• $300 per week;
• up to $1200 end of session honorarium (prorated based on internship term), and
• housing provided in Seaside

• Reports to: Policy Manager, Angel Petite
• Start Date: Flexible
• Internship Length: Flexible, up to 4 months
• Location: Position is sited in Seaside; may consider Washington DC placement for right candidate

• Manage the FamilyFirstAct.org inquiries, resource collection and posting, and support users on the site, including Learning Collaboration Hub and National Partner Hub users.
• Lead development of user guide for Collaboration Partners, Learning Collaboration and National Partner Hubs.
• Improve constituent representation on FamilyFirstAct.org by working closely with Communications staff to elevate opportunities for visual, messaging improvement.
• Coordinate and assist in the development of electronic and written materials for Policy projects, presentations, and status updates
• Help identify needed resources for Policy Department, focused on FamilyFirstAct.org
• Support partner relationships for FamilyFirstAct.org
• Provide training support and distribution of educational materials to Young Leaders
• Provide peer leadership for weekly PeerUP! meetings
• Work with Policy Manager and Communications staff to monitor project communication efforts
• Work collaboratively to reduce racial and gendered outcome disparities for youth and families engaged in the child welfare system.
• Complete an Evaluation & Capstone project through building a professional portfolio throughout the internship.
• Other duties as assigned and as skills demonstrate capacity (this list is not meant to be exhaustive).

• Understand how federal policy impacts young people experiencing foster care and how young leaders (and other constituents with lived experience) can be engaged.
• Understand who national child welfare orgs are and how they are shaping policies, understand how implementation is key to successful policy.
• Understand how to increase and leverage national partnerships - working towards a shared goal of successful implementation of child welfare policy.

• You are excited about supporting the voices of lived experience in policy and system change.
• You know how to work in a team and understand that your success is measured by the team’s success.
• You are organized and care about the details. You’re the person who catches things that would otherwise fall through the cracks.
• You are a good listener and a good writer.
• You can juggle multiple tasks or projects and prioritize them accordingly. You meet your deadlines, often with time to spare.
• You are thoughtful when giving feedback and are open and receptive to receiving it in kind.
• You are able to engage with a diverse team of staff and young leaders, especially youth of color and youth who may identify as LGBTQ+, or otherwise gender-nonconforming; and are committed to reducing the impacts of structural and interpersonal forms of racism, homophobia and related oppressions. It would be really great if you have worked directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. Even better if you know something about anti-racist organizing principles.

• Obtained a high school diploma or equivalent; we’d like you to have some college experience.
• Have some work and/or volunteer experience
• We would prefer that you have lived experience with the foster care system.
• It would be awesome if you have experience with website content creation and editing.

OR

You are able to show a satisfactory equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job successfully

• Sit at desk keyboarding and on the telephone - 70% of the time
• Occasional lifting <35lbs
• Climb one flight of stairs for staff meetings 2x’s per week.