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Description If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, you are welcome to join our team at any of our upcoming Info Sessions. Attending an Info Session is not a requirement. If you would like to atten…
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Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
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Storytellers share personal mental health experiences during trainings, panels, and community events to reduce stigma and educate the public. They collaborate with NAMI Chicago staff to tailor presentations for diverse audiences including youth, families, and law enforcement.
Candidates must have lived experience navigating mental health challenges and a willingness to share their stories authentically. Strong boundaries, cultural awareness, and a commitment to community-centered storytelling are required.
Description
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, you are welcome to join our team at any of our upcoming Info Sessions. Attending an Info Session is not a requirement. If you would like to attend, please register using the provided links.
Info session dates:
Type: Independent Contractor/Volunteer, as needed basis
Reports to: Storytellers will report to designated support personnel.
Office Location: Storytellers will be on-site at a variety of locations, including but not limited to schools, faith-based institutions, the Chicago Police Academy, or government offices. NAMI Chicago’s office is located at 224 W Hill Street, Suite 410, Chicago, IL 60610.
About NAMI Chicago
Guided by the experiences of those living with mental health conditions and rooted in equity, NAMI Chicago educates to fight stigma and discrimination, fiercely advocates for our community, and shares hope, connection, and expertise with people on their mental health journey.
About This Opportunity
NAMI Chicago is seeking passionate and courageous Storytellers to help transform the way our communities understand mental health. This is not a full-time or part-time position. Storytellers generally serve as independent contractors, on an as-needed basis, however some may serve in a volunteer-basis, in response to specific program requests. Storytellers may be compensated in the form of an honorarium to recognize their time spent.
All selected Storytellers are required to complete mandatory training before being activated for engagements. The nature and schedule of that training will be communicated upon selection.
Four Storytelling Tracks Applicants must indicate which of the following opportunities they are applying for:
Track 1 — Ending the Silence Storytellers deliver presentations to youth, school staff, and/or families in school settings across Cook County. This track focuses on reducing stigma, sharing lived experience with mental health challenges, and uplifting hope and resilience for younger audiences and the adults who support them. Storytellers on this track have an opportunity to receive an honorarium for their time.
Track 2- Bridges of Hope Storytellers deliver presentations to faith communities, congregations, ministry leaders, and faith-based organizations across Cook County. This track focuses on educating faith communities about mental illness, reducing stigma within spiritual spaces, and sharing lived experiences that foster compassion, understanding, hope, and healing.
Track 3-Training, Conference and Advocacy Storytellers share personal experiences with mental health and systems of care during a variety of wellness-centered training, conference and advocacy sessions to raise mental health awareness and educate the broader public about current gaps in systems of care, to lead to pivotal changes within the current mental health landscape. This track requires comfortability speaking in front of diverse audiences and varying audience sizes (e.g., anywhere between 20-100 individuals). Storytellers on this track may have an opportunity to receive an honorarium for their time.
Track 4- Crisis Intervention Training Storytellers share their personal or family experience with mental health crises — including interactions with law enforcement — during Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) delivered to police officers and recruits at the Chicago Police Academy. This track requires comfort working within a law enforcement environment and traveling to the Academy. Storytellers on this track have an opportunity to receive an honorarium for their time.
Requirements
Who We Are Looking For
Ideal candidates bring lived experience navigating mental health challenges, either personally or through a loved one, and are willing to share their stories in a way that educates and inspires. We are looking for individuals who demonstrate authenticity, cultural awareness, strong boundaries, and a commitment to community-centered storytelling. Prior public speaking experience is helpful but not required.
What You Will Do
Leading voice for support, healing, and mental health advocacy in Chicago. Connect with us 7 days/wk at 833-NAMI-CHI.
Mental health affects everyone, no matter who they are or where they are from. That's why NAMI Chicago is committed to showing up for everyone in our community—whether it’s Chicago’s first responders, students and school staff, a person on the other end of the phone, or in the community, meeting individuals where they are. NAMI Chicago knows that we heal on a community level. At NAMI Chicago, we have the courage to believe that healing is possible. We work tirelessly, seven days a week to create a world that prioritizes mental wellness, and to bridge people into the care and support they deserve to live thriving lives of recovery. NAMI Chicago is the local Chicago affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We are one of the largest, most active NAMI affiliates in the country, with full-time and part-time staff, graduate level interns, and weekly volunteers. We are growing and looking for dedicated team members to support our mission. View current career opportunities: namichicago.org/careers
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