Resettlement is at the heart of the IRC’s work with refugees. Services provided meet refugees’ basic needs for food, shelter and legal rights in the early, critical stages of the long-term resettlement process. All activities lay the foundation for clients to become self-sufficient and contribute positively to their new community. The Youth Education Interns will assist the Youth Education department in supporting refugee and asylee children, and meet their short-term and long-term education goals.
Please note that this is an unpaid position.
This is a hybrid position, with opportunities to be online and in-person in our midtown Manhattan office at 263 W 38th Street.
The IRC- RAI New York Office’s Youth Education department is looking for strong intern candidates to work on five core programs for youth: Youth Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD), Youth English Classes (YESOL), Leaders in Training (LIT), Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and NYSA. Upon hire, interns will be assigned one of the aforementioned primary programs; all candidates should be prepared to engage fully with the responsibilities of each program as needed.
Youth Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD) Program:
The IRC Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD) program provides academic, linguistic, social-emotional and developmental support for newly-arrived refugee and migrant youth. TOAD encompasses 4 sub-programs within the weekly schedule: Homework Help, English Practice Workshops (EPW), and Math Class.
Youth TOAD Intern duties include:
Assist in organizing and facilitating online after-school and in-person Saturday TOAD programming, focusing on areas such as English language skills, math, and other subjects as needed.
Youth TOAD Interns may have the opportunity to choose which role they would like to take in addition to the previously outlined duties: Curriculum, Community Event Programming, Student and Family Engagement, or Volunteer Tutor Coordination.
Resettlement is at the heart of the IRC’s work with refugees. Services provided meet refugees’ basic needs for food, shelter and legal rights in the early, critical stages of the long-term resettlement process. All activities lay the foundation for clients to become self-sufficient and contribute positively to their new community. The Youth Education Interns will assist the Youth Education department in supporting refugee and asylee children, and meet their short-term and long-term education goals.
Youth ESOL Program:
The Youth ESOL Program offers online classes for students aged 12-20. The Fall Term will meet between September 15th and December 23rd, 2025, with students attending class twice per week. We currently offer English classes at five levels (schedule subject to change based on student needs)
Middle School Beginner: Spanish-Speakers (Mondays and Thursdays, 4-7pm)
Middle School Beginner: Multilingual* (Mondays and Thursdays 4-7pm)
Middle School Intermediate: Multilingual (Wednesdays and Fridays 4-5:30pm)
Middle School Intermediate: Multilingual (Wednesdays and Fridays 4-5:30pm)
Parent ESOL classes (in-person, Saturdays 11-1pm)
High School Beginner: Multilingual (in-person, Saturdays 1pm-3pm)
Our Multilingual groups will most likely include speakers of Spanish, Persian, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, French, Mandarin, and Haitian Creole.
Schedule subject to change per term
Youth ESOL Intern will be expected to:
Support Youth ESOL Specialist with creation of class material and direction of the class through regular feedback
Assist with instruction during online youth classes, including providing opportunities for differentiation and scaffolding
This may include: leading activities and classes, providing one-to-one support to students, assisting with “emotional scaffolding” (monitoring students’ affect during class), providing translation when necessary, and participating in the chat to respond to students comments and questions
You are expected to attend 6 class sessions a week (preferably choosing three out of the five English levels to consistently assist with and attend the class session for)
Support with material and program development
This may include: recommending class materials and activities to the Youth ESOL Specialist
Lead in-person Saturday Parent ESOL classes with guidance from Youth ESOL Specialist
Assist with intake process and assessments for students entering and exiting the program
This may include: holding video calls with students to facilitate assessments, scheduling check-ins with students throughout the term to see how they are feeling in the program, and helping to collect student feedback
Complete logistical tasks as needed
This may include: zoom management, sending extra study materials to students via email, and communicating with parents and families
Youth Leaders in Training (LIT) Program:
Leaders in Training (LIT) program is a college access and career readiness program that meets once a week, and it includes workshops that support students with college applications, resume building, and more. In the Spring, the program will be focused on career readiness, and less on college access.
Youth LIT Intern duties include:
Assist with organizing and facilitating weekly LIT Workshops held every Saturday.
