What are the responsibilities and job description for the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy Intern - Summer 2025 position at rescue?
Background: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 28 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. Domestically, our 28 offices across the U.S. ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing, and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency.
SCOPE OF WORK: The IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy is a five-week intensive learning experience for recently arrived refugee and asylee youth, specifically designed to address identified learning gaps in English, social-emotional learning and school readiness. Up to 100 students ages 12 – 21 will participate in academic, creative arts, physical education, and social emotional learning classes.
Interns will work closely with the youth department to support all aspects of planning and implementing the 2025 IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy including student recruitment, volunteer recruitment and training, curriculum development, teaching, monitoring and evaluation, public relations, and community partnership development. The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy will be held offsite in Prince George’s County.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct home visits to enroll newly arriving and/or newly referred families.
- Solicit local companies and organizations for donations of services and/or goods.
- Develop and implement teaching content and curricula based on academic standards.
- Interact daily with students, building positive relationships and encouraging academic success.
- Assist with program logistics, including: setting up program space, contacting participants, maintaining attendance records, and administering pre- and post- program evaluation surveys.
- Provide feedback to the youth team on ease and effectiveness of existing curriculum, and work with the youth team to revise and/or expand curriculum as needed.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Interns will learn about the challenges and barrier newcomer students encounter while integrating into U.S. schools.
- Interns will gain curriculum development skills including: defining learning objectives, identifying and developing effective classroom teaching methods for global, multilingual students, and implementing assessment tools.
- Interns will gain experience working and teaching in global environments.
