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Title:Fall 2026 Youth Education Intern
Location:Hybrid, with some in-person hours require at our midtown office in NYC
Position Reports to:Youth Education Supervisor, Youth Education Specialists
Details:Interns will be expected to work 15-24 hours per week.
Resettlement is at the heart of the IRC's work with refugees. Services provided meet refugees' basic needs for food,shelterand legal rights in the early, critical stages of the long-term resettlement process. All activities lay the foundation for clients to become self-sufficient and contribute positively to their new community. The Youth Education Interns willassistthe Youth Education department in supporting refugee and asylee children and meet their short-term and long-term education goals.
Please note that this is anunpaid position. Applications are rolling until all positions are filled. This is ahybrid position, with opportunities to be online and in-person in our midtown Manhattan office at 263 W 38th Street.
The IRC- RAI New York Office's Youth Education department is looking for strong intern candidates to work on five core programs for youth:Youth Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD), Youth English Classes (YESOL), Leaders in Training (LIT), Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E).Upon hire, interns will be assigned one of theaforementioned primaryprograms; 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, social-emotionaland developmental support fornewly-arrivedrefugeeand migrant youth. TOAD encompasses 4 sub-programs within the weekly schedule:Homework Help, English Practice Workshops (EPW), and Math Class.
Assistin organizing andfacilitatingonline after-school and in-person Saturday 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 EventProgramming,Student and Family Engagement, orVolunteer Tutor Coordination.
The Youth ESOL Program offersonlineclasses for students aged 12-20. The Fall Term will meet betweenSeptember 1, 2026 - December 20, 2026, withstudents attending class twice per week. We currently offer English classes at five levels(schedule subject to change based on student needs)
Our Multilingual groups willmost likely includespeakers of Spanish, Persian, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, French, Mandarin, and Haitian Creole.
This mayinclude:leading activities and classes, providing one-to-one support to students,assistingwith "emotional scaffolding" (monitoring students' affect during class), providing translation when necessary, andparticipatingin the chat to respond tostudents'comments and questions
This mayinclude:holding video calls with students tofacilitateassessments, scheduling check-ins with students throughout the term to see how they are feeling in the program, and helping to collect student feedback
Youth Leaders in Training (LIT) Program:
Leadersin 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.
Support the Youth Education Specialistwithreviewing and proofreading student documents (e.g., essays, resumes, personal statements) and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E):
The Youth Education Department's M&E team designs assessments, collects and analyzes data, and produces actionable insights that support strategic decision-making, curriculum planning, and reporting to stakeholders.
Contribute to summary reports, annualreport, visualizations (e.g., charts or dashboards), impactsummariesand presentations of findings.
NYSA and Mini-NYSA Planning and Curriculum Intern
The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) is an in-person summer school for newcomer youth ages 5-21. The program will be held for6 weeksduring the summer andprovidean enriching multicultural experience for participants including classes including but not limited to ESOL, Visual Art, Sports, and Dance.
The NYSA Planning and Curriculum Interns will be an essential support to the Youth Education Supervisor in creating classobjectivesand guidelines for Upper School classes (grades 6-12) across all classes to create a cohesive linguistically supportive, trauma informed, and culturally inclusive program.
Fluency in written and spoken Englishrequired. Second languageproficiencyin relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian...