Latinx Program Intern

Clackamas Women's Services•Oregon City, OR

About The Position

The Latinx Program Intern provides support services to Latinx survivors, including confidential advocacy, crisis intervention, and other support services. The intern conducts community outreach to raise awareness of Clackamas Women’s Services (CWS) Latinx Services programming, particularly in rural and agricultural communities, and supports culturally specific groups, meetings, and events. The role supports the Latinx Services Manager and Coordinator with Promotoras trainings, meetings, events, outreach, and communications. The intern helps expand culturally specific support groups, co-facilitates groups for survivors, and builds positive ongoing relationships with community partners to support collaboration and referrals. The position also includes program documentation, community education, staff and team meetings, scheduling, and administrative responsibilities. The position pays $25 per hour and is scheduled for 12–20 hours per week. Work includes travel throughout Clackamas County and the Greater Portland Area, use of a personal vehicle for some tasks, movement around CWS worksites and the community, occasional handling of items weighing up to 50 pounds, and participation in community events in all types of weather.

Requirements

Bilingual in Spanish and English, with bicultural competency.
Willingness to complete 40-hour confidential advocate training.
Experience working with a broad range of issues affecting the Latinx community, including understanding domestic and sexual violence and their effects on the Latinx community.
Experience supporting survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.
Understanding of domestic and sexual violence and their effects on survivors, their children, and society.
Understanding of anti-oppression issues and ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds using culturally competent service delivery methods.
Enthusiasm for collaborative work with public and private systems intersecting with the DVSA field, such as law enforcement, DHS, courts, and education.
Computer proficiency in a Windows environment, including word processing and spreadsheets.
Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation; the position requires use of a personal vehicle for some tasks.
Ability to travel throughout Clackamas County and the Greater Portland Area.
Ability to move throughout CWS worksites and the community, occasionally move supplies and other items weighing up to 50 pounds, participate in community events, and work in all types of weather.

Nice To Haves

Experience with client databases is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the Latinx Services Manager and Coordinator in planning and facilitating Promotoras trainings, meetings, and events.
Lead and increase outreach efforts for Promotoras, domestic violence/sexual assault (DV/SA) support groups, and Latinx services.
Lead Promotoras and support group communications, including reminders about meetings and community events.
Increase support group offerings to the Latinx community and co-facilitate culturally specific survivor support groups, including potential groups in rural and agricultural communities.
Support the Latinx Services Manager and Coordinator at meetings and events for the Latinx rural community and at CWS cultural events.
Participate in the CWS Latinx Leadership group.
Build effective, positive, ongoing relationships with community partners serving the Latinx community to facilitate partnerships, collaboration, and referrals.
Represent CWS’s mission and values to program participants and community partners.
Document services, including intakes, releases of information, demographics, and statistics, in the CWS database at least weekly.
Maintain participant confidentiality in accordance with advocate privilege and federal statutes.
Provide consultation and support to community partners through collaboration and information sharing about domestic violence and sexual assault and their effects on survivors.
Work with other staff to provide consistent services to participants.
Participate in speaking engagements and educational trainings as requested.
Attend CWS all-staff, regular team, Latinx Leadership, and A Safe Place meetings.
Meet regularly with the Latinx Services Manager to plan and prioritize projects.
Submit monthly timesheets and mileage reimbursement forms.
Manage the daily schedule appropriately.
Perform other duties as assigned.