# Adult Education Intern

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Richmond, VA
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The Adult Education Intern will assist the Adult Education Specialist in the planning and implementation of English language training classes to refugees and immigrants served by IRC Richmond.

Responsibilities:

- Assist IRC staff with the enrollment, coordination, and implementation of classes

- Contact students to confirm their availability to attend classes

- Navigate client barriers to education, including transportation and childcare

- Differentiate and scaffold instruction to students individually or in small groups

- Communicate with local stakeholders and adult education services to connect students to appropriate classes

- Support teachers in preparing student materials for classes

- Coordinate with volunteers to ensure proper coverage for adult education classes

- Collect and interpret data to support educational initiatives and encourage student success

- Adhere to IRC policies, particularly those related to confidentiality and client privacy

Qualifications:

- Undergraduate or graduate level studies in education, social work, international relations, social sciences, or related field preferred

- Respect and awareness of global backgrounds and experiences, and a desire to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S.

- Background in education or experience teaching formally or informally

- Patience, understanding, and flexibility

- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail

- Effective communication skills, especially in a cross-global environment

- Engaged in learning about the IRC and willing to adhere to IRC volunteer and workplace policies

- Proficiency in more than one language preferred but not required (especially Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Spanish, and Kinyarwanda)

Benefits:

- Comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits, including medical insurance, dental, vision, FSA, 403b retirement savings plan, disability and life insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

## Skills

### Required
- education
- social work
- English language training
- communication
- organizational skills

### Nice to have
- Dari
- Pashto
- Arabic
- Spanish
- Kinyarwanda
- teaching
- adult education

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