Trades/Technical Volunteer

This is a Volunteer Position.

We are a non-profit organization that empowers people with disabilities through volunteer-built custom assistive devices that overcome obstacles to independence. Do you like to build, design, and create? Can you think outside the box to find solutions? Do you have a passion for helping persons with disabilities? If yes, then volunteering for the Tetra Society of North America, a registered non-profit, may be for you. We need technically skilled volunteers to design and build customized assistive devices to help people with disabilities overcome physical barriers they face in day to day tasks and in recreational opportunities. Our clients face varying levels of physical limitations and solutions are not always available commercially. However, these customized devices can make a world of difference! We accept volunteers with various technical backgrounds (i.e. engineers, technicians, machinists, carpenters, seamstresses, etc.) and of various ages. The one thing our volunteers have in common is their desire to improve the lives of those with physical challenges through the creation of customized assistive devices.

The following video link shows some examples of what can be made possible through the ingenuity and the willingness to help: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tetra+society. You can also look at examples of our work at https://tetrasociety.org/solutions/search-tetrabase.php

If you would like to join our team, fill out our volunteer application form at https://tetrasociety.org/support/volunteer-application.php.

Responsibilities:
- The ability to work independently is essential.
- Communicate with clients on an ongoing basis.
- Establish contact with past, current, and potential clients and work with all Chapter members to communicate client needs.

Requirements:
- Friendly, positive, work well with minimum supervision.
- Experience working with a vulnerable population.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of Windows-based computer systems and MS Office software (Excel, Word).
- Knowledge and understanding of methods to building and trade skills considered a bonus.

Job Types: Part-time, Volunteer, Casual