Under the supervision of the Women’s Program Coordinator, the Entre Hermanos Outreach and Education Intern will be responsible for conducting outreach, promoting our services and providing education to the Latino LGBTQ Community at community events, health fairs, conferences, program gatherings and other events as appropriate.
About Entre Hermanos
Mission Statement
To promote the health and well-being of the Latino Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and questioning community in a culturally appropriate environment through disease prevention, education, support services, advocacy and community building.
Objectives:
- Develop leadership and mobilization of resources within the community
- Encourage participation in programs that provide support, prevention and treatment for HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and all other types of diseases
- Build the Latino community’s capacity with the necessary tools to achieve a better quality of life
- Help the LGBTQ community express its ideals and achieve them as individuals
- Encourage the participation of members of the LGBTQ community in activism and human rights
- Provide educational, recreational, cultural and social services
Dates: September 2014 - December 2014, with the potential to continue until June 2015, per the discretion of the Women’s Program Coordinator.
Time Commitment: Between 4-16 hours per month
Compensation: This is an unpaid, volunteer internship
Requirements:
- Current enrollment in an AA, BA or BS degree program, preferably a Public Health, Social Welfare, Gender and Women’s Studies, Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Chicano Studies and/or Latin American studies major
- Flexibility, humility and a positive attitude
- Commitment to social justice, equity, advocacy, fierce allyship and the LGBTQ Latino community
- Cultural humility
- Willingness to grow and learn
- Ability to work with a range of personalities, both inside the office and out in the community
- An open mind
Desired Qualifications: Bilingual in English and Spanish
For more information and/or to apply to this exciting and unique internship opportunity, please send your resume and cover letter to christie@entrehermanos.org. Latinos and LGBTQIA2-S folks encouraged to apply. For more information about Entre Hermanos, please visit us at www.entrehermanos.org.