Support the Youth Education Specialist with reviewing and proofreading student documents (e.g., essays, résumés, personal statements) and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback.
Assist with recruitment, outreach, and maintaining regular engagement with participants.
Support the planning and coordination of field trips, campus visits, and enrichment activities.
Provide general program support including communications, curriculum planning, and documentation.
Participate in team meetings and contribute to the growth and improvement of the program.
Perform other related Youth Education tasks as needed.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E):
The Youth Education Department’s M&E team designs assessments, collects and analyzes data, and produces actionable insights that support strategic decision-making, curriculum planning, and reporting to stakeholders.
M&E Intern duties include:
Collaborate with the Youth Education Specialist to design and revise pre- and post-assessments, school readiness surveys, and response surveys.
Support the collection, organization, and cleaning of quantitative and qualitative data related to Youth Education programs.
Maintain accurate records of assessment results and ensure timely data entry and verification.
Assist in analyzing assessment and survey data to help inform program development and curriculum adjustments.
Contribute to summary reports, annual report, visualizations (e.g., charts or dashboards), impact summaries and presentations of findings.
Help track progress against program indicators and support documentation of lessons learned.
Participate in team meetings and offer insights from data trends to support decision-making.
Perform other related M&E/Youth Education tasks as needed.
All interns must:
Be available for Saturday programming (either in-person or online depending on program scheduling.)
Track and document all activities related to youth education and tutoring in the appropriate internal database system.
Complete and submit all trainings and professional development by deadline, as assigned.
Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment.
Uphold all IRC and program and child safeguarding policies and directives.
Work and communicate with IRC staff and volunteers as needed.
Complete assigned surveys and data tracking tasks, as assigned.
Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours.
All interns must be available to support Mini-NYSA and NYSA programming, in-person programming held during NYC DOE school breaks.
Additional related duties as assigned.
Learning Objectives:
Design and implement effective teaching strategies for multilingual classrooms
Understand trauma-informed education and programming
Develop engagement strategies with refugee families and communities
Develop assessment and monitoring and evaluation skills
Build nonprofit program development and volunteer management skills
Collaborate on professional development initiatives
Gain familiarity with the U.S. educational system and develop strategies for supporting refugee youth within it.
Qualifications:
Current undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate
Preference will be given to candidates with degrees in Education or related fields
Experience in ESOL, ENL, ELL highly preferred)
Experience or strong interest in working with refugee and immigrant children
Punctuality, excellent time management skills, and a flexible schedule
Outstanding intercultural and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from other cultural backgrounds.
Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding client information
Excellent organizational and leadership skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
Fluency in written and spoken English required. Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish)
All offers are contingent on successfully passing background and criminal history checks as required by federal and state law or by IRC policy.
Commitment:
Start date: September 1, 2025 or earlier
End date: December 31, 2025, with an opportunity to extend.
Minimum of 15 hours per week for the period of the internship. Preferences will be given to candidates who can commit to more hours.
Primary availabilities:
Monday to Friday, after-school hours preferred (3pm-7:30pm) with the ability to commit at least 2 shifts per week
Additional availability for team meetings and asynchronous tasks during standard work hours of 9am-5pm
Saturdays mandatory between the hours of 10am-5pm
Specific schedules will be determined for each intern upon hire
We plan to start interviews on September 2, 2025.
Applications are rolling until all positions are filled.
Reports To:
Youth Education Supervisor
Youth Education Specialists - Tutoring, LIT, YESOL
Youth ESOL Program:
The Youth ESOL Program offers online classes for students aged 12-20. The Fall Term will meet between September 15th and December 23rd, 2025, with students attending class twice per week. We currently offer English classes at five levels (schedule subject to change based on student needs)
Middle School Beginner: Spanish-Speakers (Mondays and Thursdays, 4-7pm)
Middle School Beginner: Multilingual* (Mondays and Thursdays 4-7pm)
Middle School Intermediate: Multilingual (Wednesdays and Fridays 4-5:30pm)
Middle School Intermediate: Multilingual (Wednesdays and Fridays 4-5:30pm)
Parent ESOL classes (in-person, Saturdays 11-1pm)
High School Beginner: Multilingual (in-person, Saturdays 1pm-3pm)
Our Multilingual groups will most likely include speakers of Spanish, Persian, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, French, Mandarin, and Haitian Creole.
