NYSA Education Intern (Unpaid) at International… · New York

Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to humanitarian crises and is seeking NYSA Education Interns to support the Youth Education team. Interns will assist in preparing and facilitating the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy, focusing on helping newly arrived immigrant youth succeed in the New York City public school system. Responsibilities: - Supporting Youth Education Supervisor as needed in various administrative tasks including: - Ensuring teachers turn in lesson plans on time - Reviewing lesson plans - Assisting with classroom observations - Communicating with the Student Support Team and Operations team - Interns may be asked to step in and assist teachers in the classroom as needed - Support NYSA YESOL Academic Lead Teacher with creation of class material and direction of the class through regular feedback - Assist with instruction during in-person youth and parent YESOL classes, including providing opportunities for differentiation and scaffolding such as leading activities and classes, providing one-to-one support to students, assisting with 'emotional scaffolding' (monitoring students' affect during class), providing translation when necessary, and participating in the chat to respond to students comments and questions - Collaborate with the Youth Education Specialist to design and revise pre- and post-assessments, school readiness surveys, and response surveys for NYSA - Support the collection, organization, and cleaning of quantitative and qualitative data related to NYSA - 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, visualizations (e.g., charts or dashboards), impact summaries and presentations of findings - Help track progress against program indicators and support documentation of lessons learned - Participate in team meetings and offer insights from data trends to support decision-making - Perform other related M&E/Youth Education tasks as needed - Complete all staff training prior to the start of the program, as well as all program meetings and staff development activities thereafter - Support program rollout, including facilitating student orientation, teacher and staff training - Support program wrap-up, including survey reminders and analysis, staff follow-up and debrief - Model appropriate student behavior and academic engagement with the Academy students at all times - Assist in supervision of daily student meals and student arrival/dismissal as needed - Other tasks as assigned by Youth Education Supervisor and Youth Education Specialists Required Qualifications: - Recent or current undergraduate student or graduate student working towards a degree in Education or related field - Experience in education programming or teaching preferred - Knowledge of classroom procedures; health and safety precautions a plus - Experience working with children and/or peers highly desired - Ability to work well with people of diverse cultural backgrounds - Strong interpersonal and communication skills - Strong team player who is self-directed - Flexible, innovative, accountable with a strong desire to learn - Fluency in written and spoken English required - Must be available for all training days and for the entire duration of the program. No exceptions Preferred Qualifications: - Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Mandingo, Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Wolof) Required Skills: Education Programming, Teaching, Classroom Procedures, Health, Safety Precautions, Monitoring, Evaluation, Data Collection, Analysis, Second Language Proficiency, Desire to Learn, English Language Proficiency Benefits: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, Medical insurance starting at $163 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