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Wellness Advisors

Wellness Advisors are seasoned licensed mental health professionals who provide Girls Write Now mentors and staff with guidance in handling sensitive issues and difficult situations they may encounter with mentees. Additionally, Wellness Advisors help train mentors in teen mental health and social-emotional youth development.

We recognize the multi-dimensional nature of a trusting mentoring relationship and the holistic needs of teen girls and gender nonconforming youth, and rely on our Wellness Advisors to provide necessary support, thus enabling staff and mentors to focus on our mission—writing and mentoring.

VOLUNTEER COMMITMENT

Wellness Advisors are asked to commit for a minimum of one academic school year, providing up to 3 hours of support per month. If starting mid-year we ask for a semester commitment. 

Wellness Advisors activities will include the following:

  • Field mentors’ questions and concerns (moderated by GWN staff) to offer strategies and advice for mentoring or supporting a teen through difficult circumstances.
  • Serve as a panelist or presenter at select virtual training sessions, workshops, Wellness Wednesdays, or Thursday Community Chats (or at the Girls Write Now office in midtown, safety permitting), to provide mental health-related information.
  • Recommend resources (online, over the phone, and in-person—when deemed safe) for teen mental health and well-being that can be shared with mentors, GWN staff, mentees, and included on the GWN website.
  • Meet with high need mentor-mentee pairs as needed

VOLUNTEER QUALIFICATIONS

  • Current, valid licensure as a mental health professional (priority given to NYS)
  • Ability to successfully pass a background check 
  • Passion for our mission to mentor the next generation of writers
  • Experience in crisis management and/or working with high-need teen girls and gender nonconforming youth
  • Private practice experience and proof of malpractice insurance preferred

ABOUT GIRLS WRITE NOW 

Girls Write Now mentors underserved young women and gender nonconforming youth to find their voices through the power of writing and community. As the first writing and mentoring organization, we have been a nationally respected leader in arts education for over 20 years. Girls Write Now breaks down the barriers of gender, race, and poverty, pairing underserved girls and gender nonconforming youth with professional writers and digital media makers—building skills, networks, and life-long relationships that open doors and change lives.

WHO WE SERVE

Girls Write Now serves a culturally and educationally diverse community of girls and gender nonconforming youth (mentees) — 90% of color, 90% high need, 75% immigrant or first generation and 25% LGBTQ+/gender nonconforming. These underserved teens, who have long been negatively impacted by the lack of resources and opportunities in public schools, face significant challenges to educational and professional success. Unfortunately, in our city and our country, girls and gender nonconforming teens of color are rarely given the guidance, care, and systemic support they need to gain confidence in their talents and accomplishments, graduate from high school and access viable college or career opportunities, perpetuating cycles of poverty and disempowerment. Girls Write Now is uniquely positioned to help correct these longstanding inequalities.

APPLICATION PROCESS

If you are interested in becoming a Wellness Advisor, please fill out the below form. As a next step, we will contact qualified candidates for an interview. Please note that all candidates will be asked for proof of licensure, resume and three professional references. If you have any questions, please contact Erica Silberman erica@girlswritenow.org.

Girls Write Now 2020-21: Wellness Advisor Application

Thank you for your interest in serving as a Wellness Advisor for the Girls Write Now community!

Please email Erica Silberman, erica@girlswritenow.org, with any questions.

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Section 2: Demographics
We continue to prioritize serving a diverse group and cultivating an inclusive network, and therefore respectfully request demographic information. This information will be used solely used for planning purposes to ensure we serve communities most impacted by the current realities in this country.



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Section 4: References
Please provide three professional references below. 
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Section 4: Your Commitment


Wellness Advisors are asked to commit for a minimum of one academic school year, providing up to 3 hours of support per month. Wellness Advisors activities include the following: 
  • Field mentors' questions and concerns (moderated by GWN staff) to offer strategies and advice for mentoring a teen
  • Serve as a panelist or presenter at select virtual training sessions, workshops, Wellness Wednesdays, or Thursday Community Chats (or at the Girls Write Now office in Midtown when deemed safe), to provide mental health-related information
  • Recommend resources (online, over the phone, and in-person—when deemed safe) for teen mental health and well being that can be shared with mentors and GWN staff, and included on the GWN website
  • Provide pair support as needed


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Life Resources and Events

At Girls Write Now, we are saddened and horrified by the domestic terrorism grounded in the systemic racism and inequality we work as a community to challenge and change every day. We are here to support you individually and as a community through our robust programming. Check out our calendar to see our current offerings or visit our Life Resources page to support you during this time. 

We’re Hiring!

Looking for more purpose-driven work in the new year? Check out available roles to join the team! 

Friday Night Salon with Arisa White

Join us on Friday, January 15, 6-7:30PM EST for Memory, Metaphor & Magic: Writing Poetic Memoir with Arisa White!

GIVE. WRITE. NOW. And Thank you!!

Girls Write Now’s services are more essential than ever before—serving the hardest hit communities—and many of our young women and gender nonconforming youth have themselves become essential workers to help their families. They carry an enormous burden and face devastating loss, slipping further into poverty. To meet the need, we have enriched and extended our programs, leading the historical transition to virtual learning.

Get Involved!

Are you a licensed mental health professional who’d love to work with our community of writers and creatives? We’re seeking volunteer Wellness Advisors. Get more info & apply here!

Relive the Girls (Re)Write Now Awards

If you missed the awards, you can still watch it! Relive this revolutionary night of mini–master classes with honorees on empathy, art, activism & humor and Girls Write Now mentees on writing with purpose, climate justice & self-care. 

Writing from our Future Leaders

Taking Our Place in History: the Girls Write Now 2020 Anthology was published with support from Dutton and Amazon Literary Partnership, available for purchase from McNally Jackson Books and anywhere ebooks are sold!

Girls Write Now in the News

Girls Write Now’s work has recently been featured by the National Endowment for the Arts, Time Out New York, NYXT and more!

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