Apply for WHOA Staff Positions

We are currently accepting applications for:
Volunteer Internet Safety Advocates
Laws Researcher
Webmaster.

Basic Information:

All volunteers must be at least 18 years old, or they must have reached the age of majority in their native country if that age is younger than 18.
If you have an active online harassment/stalking case (with WHOA or any other organization), we ask that you wait until it is resolved to begin volunteering. (You need your energy for your own case right now.)
WHOA staffers must not be affiliated with any other online safety organization.
WHOA staffers must uphold our mission statement.
Must have an excellent command of the English language. All official WHOA communication is done in English. Fluency in other languages is helpful, as we do receive reports from people all over the world, but is not necessary.
Stable, reasonably secure internet access, with the ability check email at least daily.

Description

Internet Safety Advocates are the heart of WHOA. ISAs assist people who file reports with us, counseling them regarding online harassment. They research the origin of abusive messages and assist the victim in reporting those messages to the appropriate authorities.
Requirements

At least five years of internet experience.
Response to victim reports within 24 to 48 hours.
Commitment of five hours a week to work on cases.
Ability to trace internet messages from a variety of sources.
Acceptable personal security, online and offline.
Good interpersonal boundaries.

New Internet Safety Advocates work on cases with Jayne Hitchcock during a training period, after which they will report to Jeannine Lahey, our Senior Internet Safety Advocate.

Laws Researcher will need to update the current cyberstalking laws on the WHOA web site and then begin research laws for the KTD involving cyberbullying, predators, etc. You must be able to find the links on state, federal and non-USA laws and pending legislation to give to the webmaster to put up on the site. A lot of time will be needed in the beginning, but once the bulk of the information is up, a few hours a month to maintain the laws pages on both sites is all that is needed.

If applying for the Webmaster position, you must be fluent in HTML. Other coding knowledge is a plus. We will be moving the site to Drupal, which will be easier to maintain both the WHOA and WHOA-KTD sites. If you are interested in talking to us about one of these volunteer
positions, please complete the following form.

All information will be held strictly confidential.

If you have a problem submitting the form, please save it as a text file and email it to .

Your name:

Your email address:

Please be very careful entering your email address
if you get it wrong, we won't be able to contact you.

Your age: (You must be at least 18 to be a WHOA staffer.)

Your town and/or province and country of residence:

Position(s) in which you're interested:

How long have you been online? Which ISPs/OSPs have you used?

What parts of the internet have you used most? Which least? For example, mail (individual and/or mailing lists), usenet, IRC, chat, instant messaging programs, MUDs/MUSHs, web publishing, web-based discussion boards, etc.

Describe your technical background, if any.

Describe any personal experience with stalking or harassment, online or offline, if any.

Do you have any kind of legal background? (Lawyer, paralegal, law enforcement officer or education/training related to any of those fields.) Elaborate.

How much time do you have to devote to WHOA? How often do you check your email?

How's your personal (offline) security? If somebody got angry because of your association with WHOA, how easy would it be for that person to find you offline?

(Answer only if applying for an advocate position)
Can you trace email and usenet headers, IP addresses, etc? If yes, give us a brief explanation of how you do so, including the names of any resources you would use.

Do you use AOL IM or ICQ (or something similar)? If yes, could you be on certain times of the day/night in case someone was looking for quick help with a situation?

Do you have any anti-spam experience? Elaborate.

Which antivirus and firewall software packages do you use? What other security measures do you have in place?

Why do you want to volunteer with WHOA?

Now some general quesions about you:

What are your three favorite movies?

What are your favorite three books?

What style of music do you listen to most?

What are your hobbies?

What kind of work do you do in your offline-life (if you do work)?

What do you do for fun?

Any other comments or relevant information: