Refugee Education Admin Intern

Responsibilities:

• Assist on‑site intake procedure enrollment process.
• Support in administering pre‑test and post‑test of students using standardized and non‑standardized tests.
• Assist in grading and documenting telephonic or onsite pre‑ and post‑term placement tests.
• Assist staff and volunteer instructors and learners with daily classroom issues, including attendance, multilingual technical support, sending daily class reminders, and confirming class schedule changes.
• Keep track of client communication and follow‑up on attendance.
• Assist staff instructors in in‑person classroom management and activities, including letting students into the classroom during the class time and tracking attendance.
• Support clients to enroll in other adult education programs with community providers.
• Use interpretation lines as needed for effective communication.
• Perform data entries, file, and assemble information for comprehensive reports in the internal databases (ETO) and Microsoft spreadsheets.
• Contact clients to conduct course feedback surveys.

• Interns will learn about refugee resettlement and refugee social services.
• Interns will develop administrative, digital literacy, and presentation skills.
• Interns will learn how to interact with multicultural and limited English‑speaking clients.

• Volunteers must be based in the U.S.
• Interns must be based in the U.S., be a U.S. citizen or have U.S. work authorization, and be enrolled in a post‑secondary institution or have graduated within the last two years.
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificate or degree is strongly preferred.
• Undergraduate studies in education, humanities, social sciences, international relations, or a related field.
• Must convey confidence, have effective communication skills, and exhibit excellent attention to detail.
• Desired languages (but not required):
  Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Dari/Farsi, Pashto, or Kiswahili.
• Strong desire to help refugees rebuild their lives in New Jersey.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Patience, understanding, flexibility, and an unceasingly positive attitude.
• Willing to learn about IRC history, philosophy, global work, and local efforts.
• Willing to adhere to IRC volunteer and workplace policies.

US Benefits: 10 sick days, 10 U.S. 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 403(b) retirement savings plan with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program available to staff and families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

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.