Advocacy Liaison Intern

Advocacy Liaison Internship

Job summary

will provide meaningful accompaniment to families from the Latinx and immigrant communities. The intern will gain practical work experience in the area of social work, case management, and social human services through a cultural and trauma-informed lens. This intern position supports the promotion of individual growth as well as the empowerment of families and individuals, through connection, advocacy, and case management.

Reports

This position is part of the Community Liaisons team and reports to the Advocacy Community Coordinator. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities, per Spanish ability:

• Conducts intake to new accompaniments who call to La Casita 
• Acts as a liaison between accompaniments with local/national organizations to connect with resources as needed.
• Maintains up-to-date documentation on Client Track: Case notes and services.
• Supports families with food requests, diapers 
• Supports during outreach events to educate the community on available services
• Supporting in other daily Center activities, as needed. Guidelines and expectations can be discussed further during an interview.

Qualifications:

• Available to work for a full academic year
• Fluent Spanish speaking ability
• Enroll in the program of Social Work, International Studies, Psychology, and/or other related fields
• Experience working with multilingual and multicultural communities.
• Comfortable working in teams
• Ability to work with Gmail, google drive, and zoom
• Good communication skills, oral and written
• Experience working with the Latinx Community

Our commitment to Language Justice: Language Justice is an ideology stating that all spoken language is valid and should empower rather than oppress. With this mentality, La Casita communication strategy uses LGBTQ+ inclusive language, and terminology geared accessible to pre-literate Spanish speakers through bilingual social media platforms, visual-based campaigns, and the use of gender-neutral terms in Spanish. This is to promote and increase inclusivity through our messaging.

For the protection of our team and our community, it is our policy that all staff, interns, and in-person volunteers must be fully vaccinated.

This is an unpaid internship.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us!

internship@lacasitacenter.org 

Commitment To Inclusivity, Equity, And Representation

La Casita Center is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse staff, board, and volunteer base reflective of the communities we serve and that enhances our ability to create a vibrant environment where all members of the community thrive. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants (including individuals who were formerly detained, undocumented, or who have navigated the immigration legal system), women, people with disabilities, members of the LGBT community, and other underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.

It is the policy of La Casita Center to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. La Casita is committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. La Casita does not discriminate on the basis of class, race, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, political ideology, age, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability. Excepting any undue hardship, La Casita will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.