International Rescue Committee · 4 months ago
Youth Education Intern (unpaid)
New York, NY
Internship
Hybrid
InternThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading humanitarian organization that assists individuals affected by conflict and disaster. The Youth Education Intern will support the Youth Education department in helping refugee and asylee children achieve their educational goals through various programs focused on academic, social-emotional, and developmental support.
CharityCommunitiesHumanitarianNon ProfitSocial
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Assist in organizing and facilitating online after-school and in-person Saturday TOAD programming, focusing on areas such as English language skills, math, and other subjects as needed
Support Youth ESOL Specialist with creation of class material and direction of the class through regular feedback
Assist with instruction during online youth classes, including providing opportunities for differentiation and scaffolding
Support with material and program development
Assist with intake process and assessments for students entering and exiting the program
Assist with organizing and facilitating weekly LIT Workshops held every Saturday
Support the Youth Education Specialist with reviewing and proofreading student documents (e.g., essays, résumés, personal statements) and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback
Assist with recruitment, outreach, and maintaining regular engagement with participants
Support the planning and coordination of field trips, campus visits, and enrichment activities
Collaborate with the Youth Education Specialist to design and revise pre- and post-assessments, school readiness surveys, and response surveys
Support the collection, organization, and cleaning of quantitative and qualitative data related to Youth Education programs
Maintain accurate records of assessment results and ensure timely data entry and verification
Assist in analyzing assessment and survey data to help inform program development and curriculum adjustments
Contribute to summary reports, annual report, visualizations (e.g., charts or dashboards), impact summaries and presentations of findings
Qualification
Required
Interns must be based in US, must be a US citizen or have US work authorization, must be enrolled in post-secondary institution or have graduated from a post-secondary institution within last 2 years
Current undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate
Punctuality, excellent time management skills, and a flexible schedule
Outstanding intercultural and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from other cultural backgrounds
Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding client information
Excellent organizational and leadership skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
Fluency in written and spoken English required
All offers are contingent on successfully passing background and criminal history checks as required by federal and state law or by IRC policy
All interns must be available for Saturday programming (either in-person or online depending on program scheduling)
Track and document all activities related to youth education and tutoring in the appropriate internal database system
Complete and submit all trainings and professional development by deadline, as assigned
Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment
Uphold all IRC and program and child safeguarding policies and directives
Work and communicate with IRC staff and volunteers as needed
Complete assigned surveys and data tracking tasks, as assigned
Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours
All interns must be available to support Mini-NYSA and NYSA programming, in-person programming held during NYC DOE school breaks
Preferred
Preference will be given to candidates with degrees in Education or related fields
Experience in ESOL, ENL, ELL highly preferred
Experience or strong interest in working with refugee and immigrant children
Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish)
Benefits
10 sick days
10 US holidays
20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure
Medical insurance starting at $143 per month
Dental starting at $6.50 per month
Vision starting at $5 per month
FSA for healthcare and commuter costs
A 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching
Disability & life insurance
An Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles
Company
International Rescue Committee
IRC responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises & helps some of the most vulnerable people from harm to home.
Founded in 1933
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.25MKey Investors
American Student AssistanceThe Pfizer FoundationU.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-03-25Grant· $0.5M
2021-11-30Grant
2021-10-07Grant· $0.75M
Leadership Team
David Miliband
President & CEO
Katherine Crowley
Associate Director, Global Corporate Partnerships
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