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Requisition ID:req56446
Job Title: Newcomer Youth Summer Academy Peer Mentor (Unpaid)
Sector: Education
Employment Category: Intern
Employment Type: Part-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: New York, NY RAI USA
Work Arrangement:Hybrid
Job Description
Position Overview:
The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy is a six-week program focusing on preparing newly arrived immigrant youth to succeed at their grade level in the New York City public school system. Up to 130 students ages 5 – 21 from over 20 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, physical education, and social emotional learning classes. Field Trips are held on Fridays.
Peer Mentors support the students’ academic and social emotional growth during the Academy. Peer Mentors will be placed with a single class of students for the six-week duration of the Academy, supporting all Classroom Teachers to ensure productive and enriching lessons and to serve as positive role models for students.
From Monday to Thursday, Peer Mentors work either the morning shift (8:00am to 12:00pm) or the afternoon shift (12:00pm to 4:00pm). On Fridays, all Peer Mentors work the full day (8:00am to 4:00pm) to support students and staff on field trips. All Peer Mentors must be available for all training days and for the entire duration of the program. No exceptions.
Major Responsibilities:
Complete all staff training prior to the start of the program, as well as all program meetings and staff development activities thereafter
Act as a positive role model for students; model appropriate student behavior and academic engagement with the Academy students at all times
Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment.
Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours.
Assist teachers and staff with classroom management, including various classroom activities, tutor students individually or in small groups at the direction of the teacher
Assist in supervision of daily student meals and student arrival/dismissal
Attend all field trips on Fridays and assist teachers and staff in student supervision
Assist with Arts Integration Activities
Support students in navigating cultural differences during the school day to ensure they feel included and confident.
Complete post-NYSA all staff evaluation
Other tasks as assigned by Classroom Teachers and IRC staff
Qualifications:
Minimum age: 17+ and must be at least a rising high school senior
Undergraduate students, Graduate students, or recent graduates, preferred
Residing in or near New York City with ability to travel to and from the site every day
Experience or strong interest in working with refugee and immigrant communities
Experience working with children and/or peers, preference for those with education experience
Punctuality, excellent time management skills, and a flexible schedule
Outstanding intercultural and interpersonal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from other cultural backgrounds
Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding client information
Excellent organizational and leadership skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision
Knowledge of classroom procedures; health and safety precautions a plus.
Fluency in written and spoken English required. Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Wolof)
All offers are contingent on successfully passing background and criminal history checks as required by federal and state law or by IRC policy.
Learning Objectives:
Implement effective teaching strategies for multilingual classrooms to support English Language Arts (ELA), Math, Social Studies, and other academic subjects, helping students strengthen the skills needed for the NYC school system.
Understand trauma-informed education and programming
Engage with refugee families and communities
Develop the ability to facilitate SEL activities that emphasize themes of NYSA
Understand and practice methods to help students resolve conflicts and build peaceful, inclusive relationships within the classroom and beyond.
Adapt to the needs of a diverse, multilingual student population and apply flexible problem-solving in fast-paced, interdisciplinary settings.
Develop skills in and practice translation and interpretation
This is an unpaid opportunity. Applicants are encouraged to seek out scholarships or additional funding opportunities.
Timeline:
The program runs from July 1st – August 15th.
Interviews and hiring occur on a rolling basis. Outreach to candidates will be within two weeks of application submission. All applications are due at 11:59pm on April 13 th , 2025.
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