Youth Education Intern (NJ-Spring 2024)

- Administer pre- and post-ELP assessments, collect, record, and organize data for youth mentoring, tutoring, and summer programs. - Welcome and accompany students and families at the IRC office on the program registration and assessment ELP assessment times/dates, - Provide or secure interpretation services as needed to inform students and parents about the ELP assessment procedures and steps and to address issues involving children’s education as needed. - Assess and monitor students’ linguistic and social-emotional support needs, maintain comprehensive case notes on a shared digital platform (e.g., Google Docs), and regularly update the Education Coordinator to make appropriate referrals (as needed). - Participate in staff development and team meetings. - Complete related tasks and responsibilities assigned by the Education Coordinator.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- The Youth Education Intern will learn about administering pre- and post-ELP assessments for K-12 newcomer youth enrolled in IRC youth mentoring programs. - The intern will develop data collection, recording, and management skills. - The intern will develop an understanding of newcomer refugee youth’s linguistic and social-emotional needs and ways to support them. - The intern will develop observation, comprehensive case note-taking, and reporting skills. - The student will develop outreach and advocacy skills. - The student will develop direct client service skills.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in education, social work, public health, or a related field. - Experience working with children and youth, specifically in the context of educational and social programs. - Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations is highly desirable. - Fluency in a second language highly preferred (i.e., Arabic, Spanish, Dari, Pashto, Farsi, French, and Kiswahili) - Ability to work independently and collaboratively. - Show empathy, patience, cooperative, and interpersonal skills while working as a team and working with clients. - Understand the need to approach and apply case management methods with the goal of client self-sufficiency and sustainability. - Availability to commit 15-20 hours a week.

**IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

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