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 IRC’s My New School (MNS) Program provides comprehensive support to ensure that newly arrived refugee youth succeed academically and socially. The program has two primary service components: (1) a year-long after-school program and summer camp designed to prepare students for success in school in the United States and (2) school orientation programming for caregivers and students who are refugees and immigrants new to the Atlanta metro school districts. The Education Specialist delivers afterschool programming during the school year, summer camp programming, and cultural orientation sessions, throughout the year, on topics appropriate to youth and caregivers who recently arrived in the United States. They report to the Youth Program Supervisor and work with the Lead Education Specialist, as well as part-time program assistants, volunteers, and interns to coordinate service delivery.
Major Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Curriculum Development & Delivery
• Lead daily classroom activities for the IRC My New School After School Program at school site(s). Managing an average classroom size of 20 youth with support from other staff and volunteers.
• Administer regular pre-post assessment to capture student needs and growth.
• Support design and implementation of daily after school lessons and workshops in line with IRC’s Framework for Social Emotional Asset Development Toolkit.
• Conducts school cultural orientation sessions on topics appropriate to youth and caregivers who recently arrived in the United States in both home visit or group workshop setting.
Family and Community Engagement:
• Utilize interpretation services to conduct family outreach and provide systems navigation and support to improve family’s connection to school and student(s) engagement in school.
• Support recruitment for a cohort of approximately 45 students for the My New School After school program and a cohort of approximately 20 students for summer camp leading family outreach, requesting staff referrals, and working with community partners to recruit required number of students to meet program goals.
• Build and maintain good relationships with school personnel and work with school staff to
conduct targeted student recruitment.
• Collaborate with external partners, serving as a liaison between organizations.
• Maintain regular communication with parents and help facilitate internal and external referrals.
Administrative and General Support:
• Enter data and case notes into IRC systems to accurately record program data to ensure program quality, compliance, measure and report outcomes, and facilitate internal learning
• Attend Youth Education Department and My New School team meetings and complete administrative duties, including but not limited to timesheets and expense reports.
• Participate in RAI Education & Youth networking and learning events, such as the Youth Community of Practice and annual Virtual Summit
• Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, social work or related field of study preferred.
Work Experience:
• Minimum of two years related professional experience working in an education or youth program setting.
• In-depth knowledge of local education systems
• Responsive Classrooms and/or Restorative Justice trained, highly desirable
• Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations, highly desirable.
Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:
• Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality. Ability to lead in a way that recognizes that IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.
• Demonstrated skills in lesson and/or workshop planning and facilitation, preferably with multilingual learners
• Strong relationship building, diplomacy, and networking skills; ability to effectively build internal and external relationships.
• Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills combined with the proven ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work product.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written; proficiency in language(s) spoken by client group is desired.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); ability to use the internet and other digital tools for data entry, research, and problem-solving purposes.
• Fluent in predominant language of local client a plus but not required (Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Spanish, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, etc.).
• Valid driver’s license and access to a personal, insured vehicle.
Working Environment:
• A combination of standard office environment, remote work, and ‘field’ time within the service delivery area to perform the above outlined responsibilities.
• Occasional domestic (non-local) travel required; up to 10%.
• Requires availability to work until 6:30pm during after school program delivery.
• May require occasional weekend hours.
Compensation:
Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
US Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
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.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
How to apply
https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/job/req56677/Education-Specialist