Instructional Design Intern

Instructional Design Intern

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.

A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

The goal of the youth programs is to help refugee and immigrant children and youth adapt successfully to elementary, middle, and high schools and prepare for college, career, and beyond while meeting their short and long-term educational needs and supporting refugee/immigrant youth's social-emotional well-being and English language development.

The Youth Education Programs at the IRC in Elizabeth support refugee and immigrant youth, their families, and their schools with the school adjustment process and preparation for college and beyond. The Instructional Design Intern will assist the Youth Instructional Design Specialist with programming activities, including the Empower Tutoring and the Mini Newcomer Youth Summer Academy, by developing curriculum design and academic resource toolkits, and providing related education support-related services to youth and their families as needed.

The Instructional Design Intern will support the Mini Newcomer Youth Summer Academy by supporting instruction, developing age-appropriate lesson plans and digital tools, providing classroom and operational support, and facilitating classroom activities. They will collaborate closely with other teachers, interns, and volunteers to ensure high-quality academic and social-emotional learning experiences for participating youth.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Organize assessment data to develop staff training, educator toolkits, and curriculum design.
• Assess and monitor students' linguistic and social-emotional support needs.
• Participate in staff development and team meetings, tutor support hours, and observation sessions for Empower Tutoring and Newcomer Youth Summer Academy Programs.
• Meet regularly with volunteer tutors to assess progress and areas of support.
• Assist in maintaining comprehensive case notes on a shared digital platform for curriculum development and refinement purposes.
• Develop lesson plan for a targeted age and proficiency level for one week of instruction.
• Assist with monitoring and evaluation of English pre/post assessments and classroom observational assessments.
• Support the creation and development of age-appropriate lesson plans and activities.
• Collaborate effectively with teachers and fellow interns to support program delivery.
• Develop and administer pre-ELP (English Language Proficiency) assessments, collect, record, and organize data for report writing purposes.
• Complete related tasks and responsibilities assigned by the Youth Instructional Design Specialist.

1. Student will learn how to effectively manage and facilitate educational programs for youth across a wide network.

2. The intern will learn about refugee resettlement issues and processes.

3. The intern will demonstrate foundational skills in monitoring and evaluation.

4. The intern will apply principles of age-appropriate English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum design.

5. The intern will enhance instructional support abilities.

6. The intern will develop basic digital content creation skills.

Interns must be based in US, must be a US citizen or have US work authorization, must be enrolled in post-secondary institution or have graduated from a post-secondary institution within last 2 years. Requirements include:

• Currently pursuing or have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in ESOL, social work,…