Outreach Assistant

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HOME Line is seeking an intern to assist with community outreach in the Spanish-speaking Community.

Primary duties may include:

• Identify and develop collaborative relationship with community agencies throughout Minnesota that work with Spanish speaking renters.
• Recruit volunteers who can speak Spanish and are culturally proficient to provide tenant advocacy through the tenant hotline services.
• Provide outreach to the Spanish-speaking community in order to identify tenant issues affecting the community and to connect Spanish-speaking renters to the tenant hotline for services and support.
• Translate HOME Line materials into Spanish, and provide interpreting for HOME Line community organizing and advocacy meetings when needed.
• Assist HOME Line in adapting our rental advocacy programs to the specific needs of Spanish speaking renters.

Experience

• Fluent verbal and written communication skills in English and verbal fluency with Spanish required.
• Ability to work evening and weekend hours as needed.
• Access to transportation is extremely helpful, but not required.
• Effective public speaking skills and excellent phone skills.
• Individuals with legal, organizing, or housing backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
• Experience working with and understanding of the issues important to urban, rural, low-income communities, communities of color, and other oppressed and/or vulnerable populations.