About Our Organization Trans-Wa (formally, The Transgender Health and Wellness Center of Washington) is a nonprofit that serves Trans, Two-Spirit, Nonbinary, Intersex, 3rd gender, and all gender-expansive people across Washington State. 

Mission Statement: We are a trans-led organization that advances health equity and justice for gender-expansive people across Washington State by eliminating barriers to self-determination, building gender-expansive community and capacity, and driving institutional and systemic change.

Aspiration Statement: We seek a future of mutual liberation where the infinite spectrum of gender is universally celebrated, especially for gender-expansive and historically marginalized individuals.

We approach our work through the lenses of equity, inclusion, access/ibility, and justice, and are working to cultivate explicitly anti-cissexist, anti-colonialist, antiracist, anti-ableist, and systemically anti-oppressive programs, policies, and practices. We are entering our 2nd year of operations and are actively developing our policies, programs, and change strategy, as well as developing our board. Practicum students will have a high level of influence at the foundational level of our organizational development.

About Student-Centered Internships: Our practicum placements are student-centered! We will work with you to align practicum activities with your interests and career goals.  Students also can elect to focus a project on a group or area of interest relevant to gender expansive individuals and communities.

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Current Options for Generalist Practicum Students:

1. Queer/Trans BIPOC Partnerships, Community Engagement, and Outreach
2. Development of WA Gender-Affirming Care/Services Directory (Provider Outreach, Resource Navigation, Program Management)
3. Gender-Expansive Lending Library Program Manager
4. Virtual Community-Building and Multi-Media Communications Management for Trans Justice

Activities depend on which of the following options (above in blue) the students selects. If you're curious about activities for a specific position, please feel free to inquire in advance of submitting an application!

All Generalist practicums (above in blue) offer activities that are at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

All activities are mutually agreed upon.

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Required:
-- Passionate about gender and intersecting identities, lived experiences, and issues
-- Deep commitment to gender expansive people and communities, including transgender, nonbinary, intersex, Two Spirit, gender fluid, genderqueer, bigender, GNC, agender, and all other non-cis genders
-- Deep commitment to anti-oppression, accessibility, equity, justice, and intersectional identities
-- Ability to identify own positionality (both privilege and marginalization) and engage with people across significant difference from a place of humility, respect, and empathy
-- Comfortable interacting with diverse groups of people via email, social media, Zoom, phone, and possibly in person
-- Commitment and follow-through to execute tasks—including potentially routine or mundane tasks—that are crucial for the implementation of projects and programs
-- Ability to self-organize and self-initiate, and/or willingness to work collaboratively with teammates to organize and plan tasks and workflow

Preferred:
-- Previous experience working with LGBTQ+ community -- especially trans and gender expansive individuals -- and issues (lived experience is experience!!)

English
Other language proficiencies a plus!

Please complete the following form, which includes spaces to upload a resume and cover letter:
https://wkf.ms/4cO6ACw

If you have ANY issues with the form or application, have any questions, or would like to connect with a human prior to applying, please feel free to reach out to us at admin@transwa.org

In your application materials, please include which position(s) you're most interested in. It's totally okay to apply to more than one. Thank you!