Requisition ID: req58918 Job Title: Fall 2025: Women's Resilience Center Intern (Unpaid) Sector: Women Protection & Empowerment Employment Category: Intern Employment Type: Part-Time Open to Expatriates: No Location: San Diego, CA USA Work Arrangement:In-person Job Description The Women's Resilience Center (WRC) is a safe, collaborative space where the diverse needs of all women+ are respected and where they can seek , share, and obtain information about their rights and their inherent potential for safety, health, education, economic wellbeing, and power. It is a responsive, creative space that engages women+ as co-creators and encourages expression, enhanced wellbeing, and community connectedness. ( When we use the term women+, this includes women of all ages, all abilities, diverse ethnic and religious affiliation and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities.) SCOPE OF WOMEN ’ S RESILIENCE CENTER INTERN WORK: In this internship, students will have the opportunity to contribute to the WRC through community engagement and outreach as well as by supporting the facilitation of programming. RESPONSIBILITIES: Based on intern skills and experience, responsibilities may include a combination of program support, administrative/data support, and direct service: + Support with outreach to women+ in the IRC community about WRC programs + Co-facilitate orientations to new WRC members + Co-facilitate wellness workshops and presentations + Support our 'Safe Spaces' work to make the WRC a more inclusive place for women + + Collaborate with interns, staff, other departments at IRC, and community partners + Facilitate internal referrals to other IRC programs + Provide WRC members information about community resources + Contribute to data monitoring and evaluation of WRC programs LEARNING OBJECTIVES: + Intern will have the opportunity to enhance their facilitation skills + Intern will expand their experience providing healing centered and culturally humble services + Intern will participate in weekly Safety & Wellness intern group supervision to enhance collaborative learning REQUIREMENTS: + Must be currently enrolled (or a recent graduate) in an Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s program focused on Women’s/Gender Studies, Public Health, Social Work, Art Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy or a related field. + Must have driver’s license and reliable transportation + Strong communication and interpersonal skills + Excellent organization and time-management skills + Proactive, motivated, and flexible; able to remain calm and adapt within a fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable work environment + Demonstrated success working and communicating with people of varied English-speaking abilities strongly preferred + Experience with direct service strongly preferred + Proficiency in Farsi, Dari, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Ukrainian, or Russian preferred + In addition to the standard background check, candidates must complete a Live Scan fingerprinting process as required by the IRC. This position reports to the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Supervisor. Compensation : This is an unpaid internship opportunity. Working Environment: + The Women’s Resilience Center Internship is in-person at the El Cajon office, remote interns may be considered + San Diego Office hours are scheduled Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm PST. Selected interns can choose their hours based on this window of availability. Qualifications