Join Our Team
Join us as the Community Health and Development Fellow along the shores of
Lake Atitlan in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala!
RESPONSIBILITIES
Grants and Reports
Collaborate with the Director of Development and Community Projects team on grant applications for new projects, analyze data and create reports for current projects.
Community Health Programs
The fellow will be trained in all these skills before going out into the community. The fellow will assist with the community health programs that are coordinated through the development office, including the Healthy Habits and Nutrition Programs, the “Día de Salud” and “Día de Mujeres Embarazadas” programs, which bring medical staff and supplies into the rural communities. Fellow may perform patient-intake at rural clinics, blood glucose screening for diabetic patients or give educational talks about diabetes or nutrition.
Inbox and Donation Management
The fellow is responsible for responding to these emails or forwarding them to the appropriate party. The fellows also maintains donor database, Network for Good.
Maternal Infant Program Management
This program links sponsors with pregnant women and new mothers of minimal resources to provide prenatal tests and vitamins, prenatal and postnatal counseling, free clinical visits, the option to give birth in the Hospitalito, and well child visits. Hospitalito’s social worker manages the program and the fellow is responsible for managing contributions and communication between the sponsors and families. Pre-pandemic, the fellow assisted at monthly talks with the sponsored women’s group.
Newsletter and Annual Campaigns
Fellow assists in the production and design of newsletters (monthly-quarterly) and annual report
Social Media Management
The fellow contributes to Hospitalito social media content, and may be tasked with photographing events and interviewing staff and community members to get material to publish on social media.
Hospital Tours and Visitors
Fellow conducts tours of the hospital and aids with logistics for groups of visitors. Tours are typically in English, and occasionally in Spanish.
Surgical Team Management and Patient Translation
The Hospitalito hosts a number of surgical brigades throughout the year. The fellow assists with surgical team management and translates for physicians or patients that do not speak Spanish.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English, including public speaking
- Intermediate to advanced Spanish
- Bachelor degree with experience in public health
- Adaptability and organization
- Critical thinking
- Interest or experience living in an indigenous community
- Initiative to independently take on and complete projects
Start Date/Commitment
Start date of Spring 2024, commitment of one year
Monthly stipend commensurate with experience provided
Apply
Email a copy of your resume in both Spanish and English to info@hospitalitoatitlan.org
In the body of your email, tell us why you are interested in the position and why you think you would be a good fit.
Questions? Email us