Adult Education Administrative Intern

LOCATION: Hybrid
START DATE: May 15, 2025
DURATION: At least 3-4 months
POSITION REPORTS TO: Cultural Orientation and Intake Specialist
DETAILS: M/F 9am-5pm

Adult Education Administrative Intern


SCOPE OF WORK:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), works in the United States welcomes newly arrived refugees and immigrants, supports them in their resettlement, and provides holistic services to help them build new lives in their communities. 

The Adult Education Department provides in-person and remote ESOL classes to adults 18 years and older, facilitates Cultural Orientation for resettlement clients, and provides various workshops and orientations to clients across all programs in the IRC NY office. The Adult Education Administrative Intern will support in the development of client facing materials, facilitate workshops, and communicate directly with students about upcoming events and to support class attendance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Adult Education Administrative Intern will assist the Cultural Orientation and Intake Specialist in supporting administrative and organizational tasks for Adult ESOL classes, Cultural Orientation, and other educational workshops.

Keep track of client communication and follow-up on attendance
Maintain timely and organized physical and virtual student files
Attend weekly supervision meetings with supervisor
Support during ESOL Open Houses
Support with the development of outreach materials and conducting outreach phone calls for classes, Workforce Development Workshops, and English class orientations
Support development of curriculum for Cultural Orientation and other educational workshops
Facilitate Cultural Orientation and other educational workshops
Support with compiling data, performing data entry, and assembling information for comprehensive reports in the internal databases


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Intern will learn about the various management responsibilities of a complex educational program.
Intern will learn to coordinate and communicate with stakeholders to plan and implement educational workshops and events.
Intern will learn about programs and services provided to refugees, migrants, and displaced people.


REQUIREMENTS: 

Based in the US with US work authorization
Enrolled in post-secondary institution or have graduated from a post-secondary institution within the last 2 years 
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)      
Must be willing to work varied hours in a hybrid setting.    
Fluent in English, both spoken and written; bilingual ability preferred, preferably in Spanish, French, Arabic, Dari/Farsi, and/or Russian.    

Ideal candidate will have experience working with immigrants or refugees in a social service and/or educational setting.