Senior Youth Program Specialist

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.
** Job Overview:
** The vision of the IRC Washington Youth Program is that youth from refugee and immigrant backgrounds will have the skills and resources necessary to pursue a future of opportunity. The Youth and Education Program works towards this vision by providing educational and enrichment opportunities to help school-aged youth from refugee and immigrant backgrounds catch up on missed education, adjust to a new school, accelerate English language development, and build positive relationships in the school and community.

This program supports school-age youth and their families, and also provides support to teachers and school administration to better connect and serve these students.

The Sr. Youth Program Specialist is responsible for teaching and implementation of IRC’s Youth and Education Programs in Spokane, WA.The Individualized Tutoring Program matches K-12 students and families with an IRC screened, trained, and supervised tutor who supports English language acquisition, literacy and fluency, math skills, general homework and social emotional learning. Tutors meet with students once a week after school for 1-2 hours for 3-6 months.

Tutoring occurs at home or online. Tutoring is one of IRC’s long-standing programs and IRC is committed to providing high quality tutoring in alignment with Standford University’s National Student Success Accelerator’s standards. The program serves 60-70 multilingual learners annually. Tutoring occurs on weekdays between the hours of 4:00 pm – 7:00 pmThe School Support program provides families with support navigating the U.S. School system.

Activities include conducting info sessions for parents, coordinating parent teacher meetings and school tours, helping families resolves school related issues and helping families access digital content.

The Family Engagement program works with schools and community partners to host workshops and events for families to learn about resources available at schools and other topics such as digital literacy skills, online safety, activities for kids, and high school graduation as well as accessing free community spaces such as the library and Mobius Discovery Center.

** Major Responsibilities:
**** Individualized Tutoring Program
*** Provide direct instruction to tutees in the Individualized Tutoring Program and serve as a substitute tutor as needed.
* Prepare lesson plans and materials tailored to the students’ needs.
* Collect and maintain appropriate student and family records, documents, and case notes, maintaining confidentiality.
* Conduct outreach phone calls to invite families to participate in programs.
* Conduct enrollment sessions with new families, ensuring the families understand the program and collecting all necessary documentation.
* Provide ongoing support and problem-solving for volunteer tutors, answer questions, provide coaching, and disseminate teaching and learning resources and best practices.
* Assist program coordinator with conducting regular supervision of community tutors to ensure quality instruction and safeguarding accountability, this includes regular tutor observations and feedback, and quarterly feedback calls with families and students.
** Family Engagement Program
*** Plan and coordinate family events and workshops on school resources, digital literacy, online safety, youth activities, graduation pathways, and accessing free…