If you are interested in joining our team as a staff member or instructor, please complete the information below and we will contact you soon.
Becoming an Impact Instructor
To become an Impact "Suited" or "Whistle" Instructor, you must complete the Basic (20 hour) Impact self-defense training, observe and assist several Impact classes and complete an extensive instructor-training program that includes supervised teaching. We provide considerable mentorship to instructor trainees, and we would be happy to tell you more about it. We have an instructor training coming up in June, so make sure to sign up below to receive more information.
Internship Positions Now Available!
Administrative Assistant Internship
This is an unpaid internship. You will receive a letter of recommendation after your internship is successfully completed. We are also happy to work with your school or other organization to arrange for you to get credit for your internship if possible.
Time Commitment: 20 hours per week (part-time) or 40 hours per week (full-time)
Responsibilities:
* Administrative tasks (such as scheduling, checking email accounts, triaging/responding to email messages, answering phone calls, taking notes, data entry, etc)
* Phone calls to students, members and donors
* Follow up and tasks to be assigned as needed
Rolling admissions, apply now to join the next cohort of interns.
Please send your resume and cover letter to leyla@impactbayarea.org. Please note how many hours per week you are available (full time or parttime) and when you are available to start.
Outreach and Volunteer Coordination Internship
If you like talking to people, have experience working with volunteers & engaging new people, we can offer you an opportunity to hone your skills and learn new ones. Our volunteer coordination interns will connect with our students, alumni and volunteers to get them engaged with Impact Bay Area. Interns will help people enroll in our classes and get them plugged into our efforts in powerful and positive ways.
This is an unpaid internship. You will receive a letter of recommendation after your internship is successfully completed. We are also happy to work with your school or other organization to arrange for you to get credit for your internship if possible.
Time Commitment: 20 hours per week (part-time) or 40 hours per week (full-time)
Responsibilities:
* Call volunteers, alumni, prospective and current students
* Help with the enrollment of students in our classes
* Follow up with volunteers, students and alumni via phone & email
* Represent Impact at public events such as tabling at "National Night Out" and at our free public intro to self-defense classes
* Interview volunteers about their skills, interests and availability
* Help with placement of volunteers into roles/tasks
Rolling admissions, apply now to join the next cohort of interns.
Please send your resume and cover letter to leyla@impactbayarea.org. Please note how many hours per week you are available (full time or parttime) and when you are available to start.
Social Media Internship
If you have experience using social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other online tools, we can offer you an opportunity to hone your skills and learn new ones. We use a sophisticated set of new media tools to organize our class registrations, volunteers and members. We are always looking to innovate using new tools or engaging with people in a deeper way online.
This is an unpaid internship. You will receive a letter of recommendation after your internship is successfully completed. We are also happy to work with your school or other organization to arrange for you to get credit for your internship if possible.
Time Commitment: 20 hours per week (part-time) or 40 hours per week (full-time)
Responsibilities:
* Tweet updates about our classes and self-defense news
* Format and proofread emails
* Update Facebook fan page and respond to comments
* Update our website with new information on a regular basis
Rolling admissions, apply now to join the next cohort of interns.
Please send your resume and cover letter to leyla@impactbayarea.org. Please note how many hours per week you are available (full time or parttime) and when you are available to start.