Social Emotional Learning Intern 2024

Overview

Assist in providing educational programming for refugee youth

You have:

• Master’s degree in Education, Psychology, Social Work, or in a related field preferred; Bachelor’s degree required
• Fluency in written/verbal English AND another language strongly desired; preference given to candidates who speak Dari, Pashto, Ukrainian, and/or Arabic
• 2-3 years of experience working with children and/or refugee communities preferred
• Self-starter and team player
• Competency with Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook)

SCOPE OF INTERN WORK: At the NYC Resettlement, Asylum and Integration (RAI) office, the School Success Team helps newly arrived families to navigate the NYC public school system. In addition to providing school enrollment assistance and academic coaching, the team is looking to begin an afterschool program focused on providing social emotional learning (SEL) opportunities to refugee/newcomer youth. The Social Emotional Learning Intern (SEL Intern) will work directly with the School Success Coordinator, helping with the management and facilitation of the new program.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the guidance of the School Success Coordinator, the SEL Intern will work on the following: • Assisting with and/or facilitating SEL activities and presentations in partner schools for groups of 15-25 youth ages 5-11, 1-2 times weekly • Administrative assistance with program planning, e.g. coordinating with partner schools, family outreach, lesson planning, facilitating paperwork processes, researching community resources (mental health, after school), etc. • Co-managing a team of 2-5 SEL volunteers • Supporting Monitoring and Evaluation efforts to measure the efficacy of the program when applicable • Additional tasks as requested by the School Success Coordinator

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Interns will gain experience providing educational programming and services directly to refugee/newcomer youth. 2. Interns will deepen their academic and practical understanding of social emotional learning, especially in regards to how it intersects with mental health/psychosocial support and refugee education. 3. Interns will develop their capacity in project management and logistics, specifically within a non-profit context

Qualifications REQUIREMENTS: Competitive applications will represent most/all of the following: • Master’s degree (candidate or in-hand) in Education, Psychology, Social Work, or in a related field preferred; Bachelor’s degree (candidate or in-hand) required; • Fluency in written/verbal English AND another language strongly desired; preference given to candidates who speak Dari, Pashto, Ukrainian, and/or Arabic; • 2-3 years of experience working with children and/or refugee communities preferred; • Self-starter and team player; • Competency with Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook); • Willing to adhere to IRC intern and workplace policies

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Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org