About Our Organization

Trans-Wa (formally, The Transgender Health and Wellness Center of Washington) is a nonprofit that serves Trans, Two-Spirit, Nonbinary, Intersex, third 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 can elect to focus a project on a group or area of interest relevant to gender expansive individuals and communities.

About the Medi Program

Support the launch of Trans-Wa's Medi Gender-Affirming Hair Removal (GAHR) program. Recently funded by a grant from the North Sound Accountable Community of Health, Medi is beginning the first phase (of 3) to address the crisis of access to care for GAHR in Washington State.

Tasks are mutually agreed upon but may include:
-- Ensure Trans-Wa's values, participant confidentiality, and HIPAA compliance (as relevant) are upheld in all interpersonal interactions
-- Support Medi clients with scheduling and paperwork, as well as feedback sessions as relevant
-- Support listening sessions regarding the umbrella program supporting Medi (Safe and Supported Transition)
-- Learn about and engage in medical social work practice in the context of the Medi program
-- Learn about Trans-Wa's case management and short-term therapy programs supporting Medi clients
-- Support case management activities for Medi test clients and refer to longer-term services as needed
-- Co-facilitate pre- and post-panel support sessions for the Medi Consumer Voices panelists
-- Provide templates and guidance for primary care providers to facilitate their part in the insurance preauthorization process
-- Coordinate with surgeon’s offices to address insurance delays and other potential problems
-- Enter client records and billing into Trans-Wa's Electronic Records Management software
-- Working with GAHR specialists as needed to support orientation to working with Trans-Wa

Tasks are mutually agreed upon but may include:
-- Attend weekly all staff meetings and co-working times, as well as relevant team, supervision, and other meetings
-- Meet with community and program partners as needed
-- Assist with the planning, coordination, and evaluation of the first Medi test clinic in spring 2025
-- Support with the coordination of clinic and contractor setup
-- Collaboratively plan and host Consumer Voices Panel, an event that will bring together 4-6 gender expansive individuals to share about their experiences—both positive and negative—with trying to access gender-affirming care and gender-affirming hair removal service
-- Support creation of internal trainings for staff serving Medi clients; for example: Medi general training, trans competence for GAHR specialists, trauma-informed care, cultural competence, etc.
-- Support Medi communications, including drafting a press release, social media posts, inclusion in newsletters, etc.
-- Assist Executive Director with project managment, grant management, and reporting
-- Work collaboratively with other staff to draft the Medi phase II grant proposal (expansion of the Medi service model and mobile clinic testing)
-- Assess and work to improve accessibility of Medi materials, online presence, and in-person clinic (once set up)
-- Coordinate multi-language translation of Medi materials into Spanish and Punjabi (you do NOT need to speak/read/write these languages; you'll be working with software and translators!)
-- Support the analysis of program assessment data related to Medi, and the incorporation of data into Medi materials, reports, and the phase II grant
-- Work with senior staff to develop and implement a feedback process for Medi participants
-- Compile Test Clinic evaluation data, program assessment data, Consumer Panel stories, and Community Voices blog posts (community stories), and work with communications staff to create versions of data reporting/analysis for reporting, share-backs, etc.
-- Collaboratively explore the design of a "Safe and Supported Transition" client support group (open to current and past Trans-Wa clients seeking additional support with transition)

Tasks are mutually agreed upon but may include:
-- Research and curate resources, tools, data, and stories that demonstrate the importance of GAHR to be shared across multiple digital platforms
-- Curate, organize, and help promote resources for people seeking GAHR, people supporting people in GAHR recovery, mental health providers, medical providers, and GAHR specialists
-- Support the creation of original content (could be written, video, infographics, or other options) related to GAHR, Gender-Affirming Care, social vs. medical transition, and other related topics based on student interest
-- Support Trans-Wa's participation in state-wide coalition-based efforts to improve access to GAHR, as well as Gender-Affirming Care more broadly
-- Working collaboratively with other staff to ensure GAHR specialists and related providers are included in our Gender-Affirming Care and Services Directory, as well as our resource navigation processes
-- Support leadership in the development and implementation of new internal policies specific to the Medi program

We also offer many paid training opportunities throughout the year. For example, this fall we're bringing in an organizational trauma consultant to do a 2-4 hour training for our staff (including practicum folks). In the past, we've also welcomed students to self-select trainings that Trans-Wa was able to cover.

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 send resume and cover letter to:
admin@transwa.org

Please indicate which of our open positions you're interested in applying for. YES you can apply to more than one!

This position is:
-- Gender-Affirming Hair Removal Program Management & Medical Social Work

The other options are:
-- Name/ID Change Program for Gender-Expansive People (Program Management, Direct Service, and Policy Advocacy)
-- Queer/Trans BIPOC Programs and Partnerships
-- Development of WA Gender-Affirming Care/Services Directory (Provider Outreach, Resource Navigation, Program Management)
-- Virtual Hub Coordinator for Mental Health Equity & Access (Coalition-Building, Research Justice, Disability Justice; nation-wide coalition-based project)
-- Gender-Expansive Lending Library Program Manager
-- Virtual Community-Building and Multi-Media Communications Management for Trans Justice
-- Organizing and Policy Advocacy for Gender-Affirming Care Across Washington State