Planned Parenthood North Central States

Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Path to Power Intern - Saint Paul, MN

Pay: $17 per hour

Schedule: Part-time, 10 hours per week, 10 weeks beginning June 10^th, 2024

Shift times: Varies on weekly basis. In-person position with flexibility to do some work remotely. Occasional weekend and evening hours. In-person office shifts predominantly on Tue/Wed for trainings and workshops. In-person attendance required for organizing and community events happening throughout the summer.

Location: Hybrid

Job type: Non-Exempt

Travel: Ability to travel to Vandalia health center to attend any necessary trainings or skills workshop. Ability to travel throughout the metro-area to attend community events.

Questions? Contact Jobs@ppncs.org.

Benefits and Perks:

This position is eligible for paid time off (PTO), Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST), and participation in the 403(b)-retirement plan. We also offer employee discounts for electronics, appliances, hotels, gift cards, apparel, cars, fitness memberships, groceries, and at Office Depot, Verizon, AT&T, Dell & more.

We also offer:

• Start date flexibility.
• Travel reimbursement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• This internship is for college students in any year and rising high school juniors and seniors. College credit available per your institution's guidelines.
• Applicants should have an interest in reproductive health and rights advocacy and a commitment to grassroots organizing.

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Attend theory and skills training related but not limited to grassroots organizing, direct voter contact, base building, reproductive justice, and more.
• Staff office shifts, which may include data entry, volunteer management, and event support.
• Participate and eventually lead events such as phonebanks, text banks, canvassing, and tabling.
• Recruit, engage and retain volunteers virtually and through community outreach events
• Learn and use the Voter Action Network (VAN) to track and report data
• Meet base building, outreach and volunteer engagement goals
• Attend a minimum of 1 action event per week.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Highly self-motivated and directed with the ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a team
• Open-minded and have the willingness to learn and apply new knowledge and skills

About Us:

At PPNCS, we believe all people deserve the right, the freedom, and the opportunity to follow their personal ambitions and choose their own path toward a healthier, more meaningful life. That's why we protect, promote, and provide comprehensive and progressive sexual and reproductive health care for generations of people and families with empathy, care, and respect. We are looking for passionate, dedicated staff who are eager to make positive contributions to their community and to the Planned Parenthood mission. To learn more: Our Mission.

When you work for Planned Parenthood, you make a difference in the lives of those we serve by affirming the human right to reproductive health and freedom.

Planned Parenthood is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, sex, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, size, disability, socioeconomic status, or status regarding public assistance. Planned Parenthood is committed to encouraging and promoting diversity as well as providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Planned Parenthood is dedicated to an equitable and inclusive work environment and encourages all interested candidates to apply regardless of initial skill set.

*Any job offer will be contingent upon the results of a background investigation. *