Youth Education Intern | Spring 2026

Title: Spring 2026 Youth Education Intern
Location: Hybrid, with some in-person hours require at our midtown office in NYC
Start Date: January 5, 2026
Duration: May 31, 2026
Position Reports to: Youth Education Supervisor, Youth Education Specialists
Details: Interns will be expected to work 15-24 hours per week.

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 January 5, 2026 – May 31, 2026, 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.

NYSA and Mini-NYSA Planning and Curriculum Intern
• The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) is an in-person summer school
for newcomer youth ages 5-21. The program will be held for 6 weeks during the
summer and provide an enriching multicultural experience for participants
including classes including but not limited to ESOL, Visual Art, Sports, and
Dance.
• Mini-NYSA is an abbreviated version of NYSA held during the week long winter
and spring breaks and includes academic lessons, field trips, and activities.
• The NYSA Planning and Curriculum Interns will be an essential support to the
Youth Education Supervisor in creating class objectives and guidelines for Upper
School classes (grades 6-12) across all classes to create a cohesive linguistically
supportive, trauma informed, and culturally inclusive program.
• The NYSA Planning and Curriculum Interns duties will include:
 researching best practices in newcomer youth education to put into
practice at mini-NYSA and NYSA
 assist in the facilitation of Mini-NYSA including planning and leading some
lessons as assigned
 assist in creating a scope and sequence for NYSA classes
 create sample lesson plans for incoming NYSA instructors
 assist in the update of NYSA teacher training
 collaborating with youth education team on creating Math, English, and
School Readiness assessments
 facilitate assessments to enrolling NYSA students online and in-person
 create elective schedules for Upper School NYSA students
 other duties as assigned

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: January 5, 2026 or earlier
• End date: May 31, 2026, 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 December 1, 2025.
Applications are rolling until all positions are filled.
Reports To:
Youth Education Supervisor
Youth Education Specialists – Tutoring, LIT, YESOL