Cultural Orientation Intern
Assist with cultural orientation for refugees and displaced people.
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Overview
Assist with cultural orientation for refugees and displaced people.
You have:
- Current undergraduate or graduate student in Education, Non-profit Management or related field, or within one year of graduation
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Flexible and able to solve problems
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills
- Cultural competence and cross-cultural or overseas experience desirable
- Fluent in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Word
- Experience in Box, Microsoft Teams, and Google Drive desirable
- Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations desirable
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Fluent in a second language helpful (such as: Dari, Farsi, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian)
Job Description
The Adult Education Department provides in-person and remote ESL classes to adults 18 and older, facilitates cultural orientation for resettlement clients, coordinates with other IRC departments to facilitate workforce development workshops, and refers clients internally and externally to additional services identified during case management. In addition, the Adult Education Department provides support to clients through special projects such as the Afghan Women’s Group.
The Cultural Orientation Intern will assist the Adult Education Manager and the Adult Education Supervisor in coordinating and facilitating cultural orientation for recently arrived refugees and displaced people supported by the resettlement department.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support coordinating with clients to schedule Cultural Orientation.
- Support in the facilitation of cultural orientation to clients.
- Support in the coordination of interpreters as needed
- Support in the administration of cultural orientation assessments.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Students will learn about the various management responsibilities of a complex educational program.
- Students will learn to coordinate and communicate with stakeholders to plan and implement educational workshops and special events.
- Students will learn to work with a diverse staff
- Students will learn about programs and services provided to refugees, migrants, and displaced people.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Current undergraduate or graduate student in Education, Non-profit Management or related field, or within one year of graduation
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Flexible and able to solve problems
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills
- Cultural competence and cross-cultural or overseas experience desirable
- Fluent in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Word
- Experience in Box, Microsoft Teams, and Google Drive desirable
- Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations desirable
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Fluent in a second language helpful (such as: Dari, Farsi, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian)
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Qualifications
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to coordinate a project with multiple stakeholders? | This question assesses your experience in handling diverse coordination tasks. | Focus on your organizational approach and communication methods used. |
| How do you approach problem-solving when unexpected issues arise during a project? | Interviewers want to gauge your flexibility and adaptability. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience working with refugees or immigrants and what you learned from it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize your tasks when managing multiple responsibilities? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
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