Schedule subject to change per term
Youth ESOL Intern will be expected to:
Job Description
Resettlement is at the heart of the IRC’s work with refugees. Services provided meet refugees’ basic needs for food, shelter and legal rights in the early, critical stages of the long-term resettlement process. All activities lay the foundation for clients to become self-sufficient and contribute positively to their new community. The Youth Education Interns will assist the Youth Education department in supporting refugee and asylee children, and meet their short-term and long-term education goals.
Please note that this is an unpaid position.
This is a hybrid position, with opportunities to be online and in-person in our midtown Manhattan office at 263 W 38th Street.
The IRC- RAI New York Office’s Youth Education department is looking for strong intern candidates to work on five core programs for youth: Youth Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD), Youth English Classes (YESOL), Leaders in Training (LIT), Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and NYSA. Upon hire, interns will be assigned one of the aforementioned primary programs; all candidates should be prepared to engage fully with the responsibilities of each program as needed.
Youth Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD) Program:
The IRC Tools for Opportunities and Academic Development (TOAD) program provides academic, linguistic, social-emotional and developmental support for newly-arrived refugee and migrant youth. TOAD encompasses 4 sub-programs within the weekly schedule: Homework Help, English Practice Workshops (EPW), and Math Class.
Youth TOAD Intern duties include:
Assist in organizing and facilitating online after-school and in-person Saturday TOAD programming, focusing on areas such as English language skills, math, and other subjects as needed.
Youth TOAD Interns may have the opportunity to choose which role they would like to take in addition to the previously outlined duties: Curriculum, Community Event Programming, Student and Family Engagement, or Volunteer Tutor Coordination.
Youth ESOL Program:
The Youth ESOL Program offers online classes for students aged 12-20. The Fall Term will meet between September 15th and December 23rd, 2025, with students attending class twice per week. We currently offer English classes at five levels (schedule subject to change based on student needs)
Middle School Beginner: Spanish-Speakers (Mondays and Thursdays, 4-7pm)
Middle School Beginner: Multilingual* (Mondays and Thursdays 4-7pm)
Middle School Intermediate: Multilingual (Wednesdays and Fridays 4-5:30pm)
Middle School Intermediate: Multilingual (Wednesdays and Fridays 4-5:30pm)
Parent ESOL classes (in-person, Saturdays 11-1pm)
High School Beginner: Multilingual (in-person, Saturdays 1pm-3pm)
Our Multilingual groups will most likely include speakers of Spanish, Persian, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, French, Mandarin, and Haitian Creole.
Schedule subject to change per term
Youth ESOL Intern will be expected to:
Support Youth ESOL Specialist with creation of class material and direction of the class through regular feedback
Assist with instruction during online youth classes, including providing opportunities for differentiation and scaffolding
This may include: leading activities and classes, providing one-to-one support to students, assisting with “emotional scaffolding” (monitoring students’ affect during class), providing translation when necessary, and participating in the chat to respond to students comments and questions
You are expected to attend 6 class sessions a week (preferably choosing three out of the five English levels to consistently assist with and attend the class session for)
Support with material and program development
This may include: recommending class materials and activities to the Youth ESOL Specialist
Lead in-person Saturday Parent ESOL classes with guidance from Youth ESOL Specialist
Assist with intake process and assessments for students entering and exiting the program
This may include: holding video calls with students to facilitate assessments, scheduling check-ins with students throughout the term to see how they are feeling in the program, and helping to collect student feedback
Complete logistical tasks as needed
This may include: zoom management, sending extra study materials to students via email, and communicating with parents and families
Youth Leaders in Training (LIT) Program:
Leaders in Training (LIT) program is a college access and career readiness program that meets once a week, and it includes workshops that support students with college applications, resume building, and more. In the Spring, the program will be focused on career readiness, and less on college access.
Youth LIT Intern duties include:
Assist with organizing and facilitating weekly LIT Workshops held every Saturday.
