Scratch Team roles remotely.

jale3ms

As an Australian I always wonder if there are any roles I can do for scratch from Australia. A moderator would be nice especially on the forums.

cambegonefr

Well first, you have to be at least 18 years of age, as being a member of the Scratch team is a real job. And then you must also have the legal right to work in your country.

Last edited by cambegonefr (Oct. 7, 2024 07:38:35)

jale3ms

cambegonefr wrote:
Well first, you have to be at least 18 years of age, as being a member of the Scratch team is a real job. And then you must also have the legal right to work in your country.

The Wiki also says you have to work in the US, is that true or can I join from Australia

cambegonefr

jale3ms wrote:
cambegonefr wrote:
Well first, you have to be at least 18 years of age, as being a member of the Scratch team is a real job. And then you must also have the legal right to work in your country.
The Wiki also says you have to work in the US, is that true or can I join from Australia

Can't find a source that says you can't. But I also can't find one that's says you can. So I have no idea..

8to16

I'm assuming the only role you'll be able to take on is the community moderator position as Paddle2see is a moderator who lives in Maine, while the Scratch Foundation is based in Massachusetts
But even then I might be wrong.

GlitchedThrough

jale3ms wrote:
cambegonefr wrote:
Well first, you have to be at least 18 years of age, as being a member of the Scratch team is a real job. And then you must also have the legal right to work in your country.

The Wiki also says you have to work in the US, is that true or can I join from Australia

You can work from Australia!
You just need the legal ability to work in the US. I believe that this is typically done via a Remote Work Visa.
EDIT: They can also be called Digital Nomad Visas

Last edited by GlitchedThrough (Oct. 7, 2024 10:55:29)

Za-Chary

There've been plenty of moderators who've worked remotely before. I worked in Minnesota back when I was a Scratch Team member. I also know @GulpTea worked in Canada, so you don't even need to be in the United States to work as a moderator.

There are even non-moderator positions that seem to be allowing remote work these days. I can't speak to the specifics of how one does these jobs, but I imagine these could theoretically also be done outside of the United States, as long as you have the legal ability to work for a foundation based in the United States.

starlightsparker

You do not need to be based or located in the US to work for ST.
You are obligated to legally be able to work in the US.

Jeffalo

Za-Chary wrote:
There've been plenty of moderators who've worked remotely before. I worked in Minnesota back when I was a Scratch Team member. I also know @GulpTea worked in Canada, so you don't even need to be in the United States to work as a moderator.

There are even non-moderator positions that seem to be allowing remote work these days. I can't speak to the specifics of how one does these jobs, but I imagine these could theoretically also be done outside of the United States, as long as you have the legal ability to work for a foundation based in the United States.

my understanding is that the scratch team is mostly fully remote these days.

however, they don't list any open positions right now.

82BITMYSTERY

Yes, you can work remotely. If you have any other questions like this, I suggest checking this topic.

starlightsparker

Jeffalo wrote:
however, they don't list any open positions right now.

They list open positions on scratch.org, actually.

jale3ms

So in a few years when I am 18 in Australia (legal working age/when i want to work) how do I apply.

82BITMYSTERY

jale3ms wrote:
So in a few years when I am 18 in Australia (legal working age/when i want to work) how do I apply.

There are currently no roles open, but you would go here.
https://www.scratchfoundation.org/careers

Last edited by 82BITMYSTERY (Oct. 8, 2024 01:34:12)

cambegonefr

82BITMYSTERY wrote:
jale3ms wrote:
So in a few years when I am 18 in Australia (legal working age/when i want to work) how do I apply.
There are currently no roles open, but you would go here.
https://www.scratchfoundation.org/careers

Quoting to make the link clickable.

starlightsparker

82BITMYSTERY wrote:
There are currently no roles open, but you would go here.
https://www.scratchfoundation.org/careers

Or, well

Jeffalo

starlightsparker wrote:
82BITMYSTERY wrote:
There are currently no roles open, but you would go here.
https://www.scratchfoundation.org/careers
Or, well

starlightsparker wrote:
Jeffalo wrote:
however, they don't list any open positions right now.
They list open positions on scratch.org, actually.

yikes. the link on the bottom of scratch.mit.edu is outdated.. having three sites is definitely problematic.

starlightsparker

Jeffalo wrote:
yikes. the link on the bottom of scratch.mit.edu is outdated.. having three sites is definitely problematic.

Yes, Zach also mentioned that the reason he has not updated the link to jobs on TOLoRS is because he is unsure which is the updated one.

Two possibilities;
1. scratchfoundation.org/careers is not being updated, and scratch.org/careers is.
2. Vice versa.

And we are unsure which, as of now. My guess is that 1. is correct, as I recall an announcement about scratch.org suggested that scratch.org is where Careers belongs now, since it states that the current link in the footer for Careers will be replaced with scratch.org/careers.

Last edited by starlightsparker (Oct. 8, 2024 16:52:45)

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