Youth Intern (Spring 2027)

The IRC’s Refugee School Impact Program and Refugee Youth Mentoring Program support integration and wellbeing of refugee and immigrant youth through after-school programming, mentoring, tutoring, and case management. Interns provide direct support, deliver instructional sessions, and assist with program data and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Build supportive, culturally responsive relationships with refugee and immigrant youth in the after-school program.
• Deliver engaging, differentiated small-group and one-on-one sessions reflecting the IRC’s Social Emotional Asset Development (SEAD) framework.
• Design and adapt culturally relevant instructional materials and activity guides for multilingual learners.
• Contribute to a shared team library of resources and instructional tools accessible to all program staff.
• Help administer and record attendance, pre- and post-assessments, and participant progress data.
• Co-facilitate or participate in volunteer and staff orientation and training, modeling effective facilitation and instructional techniques.
• Support continuous quality improvement by identifying programmatic gaps and opportunities and raising them to the Youth Supervisor and Coordinator.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment.
• Tutor Track: Provide academic tutoring and homework support across content areas.
• Deliver English Language Development (ELD) instruction and language practice aligned to Maryland WIDA standards.
• Design, adapt, and differentiate ELD lesson plans and supplementary materials for multilingual and English Language Learner (ELL) youth.
• Administer IRC’s pre- and post-ELD assessments and contribute to reviewing results to inform instruction.
• Mentor Track: Mentor youth in college exploration, post-secondary planning, and career awareness, connecting learning to real-world pathways.
• Design and adapt college- and career-readiness curriculum, units, and workshops (e.g., goal-setting and study skills, college options and the application process, financial aid and FAFSA awareness, resume building, interview practice, and workplace readiness).
• Support youth in identifying their interests, strengths, and goals, and in building the habits and confidence to pursue them.
• Integrate English language support as needed, while keeping college and career growth the primary focus.
• Help track mentee goals and progress and contribute to program data and reporting.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in, or holding, a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
• Tutor track: preferably in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Education, Linguistics, or a closely related field; candidates pursuing a TESOL certificate or specialization are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Mentor track: preferably in Education, Counseling, Social Work, Youth Development, Career Counseling, or a closely related field.
• Experience teaching, tutoring, mentoring, or coaching children and youth (in a formal or informal setting such as public schools, after-school programs, or community programs) preferred.
• Tutor track: experience teaching English Language Development (ELD) and/or incorporating ELD principles into sessions desired.
• Mentor track: experience in college access, career readiness, youth mentoring, or post-secondary advising preferred.
• Experience working with English Language Learners preferred; experience with refugee youth and/or in U.S. public school settings desired.
• Ability to create and deliver engaging, differentiated lessons and workshops for multilingual and ELL youth.
• Tutor track: knowledge of ESL/ELD instructional practices and strategies; familiarity with the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework preferred.

Skills

• TESOL Certification
• Applied Linguistics
• Education
• Linguistics
• Counseling
• Social Work
• Youth Development
• Career Counseling
• Teaching English Language Development
• English Language Learning Support
• Refugee Youth Mentoring
• Lesson Planning
• Workshop Delivery
• Differentiated Instruction
• WIDA English Language Development Standards
• Program Data Management
• Quality Improvement
• Private Tutoring
• Mentorship

Languages

English