Support the Youth Education Specialist with reviewing and proofreading student documents (e.g., essays, résumés, personal statements) and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback.
Assist with recruitment, outreach, and maintaining regular engagement with participants.
Support the planning and coordination of field trips, campus visits, and enrichment activities.
Provide general program support including communications, curriculum planning, and documentation.
Participate in team meetings and contribute to the growth and improvement of the program.
Perform other related Youth Education tasks as needed.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E):
The Youth Education Department’s M&E team designs assessments, collects and analyzes data, and produces actionable insights that support strategic decision-making, curriculum planning, and reporting to stakeholders.
M&E Intern duties include:
Collaborate with the Youth Education Specialist to design and revise pre- and post-assessments, school readiness surveys, and response surveys.
Support the collection, organization, and cleaning of quantitative and qualitative data related to Youth Education programs.
Maintain accurate records of assessment results and ensure timely data entry and verification.
Assist in analyzing assessment and survey data to help inform program development and curriculum adjustments.
Contribute to summary reports, annual report, visualizations (e.g., charts or dashboards), impact summaries and presentations of findings.
Help track progress against program indicators and support documentation of lessons learned.
Participate in team meetings and offer insights from data trends to support decision-making.
Perform other related M&E/Youth Education tasks as needed.
All interns must:
Be available for Saturday programming (either in-person or online depending on program scheduling.)
Track and document all activities related to youth education and tutoring in the appropriate internal database system.
Complete and submit all trainings and professional development by deadline, as assigned.
Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment.
Uphold all IRC and program and child safeguarding policies and directives.
Work and communicate with IRC staff and volunteers as needed.
Complete assigned surveys and data tracking tasks, as assigned.
Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours.
All interns must be available to support Mini-NYSA and NYSA programming, in-person programming held during NYC DOE school breaks.
Additional related duties as assigned.
Learning Objectives:
Design and implement effective teaching strategies for multilingual classrooms
Understand trauma-informed education and programming
Develop engagement strategies with refugee families and communities
Develop assessment and monitoring and evaluation skills
Build nonprofit program development and volunteer management skills
Collaborate on professional development initiatives
Gain familiarity with the U.S. educational system and develop strategies for supporting refugee youth within it.
Qualifications:
Current undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate
Preference will be given to candidates with degrees in Education or related fields
Experience in ESOL, ENL, ELL highly preferred)
Experience or strong interest in working with refugee and immigrant children
Punctuality, excellent time management skills, and a flexible schedule
Outstanding intercultural and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from other cultural backgrounds.
Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding client information
Excellent organizational and leadership skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
Fluency in written and spoken English required. Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish)
All offers are contingent on successfully passing background and criminal history checks as required by federal and state law or by IRC policy.
Commitment:
Start date: September 1, 2025 or earlier
End date: December 31, 2025, with an opportunity to extend.
Minimum of 15 hours per week for the period of the internship. Preferences will be given to candidates who can commit to more hours.
Primary availabilities:
Monday to Friday, after-school hours preferred (3pm-7:30pm) with the ability to commit at least 2 shifts per week
Additional availability for team meetings and asynchronous tasks during standard work hours of 9am-5pm
Saturdays mandatory between the hours of 10am-5pm
Specific schedules will be determined for each intern upon hire
We plan to start interviews on September 2, 2025.
Applications are rolling until all positions are filled.
Reports To:
Youth Education Supervisor
Youth Education Specialists - Tutoring, LIT, YESOL
Support Youth ESOL Specialist with creation of class material and direction of the class through regular feedback
Assist with instruction during online youth classes, including providing opportunities for differentiation and scaffolding
This may include: leading activities and classes, providing one-to-one support to students, assisting with “emotional scaffolding” (monitoring students’ affect during class), providing translation when necessary, and participating in the chat to respond to students comments and questions
You are expected to attend 6 class sessions a week (preferably choosing three out of the five English levels to consistently assist with and attend the class session for)
Support with material and program development
This may include: recommending class materials and activities to the Youth ESOL Specialist
Lead in-person Saturday Parent ESOL classes with guidance from Youth ESOL Specialist
Assist with intake process and assessments for students entering and exiting the program
This may include: holding video calls with students to facilitate assessments, scheduling check-ins with students throughout the term to see how they are feeling in the program, and helping to collect student feedback
Complete logistical tasks as needed
This may include: zoom management, sending extra study materials to students via email, and communicating with parents and families
Youth Leaders in Training (LIT) Program:
Leaders in Training (LIT) program is a college access and career readiness program that meets once a week, and it includes workshops that support students with college applications, resume building, and more. In the Spring, the program will be focused on career readiness, and less on college access.
