What are the responsibilities and job description for the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy Peer Mentor (Unpaid) position at International Rescue Committee?
Requisition ID : req56446
Job Title : Newcomer Youth Summer Academy Peer Mentor (Unpaid)
Sector : Education
Employment Category : Intern
Employment Type : Part-Time
Open to Expatriates : No
Location : New York, NY RAI USA
Work Arrangement : Hybrid
Job Description
Position Overview :
The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy is a six-week program focusing on preparing newly arrived immigrant youth to succeed at their grade level in the New York City public school system. Up to 130 students ages 5 - 21 from over 20 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, physical education, and social emotional learning classes. Field Trips are held on Fridays.
Peer Mentors support the students' academic and social emotional growth during the Academy. Peer Mentors will be placed with a single class of students for the six-week duration of the Academy, supporting all Classroom Teachers to ensure productive and enriching lessons and to serve as positive role models for students.
From Monday to Thursday, Peer Mentors work either the morning shift (8 : 00am to 12 : 00pm) or the afternoon shift (12 : 00pm to 4 : 00pm). On Fridays, all Peer Mentors work the full day (8 : 00am to 4 : 00pm) to support students and staff on field trips. All Peer Mentors must be available for all training days and for the entire duration of the program. No exceptions.
Major Responsibilities :
- Complete all staff training prior to the start of the program, as well as all program meetings and staff development activities thereafter
- Act as a positive role model for students; model appropriate student behavior and academic engagement with the Academy students at all times
- Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment.
- Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours.
- Assist teachers and staff with classroom management, including various classroom activities, tutor students individually or in small groups at the direction of the teacher
- Assist in supervision of daily student meals and student arrival / dismissal
- Attend all field trips on Fridays and assist teachers and staff in student supervision
- Assist with Arts Integration Activities
- Support students in navigating cultural differences during the school day to ensure they feel included and confident.
- Complete post-NYSA all staff evaluation
- Other tasks as assigned by Classroom Teachers and IRC staff
Qualifications :
Learning Objectives :
This is an unpaid opportunity. Applicants are encouraged to seek out scholarships or additional funding opportunities.
Timeline :
The program runs from July 1st - August 15th.
Interviews and hiring occur on a rolling basis. Outreach to candidates will be within two weeks of application submission. All applications are due at 11 : 59pm on April 13th, 2025.
