Volunteer as a Mentor at Linwood Howe Elementary !

Description

Young Storytellers is a youth development and arts education nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles. The position involves mentoring students in writing and performing their stories.

Who Are We?

Young Storytellers is dedicated to fostering creative self-discovery through storytelling and empowering young people to be the driving force of their narratives. We aim to raise the voices of underrepresented communities and create a more empathetic and equitable future.

What Is This Position?

• Experience working with young people or a creative industry is helpful but not necessary.
• Commit to a 9-week in-person program.
• Support, facilitate, and manage a small group of student writers inside a classroom setting.
• Meet with your lead volunteer - called a Head Mentor - prior to the program start date.
• Maintain communication with Head Mentor weekly via email, as well as checking in on session days.
• Model the YS values of belonging, exploration, connection, and play, as well as the YS Worldview.

How Do I Get Started?

• Complete a Volunteer Application: https://www.youngstorytellers.com/volunteer
• Visit our Volunteer Portal to complete remaining requirements and select a school site: https://lookerstudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/c403e52e-18c9-4737-b0c7-92c36f218979/page/p_72lvtve2ud

Anything Else I Should Know?

• Young Storytellers believes in raising voices, particularly those that often go unheard.
• Belonging is a core value of the Young Storytellers culture, and we practice equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-bias, anti-discrimination, and antiracism.
• We encourage applications from women and gender diverse people, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, immigrants, and anyone with a disability.