Youth LIT Intern duties include:
Assist with organizing and facilitating weekly LIT Workshops held every Saturday.
Support the Youth Education Specialist with reviewing and proofreading student documents (e.g., essays, résumés, personal statements) and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback.
Assist with recruitment, outreach, and maintaining regular engagement with participants.
Support the planning and coordination of field trips, campus visits, and enrichment activities.
Provide general program support including communications, curriculum planning, and documentation.
Participate in team meetings and contribute to the growth and improvement of the program.
Perform other related Youth Education tasks as needed.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E):
The Youth Education Department’s M&E team designs assessments, collects and analyzes data, and produces actionable insights that support strategic decision-making, curriculum planning, and reporting to stakeholders.
M&E Intern duties include:
Collaborate with the Youth Education Specialist to design and revise pre- and post-assessments, school readiness surveys, and response surveys.
Support the collection, organization, and cleaning of quantitative and qualitative data related to Youth Education programs.
Maintain accurate records of assessment results and ensure timely data entry and verification.
Assist in analyzing assessment and survey data to help inform program development and curriculum adjustments.
Contribute to summary reports, annual report, visualizations (e.g., charts or dashboards), impact summaries and presentations of findings.
Help track progress against program indicators and support documentation of lessons learned.
Participate in team meetings and offer insights from data trends to support decision-making.
Perform other related M&E/Youth Education tasks as needed.
All interns must:
Be available for Saturday programming (either in-person or online depending on program scheduling.)
Track and document all activities related to youth education and tutoring in the appropriate internal database system.
Complete and submit all trainings and professional development by deadline, as assigned.
Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment.
Uphold all IRC and program and child safeguarding policies and directives.
Work and communicate with IRC staff and volunteers as needed.
Complete assigned surveys and data tracking tasks, as assigned.
Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours.
All interns must be available to support Mini-NYSA and NYSA programming, in-person programming held during NYC DOE school breaks.
Additional related duties as assigned.
Learning Objectives:
Design and implement effective teaching strategies for multilingual classrooms
Understand trauma-informed education and programming
Develop engagement strategies with refugee families and communities
Develop assessment and monitoring and evaluation skills
Build nonprofit program development and volunteer management skills
Collaborate on professional development initiatives
Gain familiarity with the U.S. educational system and develop strategies for supporting refugee youth within it.
Qualifications:
Current undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate
Preference will be given to candidates with degrees in Education or related fields
Experience in ESOL, ENL, ELL highly preferred)
Experience or strong interest in working with refugee and immigrant children
Punctuality, excellent time management skills, and a flexible schedule
Outstanding intercultural and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from other cultural backgrounds.
Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding client information
Excellent organizational and leadership skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
Fluency in written and spoken English required. Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish)
All offers are contingent on successfully passing background and criminal history checks as required by federal and state law or by IRC policy.
Commitment:
Start date: September 1, 2025 or earlier
End date: December 31, 2025, with an opportunity to extend.
Minimum of 15 hours per week for the period of the internship. Preferences will be given to candidates who can commit to more hours.
Primary availabilities:
Monday to Friday, after-school hours preferred (3pm-7:30pm) with the ability to commit at least 2 shifts per week
Additional availability for team meetings and asynchronous tasks during standard work hours of 9am-5pm
Saturdays mandatory between the hours of 10am-5pm
Specific schedules will be determined for each intern upon hire
We plan to start interviews on September 2, 2025.
Applications are rolling until all positions are filled.
Reports To:
Youth Education Supervisor
Youth Education Specialists - Tutoring, LIT, YESOL
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