Newcomer Youth Summer Academy Intern - Summer 2025

International Rescue Committee
United States, Maryland, Silver Spring
8737 Colesville Road (Show on map)
Mar 27, 2025
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. Background: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 28 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. Domestically, our 28 offices across the U.S. ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing, and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency. SCOPE OF WORK: The IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy is a five-week intensive learning experience for recently arrived refugee and asylee youth, specifically designed to address identified learning gaps in English, social-emotional learning and school readiness. Up to 100 students ages 12 - 21 will participate in academic, creative arts, physical education, and social emotional learning classes. Interns will work closely with the youth department to support all aspects of planning and implementing the 2025 IRC Newcomer Youth Summer Academy including student recruitment, volunteer recruitment and training, curriculum development, teaching, monitoring and evaluation, public relations, and community partnership development. The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy will be held offsite in Prince George's County. RESPONSIBILITIES: Conduct home visits to enroll newly arriving and/or newly referred families. Solicit local companies and organizations for donations of services and/or goods. Develop and implement teaching content and curricula based on academic standards. Interact daily with students, building positive relationships and encouraging academic success. Assist with program logistics, including: setting up program space, contacting participants, maintaining attendance records, and administering pre- and post- program evaluation surveys. Provide feedback to the youth team on ease and effectiveness of existing curriculum, and work with the youth team to revise and/or expand curriculum as needed. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Interns will learn about the challenges and barrier newcomerstudents encounter while integrating into U.S. schools. Interns will gain curriculum development skills including: defining learning objectives, identifying and developing effective classroom teaching methods for global, multilingual students, and implementing assessment tools. Interns will gain experience working and teaching in globalenvironments. Minimum Qualifications: Requirements Access to a personal vehicle is required. Available to work (at least) 30 hours per week from June 9 to approximately August 22. Experience working in education and/or youth development such as facilitating summer camps/activities, teaching, tutoring, etc. Experience working with refugee and immigrant youth Ability to take initiative, think creatively, and problem-solve effectively Ability to work in a fast pace environment TO APPLY Click Apply Now at the top of this page. Please attach a resume, cover letter, and a list of (at least) three references to your application. The deadline to apply is May 23, 2025. This position is for Summer 2025 and requires a minimum commitment of 3 months and at least 15-30 hours per week. Ability to work at least one day in-person required. Summer 2025 Interns are expected to begin their internship term by attending an in-person intern orientation on June 9th, 2024 from 9:15AM-3:30PM. We currently offer internships during the following semesters: Spring: January - May Summer: June- August Fall: September - December Internships are typically posted 2-3 months prior to the anticipated start date. Note: Internships with the IRC in Silver Spring are unpaid. Summer 2025 interns may be eligible for per diem reimbursement at the rate of $15/day to offset the costs of food and travel. For information on scholarship opportunities, contact your university or the IRC Silver Spring Community Engagement Specialist Raina Walker at Raina.Walker@rescue.org. Candidates applying not enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and outside of 12 months from graduation are welcome to apply. These candidates will be processed as volunteers. To protect our clients, the IRC requires all selected applicants to complete background checks. We ask that you make a $30 donation to help us cover the associated costs. Currently, 87% of our funding goes directly to programming to support our clients, and your help to cover this cost will ensure that no funding is directed away from serving our clients. Instructions will be provided after you have been selected to intern or volunteer. IRC leading the way from harm to home.* 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. If you need assistance in the application or hiring process to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact Talent Acquisitions at IRC.Recruitment@rescue.org. As required by law, the IRC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability. Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.