The Program Support Intern works closely with Programs Team members to support elementary, middle, and high school programs across Young Storytellers sites in Los Angeles. The Program Support Intern supports the collection and input of student, teacher, and family paperwork, and helps to communicate essential information to students and their families or guardians, ensuring that they have everything that they need to be active and engaged participants in our program. The Program Support Intern’s work allows Young Storytellers to reach hundreds of students each semester, and for those students to express their unique voices in a brave space during a time when it is needed most. All YS Interns are encouraged to explore and integrate the YS values of belonging, connection, exploration, play, antiracism, and equity into their projects and daily tasks. This position will work approximatly 20 hours a week from September 2024 to February 2025.
Tracks and inputs student, school, and family paperwork and surveys using SOGO and features of Google Workspace such as Drive, Docs, and Sheets; Works with the YS Programs and Volunteer Teams to support program logistics, including student writing sessions and Big Show performances; Supports communications and building community with students, families, and schools, as helpful and in tandem with the Programs Team members; Inputs data and communication notes into Young Storytellers database; Assists with identification of and outreach to new communities for YS programming, in line with YS equity goals; Manages task lists and priorities using Asana (program management software); Supports the implementation of YS’s DEIB and antiracism practices in all parts of program operations, school community, and volunteer work.
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. 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. Young Storytellers works with students in elementary, middle, and high school. In elementary school, students write scripts that are completely their own; in middle school, students write stories about challenges that they face; and in high school, students explore how various communities are portrayed in the media and craft stories that they feel represent their self-identified communities.
To apply, please visit https://young-storytellers.breezy.hr/ to fill out an application and select “Program Support Intern” to apply. Be prepared to 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 and this position in particular.