Repair Workshop: Instructor Application

Repair Workshop - Instructor Application

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Fix-It at Home! An Online Repair Workshop Series

The City of Austin, Austin Resource Recovery, is seeking interested and qualified individuals to lead paid online interactive repair workshops. Workshops will be hosted on a platform provided by the City of Austin, and selected instructors will receive up to $100 per class.

We are currently seeking applications for two series:

Bilingual Spanish-English speakers with knowledge on small kitchen appliance repair, used bike maintenance/repair and techniques to alter clothes to fit your body.
Small home appliance repair - bilingual speakers preferred, but English-only okay. Classes would focus on repair of 1-2 items such as: blenders, toasters, lamps, vacuum cleaners, printers, coffee machines, plug-in fans.

We still encourage you to complete an application if you have another area of expertise.

Each 60-minute class should cover, at a minimum:

Safety precautions
Basic instruction on how the item works; it is ideal if the instructor can guide the class through disassembly as an example
Common problems and to trouble shoot them
Tips on how the item(s) can be maintained/cleaned to last longer
Tips on how someone might seek professional repair assistance, or when the item may be past the point of repair

Completing this application does not guarantee being selected to instruct a class. Instructors will be selected based on the competitiveness of their application and their presentation skills. The application consists of four pages:

Contact information
Repair knowledge and expertise (including a short video demonstrating your technical, repair & speaking skills)
Acknowledgements

For questions regarding this application or program, please contact circulareconomy@austintexas.gov.

Name (Nombre)*

First Name

Last Name

Address (dirección)*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP Code

Phone Number*

Número de teléfono

Email*

Correo electrónico

Repair Knowledge

Area(s) of expertise (select all that apply)*

Blenders Coffee Makers Lamps Toasters Printers Vacuum Cleaners Plug-In Fans Bikes

Other:

Please select all that apply for your application

Do you own a business that provides any of the services you selected above?*

Yes No

Other:

Please tell us about your background/experience around the above topic(s). Please include years of experience. *

Please select teaching comfort level of repair for the following audiences:

Please select teaching comfort level of repair for the following audiences:
	Least Comfortable	Moderately Comfortable	Most Comfortable
Children 8+	Please select teaching comfort level of repair for the following audiences: : Children 8+ (Least Comfortable)	Children 8+ (Moderately Comfortable)	Children 8+ (Most Comfortable)
Children 12+	Children 12+ (Least Comfortable)	Children 12+ (Moderately Comfortable)	Children 12+ (Most Comfortable)
Children 16+	Children 16+ (Least Comfortable)	Children 16+ (Moderately Comfortable)	Children 16+ (Most Comfortable)
Adults	Adults (Least Comfortable)	Adults (Moderately Comfortable)	Adults (Most Comfortable)

Any additional comments on the question above?

Provide an outline of how you would lead a 60 minute workshop about the selected topic. What tips/tricks might you consider sharing?*

Are you bilingual? If so, what other languages do you speak?*

Please upload a brief video (no longer than 5 minutes), showcasing your speaking and repair skills. If you are unable to upload to this form, please email us a link to the video at circulareconomy@austintexas.gov.

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Applications will not be reviewed without a supporting video.

Availability

Please select your general availability (July to September)

Please select your general availability (July to September)
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9am-11am	Please select your general availability (July to September): 9am-11am (Monday)	9am-11am (Tuesday)	9am-11am (Wednesday)	9am-11am (Thursday)	9am-11am (Friday)
11am-1pm	11am-1pm (Monday)	11am-1pm (Tuesday)	11am-1pm (Wednesday)	11am-1pm (Thursday)	11am-1pm (Friday)
1pm-4pm	1pm-4pm (Monday)	1pm-4pm (Tuesday)	1pm-4pm (Wednesday)	1pm-4pm (Thursday)	1pm-4pm (Friday)
4pm-6pm	4pm-6pm (Monday)	4pm-6pm (Tuesday)	4pm-6pm (Wednesday)	4pm-6pm (Thursday)	4pm-6pm (Friday)
6pm-8pm	6pm-8pm (Monday)	6pm-8pm (Tuesday)	6pm-8pm (Wednesday)	6pm-8pm (Thursday)	6pm-8pm (Friday)
None	None (Monday)	None (Tuesday)	None (Wednesday)	None (Thursday)	None (Friday)

Please select your general availability (Note: Instructors will be asked to join 15 minutes before the class start time)

Please select your general availability (Note: Instructors will be asked to join 15 minutes before the class start time)
	5:00-6:00 pm	5:30-6:30 pm	6:00-7:00 pm	6:30-7:30 pm
Mon, March 15	Please select your general availability (Note: Instructors will be asked to join 15 minutes before the class start time): Mon, March 15 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Mon, March 15 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Mon, March 15 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Mon, March 15 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Tues, March 16	Tues, March 16 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Tues, March 16 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Tues, March 16 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Tues, March 16 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Wed, March 17	Wed, March 17 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Wed, March 17 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Wed, March 17 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Wed, March 17 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Thur, March 18	Thur, March 18 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Thur, March 18 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Thur, March 18 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Thur, March 18 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Mon, March 29	Mon, March 29 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Mon, March 29 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Mon, March 29 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Mon, March 29 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Tues, March 30	Tues, March 30 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Tues, March 30 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Tues, March 30 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Tues, March 30 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Wed, March 31	Wed, March 31 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Wed, March 31 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Wed, March 31 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Wed, March 31 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Thurs, April 1	Thurs, April 1 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Thurs, April 1 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Thurs, April 1 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Thurs, April 1 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Mon, April 12	Mon, April 12 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Mon, April 12 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Mon, April 12 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Mon, April 12 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Tues, April 13	Tues, April 13 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Tues, April 13 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Tues, April 13 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Tues, April 13 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Wed, April 14	Wed, April 14 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Wed, April 14 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Wed, April 14 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Wed, April 14 (6:30-7:30 pm)
Thur, April 15	Thur, April 15 (5:00-6:00 pm)	Thur, April 15 (5:30-6:30 pm)	Thur, April 15 (6:00-7:00 pm)	Thur, April 15 (6:30-7:30 pm)