Adult Education Intern (Unpaid)

Teaching & Training

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Assist on-site intake procedure or virtual enrollment process. - Support in administering pre-test and post-test of students using standardized and non-standardized tests. - Assist in grading, and documenting telephonic or onsite pre- and post-term placement tests. - Assist instructors and learners with daily classroom issues, including attendance, multilingual technical support, sending daily class reminders, and confirming class schedule changes. - Keep track of client communication and follow-up on attendance. - Assist instructor in daily online classroom activities including one on one tutoring and leading small groups and serving as substitute instructor as needed. - Use interpretation lines as needed to answer learners’ inquiries. - Support with compiling data, performing data entry, filing, and assembling information for comprehensive reports in the internal databases and Microsoft spreadsheets. - Contacting clients to conduct course feedback surveys.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Interns will learn about refugee resettlement and refugee social services. 2. Interns will develop administrative, digital literacy, and presentation skills. 3. Interns will learn how to interact with multicultural and limited English-speaking clients.

Qualifications REQUIREMENTS:

- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificate or degree is strongly preferred. - Undergraduate studies in education, humanities, social sciences, international relations, or a related field. - Must convey confidence, have effective communication skills, and exhibit excellent attention to detail. - Desired languages but not required: Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Dari/Farsi, Pashto, or Kiswahili. - Strong desire to help refugees rebuild their lives in New Jersey. - Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment. - Patience, understanding, flexibility, and an unceasingly positive attitude. - Willing to learn about IRC history, philosophy, global work, and local efforts. - Willing to adhere to IRC volunteer and workplace policies.

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Added 2 months ago - Updated 2 hours ago - Source: rescue.org