Youth Programs Intern — Community Support & Outreach

Scope of Work

The Youth Programs Intern will work closely with the IRC School Specialists and Mentoring Specialist to support youth and their families as they work to achieve their goals related to academic and vocational areas of interest, and social integration. This may include coordination with schools, administrative tasks, and transportation assistance for various field trips and school related activities.

• Attend Volunteer/Intern Orientation.
• Contribute to the planning and coordination of various activities, such as after-school tutoring, college prep workshops, and monthly outings or field trips.
• Most work is from 9a-5p, with occasional evenings or weekend activities, or appointments in the early mornings for things such as school bus orientations.
• Administrative support (phone calls, filing, data entry, collected signed paperwork, etc.)
• Provide transportation for clients and their families to appointments.
• Assist with preschool and school enrollments. Duties include completing school enrollment paperwork, collecting documents, obtaining parental signatures, and delivering forms to schools.
• Be sensitive to the differences of clients. Respect their beliefs and values, which may differ from yours.
• Record hours and submit completed timesheet for each month via the IRC’s online Volunteer Dashboard.

• Pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree
• Strong interpersonal skills and interest in working with the refugee community
• Occasional evening or weekend availability
• Ownership of a car and a valid driver’s license and car insurance
• Willingness to be flexible and accommodating to client needs
• Ability to converse in a client language is strongly preferred
• This position is unpaid and reports to the Youth Programs Supervisor.

US Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

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, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability.