OPEN POSITIONS / Website / Web Developer
Web Developer
Details: Volunteer - Remote
Time Commitment: 5/hours per month
Compensation: Volunteer
Unit: Website
Reports to: Website Lead
Contact: Pete Johnson, pete@caves.org
Apply By: 05/15/2025
ABOUT THE NSS:
Founded in 1941, the NSS is the largest membership organization dedicated to caves & caving. Composed of over 8,000 members and 250+ local chapters - known as grottos - we connect cavers so they can explore, study and conserve caves worldwide.
ABOUT THE POSITION:
The NSS is looking for a WordPress Web Developer to support the technical infrastructure behind caves.org. This volunteer role involves maintaining and improving our WordPress instance (hosted in Plesk), with a focus on plugin management, system integrations, and backend/admin wordpress functionality.
You would work and communicate with other website volunteers, non-technical content managers, and various teams across the organization to help accomplish the organization’s mission statement objectives. Example of plugins/platforms used includes WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Zapier, Custom PHP, and event registration tools. Responsibilities may also include supporting systems that deal with publication indexing, resolving technical issues, and helping integrate WordPress with third-party platforms.
- Strong understanding of WordPress internals and architecture
- Proficiency in PHP, SQL, and working with custom plugins and
functions.php - Familiarity with WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, and common WordPress integrations
- Experience troubleshooting and maintaining WordPress plugins and databases
- Ability to support technical needs of non-technical users
- Optional but helpful: familiarity with Plesk or similar hosting environments
TO APPLY: Please reach out to Pete Johnson(pete@caves.org)
The NSS is committed to diversity and inclusion. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.
