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, Agender, 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.

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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.

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About This Position

Trans-Wa is dedicated to uplifting existing organizations and programs that partner with gender-expansive people across Washington State. Due to the extensive historical and ongoing harm caused by white-centric social work, mental health, medical, and nonprofit organizations, we are choosing to explicitly prioritize partnership-building with Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC). This position will co-lead partnership-building with QTBIPOC organizations, programs, businesses, leaders, artists, volunteers, clients, and others across the state, as well as working internally to advance antiracist, anticolonial policies and practices.

IMPORTANT: There is unanimous, organization-wide support behind this effort. This will NOT be an uphill battle for you. We are very excited about this important work. Also, while this position will be leading or co-leading this effort, that does NOT mean you will be the only person working on this. You will have consistent, ongoing access to collaborators, co-workers, and at least one EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) consultant who is BIPOC *and* specializes in antiracism and/or decolonization work in nonprofit settings. 

Activities 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
-- Manage partnership-building with QTBIPOC-led organizations and individuals (both existing and new partners)
-- Support interested BIPOC partners in identifying areas of growth in trans competence and trans justice, and supporting them in accessing available resources from Trans-Wa and/or other organizations
-- Coaching BIPOC partners on trans competence/justice, as needed

Other OPTIONAL activities that may be of interest:
-- (Optional) Conduct cultural humility trainings internally, after completing Cultural Humility Train the Trainer (external BIPOC-run program, but paid by Trans-Wa)
-- (Optional) Lead or co-lead internal discussion regarding BIPOC staff and volunteer experiences, and/or support the development of safe spaces for BIPOC staff/volunteers within the organization
-- (Optional) Facilitate or co-facilitate a QTBIPOC-specific support group
-- (Optional) For folks interested in developing skills in EDI, antiracism, and/or cultural humility consulting, there will be opportunities available to consult with and coach interestholders who are gender-expansive but not BIPOC on cultural humility and antiracism in the context of trans justice. This is truly 1000% optional and we absolutely do not expect that folks working on BIPOC programs to also shoulder the responsibility for wrangling the white folks we work with, internally or externally.

Activities 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
-- Attend paid training: Cultural Humility "Train the Trainer"
-- Oversee implementation of cultural humility best practices into all aspects of Trans-Wa, including hiring/onboarding, trainings, programs, policies, etc.
-- Work collaboratively with leadership and professional EDI consultant to identify antiracist and decolonial priorities and strategies for the organization; support EDI consultant and other staff in implementation of antiracism and decolonization recommendations
-- Work with EDI consultant to increase BIPOC program engagement; as well as identify and address existing barriers
-- Work with EDI consultant to refine board recruitment and prospecting processes to cultivate a greater sense of welcoming and belonging for BIPOC applicants
-- Support Trans-Wa program assessment and feedback processes
-- Support the engagement of Gender-Expansive People of Color in other organizational efforts, such as the Community Voices blog series, the Mental Health Hub, policy and advocacy priority-setting, etc.
-- (Optional) Work collaboratively with other program staff to design a new QTBIPOC-centered program

Activities are mutually agreed upon, but may include:
-- Research and curate QTBIPOC-specific resources, stories, tools, and data to be shared across multiple digital platforms
-- Support the creation of original content (could be written, video, infographics, or other options) related to QTBIPOC, BIPOC mental health, and/or other related topics based on student interest
-- (Optional) Write original stories and/or research-based pieces for digital publication
-- Support leadership in updating organizational policies (and drafting new policies as necessary) regarding antiracism/anticolonialism, BIPOC partnerships, cultural humility, health equity, accessibility, language translation, etc. (student interest can drive specific policy focus areas)

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 BOTH race/ethnicity and gender diversity, as well as 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 antiracism, decolonization, cultural humility, accessibility, and equity
-- 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
-- Previous experience** working with BIPOC communities 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:
-- Queer/Trans BIPOC Programs and Partnerships

The other options are:
-- Gender-Affirming Hair Removal Program Management & Medical Social Work
-- Name/ID Change Program for Gender-Expansive People (Program Management, Direct Service, and Policy Advocacy)
-- 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