Sylmar, CA 91342
Tia Chucha’s Programs Intern will gain first-hand experience in supporting cultural arts programming for the community of the Northeast San Fernando Valley. The intern will contribute to achieving the goals of Tia Chucha’s strategic plan, particularly those focused on increasing programs and visibility of organization. Supervised by the Program Coordinator, the intern will provide project and administrative support to the programming staff. The intern’s primary responsibilities will relate to helping organize cultural arts workshop sessions along with assisting in direct community engagement and program outreach. The intern will also support with data collection and culmination planning. This project provides the intern opportunities to broaden skills important to nonprofit arts programming such as relationship-building, outreach, and data collection.
The intern will work on-site with the program team to complete administrative related tasks, and focus on identifying and organizing details for cultural arts workshops. In organizing details they will be communicating with participants through email, phone, and/or in person.
The preferred applicant will have strong writing, communication and organizational skills. Be able to work with a team as well as independently and focus amidst a great deal of activity. Be proactive, enthusiastic, resourceful, detail-oriented and mission-driven.
The mission of Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore is to transform the community in the Northeast San Fernando Valley and beyond through ancestral knowledge, the arts, literacy and creative engagement. The cultural center and bookstore provides a positive space for year-round, on-site and off-site, free or low-cost, bilingual cultural arts and literacy program experiences.
To apply, please submit the following two items: a resume as well as a cover letter describing why you would be a good fit for this position to Karen Ugarte at karen@tiachucha.org. Include subject line, “Bookstore Intern Candidate.” All submitted materials must be in PDF format. For more information about this position, please call 818-939-3433 or email the above address.