please start by selecting the job type that most interests you and then follow the links provided below. Depending on your choices, you will find all sorts of job possibilities, such as:
- Developing a science curriculum in the virtual world of Second Life
- Creating a web-based social network for teens around digital media production
- Creating a Second Life based social network for adults interested in international justice
- Producing Second Life events for teens relating to MacArthur Foundation program areas
- Running an after school program using Second Life to teach science or programming
- and more…
Get ready to choose your own job description. Your future begins here...
Comments
hello Global Kids,
My name is Stephanie and I'm delighted to choose my own job description with you. Am I correct that only pdf #'s 7, 8, and 9 allow for telecommuting, and that only pdf #9 is remote and part-time? (Location and time are my only constraints; otherwise I would be interested in every position.)
Thanks, and I look forward to hearing back.
Sincerely,
*Stephanie
RESPONSE:
The following gives an overview:
Posted by: Stephanie Gerson | October 23, 2007 1:08 PM
Hi, I saw these positions posted on Idealist.org, and was very interested in applying for several of them. I was wondering if there are any positions still open and what are you looking for in terms of a "work sample?"
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ANSWER: Yes, all are still open - we are pushing the deadline back into November - and for a work sample... well, something you did for work, something professional (as opposed to something academic). The writing and work sample COULD be the same thing.
Barry Joseph
Posted by: Justin | October 26, 2007 5:23 PM
Are these jobs still open? I'm especially interested in the Full Time Social Networking position.
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RESPONSE ON 11.12.2007
Yes, they are still open.
Barry
Posted by: Christian | November 12, 2007 11:32 AM
Hi. I'm glad to hear that the positions are still open. When do you antcipate the selection process to begin?
Thanks.
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RESPONSE 11.13.2007
The first rounds of interviews have begun.
Barry
Posted by: Aliya Quraishi | November 13, 2007 11:54 AM
Hello,
I am interested in the science curriculum position, and am wondering what specific skill sets you are looking for.
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RESPONSE 11.13.07
Someone who can create curriculum for high school freshman that relates to (most likely) physics and engineering. We will tie it to global issues and it has to make sense, and specifically take advantage of the unique characteristics of, virtual worlds.
I do have to say, as this is one of the few remote position, this one has the most applications received.
Barry
Posted by: Robert | November 13, 2007 4:10 PM
Hello,
I'm really interested in being an OLPA-Second Life Educator. I'm just learning about this position now and know I'm very late in the game. Is this position still open?
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RESPONSE 11/27/07
Sorry, we are no longer accepting applications for that position.
Barry
Posted by: Ije | November 27, 2007 11:04 AM
Can you let us know which jobs (if any) are still open?
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RESPONSE 12/2/07
No positions have yet been filled but applications are no longer being accepted. We are now beginning the second round of the interview process for most positions.
Barry
Posted by: Molly | November 30, 2007 9:48 PM