Adult Education Intern (Unpaid)
Assist with educational activities for refugees.
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Overview
Assist with educational activities for refugees.
You have:
- 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.
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.
IRC leading the way From Harm to Home.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time you worked effectively in a multicultural environment? | This question assesses your experience and comfort level working with diverse populations. | Provide a specific instance where you successfully collaborated with individuals from different backgrounds. |
| How would you handle a situation where a student is struggling to understand your instructions? | The interviewer wants to know about your problem-solving and communication skills in a teaching context. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What motivates you to work with refugees and in social services? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure effective communication when working with limited English-speaking clients? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of a time you displayed flexibility and patience in a challenging situation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
Added 2 years ago
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Updated 1 year ago
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Source:
rescue.org
