Youth Education Intern

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

The IRC- RAI New York Office's Youth Education department is looking for strong intern candidates to work on four core programs for youth :

Youth Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD), Youth English Classes (YESOL), Leaders in Training (LIT), and

NYSA . Upon hire, interns will be assigned one of the aforementioned primary programs; all candidates should be prepared to engage fully with the responsibilities of each program as needed.

Youth Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD) Program :

The IRC Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD) program provides academic, linguistic, and social-emotional support for newly-arrived refugee and migrant youth. TOAD encompasses 4 sub-programs within the weekly schedule : Homework Help, English Practice Workshops (EPW), Math Class, and Public Speaking and Internet Literacy .

Youth TOAD Intern duties include :

Assist in organizing and facilitating after-school and weekend TOAD programming, focusing on areas such as English language skills, math, and other subjects as needed.

Youth TOAD Interns may have the opportunity to choose which role they would like to take in addition to the previously outlined duties : Curriculum , Community Event Programming , Student and Family Engagement , or Volunteer Tutor Coordination .

Youth ESOL Program :

The Youth ESOL Program offers online English classes for students aged 12-21 during the school year. We offer English classes for students with beginner and intermediate levels of English in middle school and high school. Students attend classes twice per week, and classes are held between 4 : 30-6pm and 6pm-7 : 30pm.

Youth ESOL Intern Duties include :

Support YESOL instructor in online classes, including leading small groups

Assist with administering English assessments for students upon entry and exit from the program.

Contribute to lesson development with research

Lead and plan in-person weekly Parent English Classes on Saturdays

Youth Leaders in Training (LIT) Program :

Leaders in Training (LIT) program is a college access and career readiness program that meets once a week, and it includes workshops that support students with college applications, resume building, and more. In the Spring, the program will be focused on career readiness, and less on college access.

Youth Career Readiness Intern duties include :

Assist in organizing and facilitating weekly LIT workshops every Saturday

Support the Youth Education Specialist in proof-reading student work throughout the week to provide guidance to our students.

Assist in organizing field trips and recruiting students.

NYSA / Mini-NYSA :

The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) is a 6-week in-person summer program for over 100 recently arrived youth in New York City. The objective of the program is to orient students to the New York City school system. Mini-NYSA is a shorter week-long program held in-person during school winter and spring breaks. In the Spring, the NYSA intern will be working with the Youth Education Supervisor to plan these programs.

NYSA / Mini-NYSA Intern duties include :

Assist in designing the program architecture of NYSA and Mini-NYSA

Research field trip / site visit opportunities in the city

Research MLL / ELL / SEL curricula for K-12th grade students

All interns must :

Be available for Saturday in-person programming.

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.

Additional related duties as assigned.

Learning Objectives :

Design and implement effective teaching strategies for multilingual classrooms

Understand trauma-informed education and programming

Engage with refugee families and communities

Develop assessment and monitoring and evaluation skills

Build nonprofit program development and volunteer management skills

Collaborate on professional development initiatives

Gain familiarity with the U.S. educational system and develop strategies for supporting refugee youth within it.

Qualifications :

Current undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate

Experience or strong interest in working with refugee and immigrant communities

Experience teaching or working with children preferred

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. Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish)

All offers are contingent on successfully passing background and criminal history checks as required by federal and state law or by IRC policy.

Commitment :

Start date : January 2, 2025

End date : May 31, 2025, with an opportunity to extend.

Minimum of 15 hours per week for the period of the internship. Preferences will be given to candidates who can commit to more hours.

Primary availabilities :

Monday to Friday, after-school hours preferred (3pm-7 : 30pm) with the ability to commit at least 2 shifts per week

Additional availability for team meetings and asynchronous tasks during standard work hours

Saturdays in-person mandatory between the hours of 10am-4pm

Specific schedules will be determined for each intern upon hire

Reports To :

Youth Education Supervisor

Youth Education Specialists

Youth ESOL Instructor

Standard of Professional Conduct : The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion : The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.