Fall Internship - Adult Education Support - Unpaid
Support adult education services for refugee clients
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Overview
Support adult education services for refugee clients
You have:
- Undergraduate or graduate student, or professional with learning objectives.
- Ability to work in person and drive clients with personal vehicle and insurance.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working with Microsoft platforms.
- Previous experience working with individuals and families in direct service.
- Organized for record keeping of case notes, client calls, and service documentation.
- Compassion, patience, and cultural humility working with newcomer families.
- Knowledge of a refugee language highly recommended: Spanish, Dari, Arabic, Swahili, and more.
Job Description
The Adult Education Program intern will support overall adult education team services and programs, with a primary focus in direct service support to refugee clients coming through the Reception and Placement program. The intern will provide support to newly arrived families and individuals with cultural orientation implementation, public transportation training, job readiness training, citizenship readiness classes and curriculum creation for digital literacy and citizenship classes. The intern will support the adult education team with creating client-facing materials such as videos, or written content. The intent of the internship is to provide a capacity building opportunity for the team to guarantee that all adult clients have access to the information and resources they need to navigate their new communities.
Some of the responsibilities may include: Direct service support with adult refugee individuals and families Education assessment intake, connection to English learning resources Cultural Orientation and Job Readiness Training support Content creation of client facing materials. Public transportation training to clients Curriculum creation support
Qualifications
Preferred Skills:
Undergraduate or graduate student, or professional with learning objectives
Ability to work in person and drive clients with personal vehicle and insurance.
Strong communication skills and comfort working with Microsoft platforms.
Previous experience working with individuals and families in direct service.
Organized for record keeping of case notes, client calls, and service documentation
Education Background
Compassion, patience, and cultural humility working with newcomer families.
Knowledge of a refugee language highly recommended: Spanish, Dari, Arabic, Swahili, and more.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to assist someone from a different cultural background? | This question assesses your ability to work with diverse populations. | Highlight your experience, emphasizing understanding and adaptability. |
| What strategies would you use to help someone learn about public transportation? | The interviewer wants to know your approach to teaching practical skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you organize and keep track of multiple clients' needs? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why is cultural humility important when working with refugee families? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you created a resource for clients? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
Added 1 year ago
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Updated 1 year ago
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Source:
rescue.org
