Internship: Events
Coordinator (Return
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Supervisor: Executive Director, Cyndee
Clay
Hours: 5 hrs/week (flexible, self-directed)
Qualifications:
- Dependable, creative
self-starter who loves
to organize and attend events.
- Willing to motivate and
collaborate with
current HIPS volunteers.
- Must reflect the
philosophy of HIPS: sex
worker friendly, sex positive, feminist, trans-friendly, anti-racist,
non-judgmental
Preferred
Qualities:
- Experience organizing
events in the past.
- Connections at local bars,
restaurants and
other places of business.
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop & implement a
workplan for
this internship.
- Organize once monthly
events to: 1) raise
funds for HIPS services, 2) educate the wider community on issues
affecting HIPS clients, 3) increase visibility of HIPS, and 4) convene
HIPS clients, staff, volunteers, supporters, allies and the wider
community in a fun, positive environment.
- Events may include: happy
hours, speakers
forums, open mike nights, pageants, auctions, outings, performances
- Develop and execute
promotional campaigns
for these events.
- Report planning and
progress to HIPS
Executive Director on a weekly basis.
Also
responsible for:
- Attend Monthly volunteer
meetings
- 3-4 hotline shifts per
month (on call cell
phone 6pm-10am)
- 1 Van Outreach shift per
month
- Attending panels,
presentations and
community forums as able
Contact:
Cyndeeclay-at-hips-dot-org
Internship: Client
Continuing
Education and Events Coordinator (Return
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Supervisor: Peer Education Manager, JD
Rosario
Hours: 5-10 hrs/week (flexible, self-directed)
Qualifications:
- An enthusiastic educator
with the desire to
organize events to provide sex workers with the tools they want and
need (and with the humility to ask what those things are).
- Familiarity with and
desire to learn more
about the challenges facing sex workers (trans-phobia, sexism,
heterosexism, homophobia, sexual violence, hate crimes, trauma,
HIV/STI’s, economic and educational inequalities, substance
dependence)
- Dependable, creative
self-starter who loves
to facilitate productive, educational conversations with both clients
and community members.
- Willing to motivate and
collaborate with
current HIPS volunteers.
- Must reflect the
philosophy of HIPS: sex
worker friendly, sex positive, feminist, trans-friendly, anti-racist,
non-judgmental
Preferred
Qualities:
- Experience instructing
groups
- Connections to educators,
activists and
advocates in areas beneficial to HIPS clients.
- Ability to meet at least
once a month during
regular business hours (10am to 7pm).
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop & implement a
workplan for
this internship.
- Organize once monthly
events to: 1) provide
continuing education sessions to HIPS clients, 2) increase visibility
of HIPS among the sex worker community, and 3) convene HIPS clients,
staff, and volunteers in community and self-strengthening events.
- Events may include:
workshops, speakers,
self-defense classes, computer skills, outings
- Develop and execute
recruiting campaigns for
these events.
- Report planning and
progress to HIPS Peer
Educator on a weekly basis.
Also
responsible for:
- Attend Monthly volunteer
meetings
- 3-4 hotline shifts per
month (on call cell
phone 6pm-10am)
- 1 Van Outreach shift per
month
- Attending panels,
presentations and
community forums as able
Contact:
Internship: Sex-worker
Re-entry Coordinator (Return
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Supervisor: Outreach Manager, Jeff
Chubb
Hours: 5-10 hrs/wk, daytime
Qualifications:
- Self-motivated person who
is able to
encounter and engage sex workers, public defenders, parole officers,
social workers, police officers and others in positive
non-confrontational dialogue regarding harm/risk reduction and sex work.
- Able to approach, engage
and develop rapport
with potential clients.
- Must reflect the
philosophy of HIPS: sex
worker friendly, sex positive, feminist, trans-friendly, anti-racist,
non-judgmental
Preferred
Qualities:
- Experience with, knowledge
of, or
connections in the DC judicial system.
- Willingness to travel
with clients to
destinations.
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop & implement a
workplan for
this internship.
- Develop relationships with
DC Public
Defender to connect potential clients to HIPS services.
- Engage with individuals awaiting arraignment
on solicitation charges offering non-judgmental support and full
knowledge of harm reduction techniques and HIPS services.
- Provide referrals for
basic needs.
- Engage service providers
(such as Our Place
DC) who work with formerly incarcerated individuals.
- Option to engage in field work with these
agencies during trips to prisons located outside of DC.
- Report activities and
progress to HIPS
Outreach Director on a weekly basis.
Also
responsible for:
- 3-4 hotline shifts per
month (on call cell
phone 6pm-10am)
- 1 Van Outreach shift per
month
- Attending panels,
presentations and
community forums as able
- Attend Monthly volunteer
meetings
Contact:
Jeff-at-hips-dot-org
Internship: Bad
Date Sheet Coordinator (Return
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Supervisor: Outreach Manager, Jeff
Chubb
Hours: 5-10 hrs/wk,
daytime
Qualifications:
- Self-motivated person
willing to travel
locally.
