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Requisition ID: req58918

Job Title: Fall 2025: Women's Resilience Center Intern (Unpaid)

Sector: Women Protection & Empowerment

Employment Category: Intern

Employment Type: Part-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Work Arrangement:In-person

Job Description

The Women's Resilience Center (WRC) is a safe, collaborative space where the diverse needs of all women+ are respected and where they can seek , share, and obtain information about their rights and their inherent potential for safety, health, education, economic wellbeing, and power. It is a responsive, creative space that engages women+ as co-creators and encourages expression, enhanced wellbeing, and community connectedness. ( When we use the term women+, this includes women of all ages, all abilities, diverse ethnic and religious affiliation and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities.)

SCOPE OF WOMEN ’ S RESILIENCE CENTER INTERN WORK: In this internship, students will have the opportunity to contribute to the WRC through community engagement and outreach as well as by supporting the facilitation of programming.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Based on intern skills and experience, responsibilities may include a combination of program support, administrative/data support, and direct service:

+ Support with outreach to women+ in the IRC community about WRC programs

+ Co-facilitate orientations to new WRC members

+ Co-facilitate wellness workshops and presentations

+ Support our 'Safe Spaces' work to make the WRC a more inclusive place for women

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+ Collaborate with interns, staff, other departments at IRC, and community partners

+ Facilitate internal referrals to other IRC programs

+ Provide WRC members information about community resources

+ Contribute to data monitoring and evaluation of WRC programs

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

+ Intern will have the opportunity to enhance their facilitation skills

+ Intern will expand their experience providing healing centered and culturally humble services

+ Intern will participate in weekly Safety & Wellness intern group supervision to enhance collaborative learning

REQUIREMENTS:

+ Must be currently enrolled (or a recent graduate) in an Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s program focused on Women’s/Gender Studies, Public Health, Social Work, Art Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy or a related field.

+ Must have driver’s license and reliable transportation

+ Strong communication and interpersonal skills

+ Excellent organization and time-management skills

+ Proactive, motivated, and flexible; able to remain calm and adapt within a fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable work environment

+ Demonstrated success working and communicating with people of varied English-speaking abilities strongly preferred

+ Experience with direct service strongly preferred

+ Proficiency in Farsi, Dari, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Ukrainian, or Russian preferred

+ In addition to the standard background check, candidates must complete a Live Scan fingerprinting process as required by the IRC.

This position reports to the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Supervisor.

Compensation : This is an unpaid internship opportunity.

Working Environment:

+ The Women’s Resilience Center Internship is in-person at the El Cajon office, remote interns may be considered

+ San Diego Office hours are scheduled Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm PST. Selected interns can choose their hours based on this window of availability.

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