Job Opportunities
The YMCA is hiring Spanish students to offer enrichment language courses in public schools.
The YMCA is looking for a part-time Child Care Enrichment Instructor. Open positions in Graham, Tacoma, Key Peninsula and Lakewood. Salary Range: $10-12 per hour with free YMCA membership Contact YMCA Childcare Branch, c/o Kara Cornforth, 1614 S. Mildred Street Suite 5, Tacoma 98465.
NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is looking for interns that can help with outreach to the campus community.
In particular, the intern would lead a Students for Choice campus group. This is a truly unique internship for students because all the work of the internship would occur on campus, as opposed to in NARAL's Seattle office. In order to truly work on behalf of all women, NARAL is committed to changing the face of reproductive rights activism by addressing issues of movement diversity.
Therefore, they are especially interested in reaching out to Latina/o and Spanish speaking students. We would like to: Work in partnership with the Latina/o community to organize for better sex education. Work to increase access to contraception and reproductive health care services. Broaden NARAL Pro-Choice Washington's constituency by increasing participation of Latino/as as members, activists, volunteers, interns, staff, and/or board members. Contact Sasha Cousineau at sashacousineau@prochoicewashington.org.
QUEST is a year long paid internship for young adults who have just
finished their undergraduate degree.
Our placements are generally in social service or social change agencies and we tradtionally have
advertised with the career planning and placement office of your school. However, one of our 6 placements is with an agency that works predominantly with Spanish speaking clients (NW Immigrant's Rights Project) and thus requires the applicants to be fluent in Spanish. Last
year we had only two applicants who were indeed fluent in Spanish. So this year we are bring the opportunity for one of your students to have a year long paid internship- starting in Fall of '07 to your attention directly. Graduating seniors interested in this opportunity, click here for a brochure.
Teach and tutor Goodwill's English as a Second Language employee-students.
Teach in clases two days a week, each 2 to 3 hours during the day. About 4 to 6 hours each week will be needed for class preparation. Classes are small, usually 6 to 10 adults. Please contact the Academic Internships office for more information and application information. 253-535-7324 or Maxine Herbert-Hill at herberam@plu.edu.
Educational Opportunity: Hong International Hall
Immerse yourself in the language and the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world by choosing to live in the Albergue Mosaico in Hong International Hall. Hong is a 3-story building located in the middle of upper campus. Each wing is home to one of the language and culture houses. Spanish, due to the size of the program, occupies an entire floor. The Albergue especially welcomes students intending to major or minor in Spanish and those with ability in Spanish from other majors (including native speakers). Prerequisites: Open to all students who have completed Spanish 201, three years of high school Spanish, or equivalent. Contact is Associate Professor Tamara Williams at 253-535-7678.