The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. The NAMI organization operates at the national, state, and local level. At NAMI Washington, we envision a world where all those impacted by mental health conditions know they are not alone and are empowered to live their most fulfilling life. 

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NAMI Washington is offering an exciting field placement opportunity for a Spanish-speaking individual to support our efforts in community mobilization and engagement. This role will assist our Community Mobilizers and Engagement Managers in presenting Spanish-language materials aimed at educating the Latine community about mental health awareness and reducing stigma.
If you are passionate about mental health advocacy and empowering Latine communities, we encourage you to join our mission and make a meaningful impact!
Areas of Focus:
Learn Standards of Practice (SOP) for Washington State Nonprofit Organizations
Lead community mobilizing efforts with Partner Organizations and Community Based Coalitions to build a constituent base of informed and engaged BIPOC community leaders with a focus on community mental health;
Network and provide presentations with community groups to increase NAMI Washington’s visibility to increase volunteer interest.
Develop community partners as collaborators and potential hosts of outreach events.
Conduct educational activities and workshops for community to inform them of issues impacting the BIPOC mental health;
Participate in trainings and staff development including the Compartiendo Esperanza and Mi Mente Mi Fuerza outreach program; learning to lead trainings; and developing leaders to lead trainings through train-the-trainer models.
Work with community members and leaders to identify issues and solutions, and take action with leaders to get results;

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
Ability to analyze complex issues
Incorporation of NAMI Washington's organizational values of respect, community, kindness, empowerment, and
Integrity into your everyday life and work that you do.
Comfortable picking up the phone and calling people you have never met, speaking in front of groups, and interacting with people who might be experiencing mental health symptoms.
Commitment and follow-through to execute all the mundane details that bring programs and presentations to life.
Extremely organized—even if you’re not naturally detail-oriented—with a system for keeping track of projects.
Passionate about the way mental health intersects with other lived experiences and identities, and you bring an anti-bias and intersectional lens to the work that you do.

See Mezzo.

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English and Spanish

Please email Summer Starr at SStarr@namiwa.org