The Volunteer Support Intern works with Young Storytellers staff to support volunteers in our elementary, middle, and high school programs. The Volunteer Support intern helps with outreach, recruitment, onboarding, training, and placement of volunteers, as well as tracking volunteer requirements and paperwork in the YS Database. The Volunteer Support Intern ultimately helps Young Storytellers volunteers feel prepared and ready to engage with young writers in YS programs, allowing them to have an impact in the communities we serve. Young Storytellers LACAC Interns will begin in August 2022, work 400 hours before March 1, 2023, and be paid $16.04/hour ($6,416 total) for the 400 hours worked.
Interest arts education, community outreach, and volunteerism in general are helpful for an applicant to be successful in this position
Young Storytellers sparks creative self-discovery through storytelling. Our programs highlight young people as the center of their own narratives, emphasize that their stories matter, and celebrate their unique voices as the ones telling them. Through a creative storytelling program that engages youth at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, our organization offers a Common Core-aligned, scaling curriculum to address targeted needs in public education. We aim to integrate culturally competent social emotional learning opportunities and social justice standards, and to be centered in anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, so that our students feel respected and comfortable with expressing themselves. Young Storytellers works towards a future where young people experience the impact that their thoughts, feelings, and words can have on the world in which they live.
Anticipated start date is August 2022 and applications will be accepted until the position is full. To apply, please visit https://bit.ly/yslacacinternship2022 to fill out an application and upload the following in PDF form: Resume / CV; A brief statement or cover letter that includes why you are interested in working with Young Storytellers