- Able to approach, engage
and develop rapport
with service providers.
- Must reflect the
philosophy of HIPS: sex
worker friendly, sex positive, feminist, trans-friendly, anti-racist,
non-judgmental
Preferred
Qualities:
- Experience with,
knowledge of, or
connections among DC service providers.
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop & implement a
workplan for
this internship.
- Identify and engage collaborating HIV
prevention agencies and basic needs providers who serve sex workers to
educate them about the DCBDS and train them how to report.
- Travel to these providers
for monthly
check-ins regarding the status of the DCBDS program, refilling
displays, collecting reports.
- Promote HIPS services
while at these
agencies.
- Post DCBDS in strategic
locations for
dissemination to sex workers.
- Report to Outreach
Director on a weekly
basis.
Also
responsible for:
- Attend Monthly volunteer
meetings
- 3-4 hotline shifts per
month (on call cell
phone 6pm-10am).
- 1 Van Outreach shift per month.
- Attending panels,
presentations and
community forums as able.
Contact:
Internship: Information
and Advocacy Campaign Coordinator (Return
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Supervisor: Outreach Manager, Jeff
Chubb
Hours: 5-10 hrs/wk (flexible, self-directed)
Qualifications:
- Previous organizing
experience and
willingness to recruit and engage HIPS clients, staff, volunteers and
allies in policy education and activism.
- Familiarity with issues
pertaining to and
challenging sex workers.
- Aptitude with computers.
- Must reflect the
philosophy of HIPS: sex
worker friendly, sex positive, feminist, trans-friendly, anti-racist,
non-judgmental.
Preferred
Qualities:
- Previous blogging
experience.
- Connected at local and
national press
outlets.
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop & implement a
workplan for
this internship.
- Create & screen
content for a HIPS
blog, with the collaboration and contribution of the wider HIPS
community (clients, staff, volunteers and allies)
- Provide Content to
Outreach Director
& Executive Director for approval.
- Post & maintain blog.
- Identify existing
political campaigns
(regarding legal issues, sex work, sexual freedom, sexual preference,
gender identity, drug policy and other policy issues affecting the sex
worker community) and promote and engage these to the larger HIPS
community.
- Report weekly to Outreach
Director
Also
responsible for:
- Attend monthly volunteer
meetings
- 3-4 hotline shifts per
month (on call cell
phone 6pm-10am).
- 1 Van Outreach shift per
month.
- Attending panels,
presentations and
community forums as able.
Contact:
Internship: Web
Development Coordinator (Return
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Supervisor: Executive Director, Cyndee
Clay
Hours: 5-10 hrs/wk (flexible, self-directed)
Qualifications:
- Can demonstrate creativity
and experience in
web design.
- Must reflect the
philosophy of HIPS: sex
worker friendly, sex positive, feminist, trans-friendly, anti-racist,
non-judgmental
Preferred
qualities:
- Experience designing
websites and other
on-line networking and organizing sites such a
myspace, facebook, livejournal, etc.
- Experience with youtube,
myspace and other
multimedia tools for education and networking
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop & implement a
workplan for
this internship.
- Survey online sex workers
and service sites
as well as HIPS clients, staff, volunteers and donors to determine
desired content of HIPS web page and design a multimedia site to meet
these needs.
- Engage HIPS clients,
staff, volunteers and
allies for continued content development including youtube, audio
files, “success stories” and merchandise store.
- Using the information
gathered, increase
HIPS on-line presence and reach out to new clients, volunteers, donors
and supporters.
- Submit weekly progress
reports to the
Executive Director.
- Submit, by the end of the
internship a plan
for redesign & maintenance of HIPS website, and design and plan
for HIPS myspace and other social networking sites.
Also
responsible for:
- Attend monthly volunteer
meetings
- 3-4 hotline shifts per
month (on call cell
phone 6pm-10am).
- 1 Van Outreach shift per
month.
- Attending panels,
presentations and
community forums as able.
Contact:
- Cyndeeclay-at-hips-dot-org
Internship: Prevention
Programs Assistant (Return
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Supervisor: Peer Education Manager, JD
Rosario
Hours: 10-15 hrs/wk, daytime
Qualifications:
- Flexible, self directed and reliable.
- Must reflect the
philosophy of HIPS: sex
worker friendly, sex positive, feminist, trans-friendly, anti-racist,
non-judgmental
Preferred
qualities:
- Experience with group
facilitation.
Primary
Responsibilities:
- Develop & implement a
workplan for
this internship.
- Develop recruitment
strategies including
flyers, talking points, peer-recruitment, etc.
- Obtain materials necessary
for prevention
groups.
- Co-facilitate prevention
groups.
- Manage and compile data
necessary for
reporting.
Also
responsible for:
- Attend monthly volunteer
meetings
- 3-4 hotline shifts per month (on call cell
phone 6pm-10am).
- 1 Van Outreach shift per
month.
- Attending panels,
presentations and
community forums as able.
Contact:
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