we’re hiring! join our team as a junior and senior repair technician!
We are excited to share the news of 2 part-time openings for Junior and Senior Repair Technician at the Kitchener-Waterloo Library of Things (KWLOT).
When something is broken, do you try to fix it yourself? Do you tinker with and repair common household items? Do you love helping others fix and repair their items?
KW Library of Things (KWLOT) is looking for applicants with lived experience of disability, have a knack for repairing items, to join our team as Junior and Senior Repair Technician! These roles will be responsible for helping community and KWLOT members repair their broken household items with confidence and kindness.
This role is made possible by the support of Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Grow Grant. This funding allows us to expand our services, create meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and better serve our community.
ABOUT THE ROLES
This part-time role will be responsible for helping community and KWLOT members repair their broken household items with confidence and kindness. The successful candidate will not only repair broken items but also help teach others how to repair items through workshops and events, being both handy and helpful to all those who walk in the door.
The Junior Repair technician will help expand KWLOT’s services to include repairing common household items through workshops, such as:
Repair Cafés
Member Fix-it-Days
Drop-off-repair services for the community
This role will work closely with the Senior Repair Technician, as well as the Impact & Growth Coordinator in the team effort to expand into the new repair service offering.
This part-time role will help lead the expansion of our community repair offerings which will include:
Repair Cafés
Member Fix-It Days
Drop-off repair services for the community
Working alongside our Impact & Growth Coordinator, you will play a key role in establishing and developing our repair services with an entrepreneurial spirit. In addition to diagnosing and fixing a variety of common household goods (such as small appliances, electronics, and common household mechanical items), you will mentor our Junior Repair Technician and lead hands-on workshops that teach community members how to fix their own items.
How to Apply
We strongly encourage applicants with lived experiences with mental health, disability, or who identify as BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+ to apply as we recognize and celebrate the value that diverse perspectives and backgrounds bring to our team.
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please visit our Job Posting to view the full job descriptions and apply by September 6th. We look forward to hearing from you!
Until we share again,
KW Library of Things team
