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Instructional Design Intern

International Rescue Committee (IRC) Elizabeth, NJ On-site entry internship

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Description

The Instructional Design Intern will assist the Youth Instructional Design Specialist with programming activities, including the Empower Tutoring and the Mini Newcomer Youth Summer Academy, by developing curriculum design and academic resource toolkits, and providing related education support-related services to youth and their families as needed.

Responsibilities include:

  • Organize assessment data to develop staff training, educator toolkits, and curriculum design.
  • Assess and monitor students' linguistic and social-emotional support needs.
  • Participate in staff development and team meetings, tutor support hours, and observation sessions for Empower Tutoring and Newcomer Youth Summer Academy Programs.
  • Meet regularly with volunteer tutors to assess progress and areas of support.
  • Assist in maintaining comprehensive case notes on a shared digital platform for curriculum development and refinement purposes.
  • Develop lesson plans for a targeted age and proficiency level for one week of instruction.
  • Assist with monitoring and evaluation of English pre/post assessments and classroom observational assessments.
  • Support the creation and development of age-appropriate lesson plans and activities.
  • Collaborate effectively with teachers and fellow interns to support program delivery.
  • Develop and administer pre-ELP (English Language Proficiency) assessments, collect, record, and organize data for report writing purposes.
  • Complete related tasks and responsibilities assigned by the Youth Instructional Design Specialist.

Learning objectives:

  1. Student will learn how to effectively manage and facilitate educational programs for youth across a wide network.
  2. The intern will learn about refugee resettlement issues and processes.
  3. The intern will demonstrate foundational skills in monitoring and evaluation.
  4. The intern will apply principles of age-appropriate English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum design.
  5. The intern will enhance instructional support abilities.
  6. The intern will develop basic digital content creation skills.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • fluency in a second language (e.g. Spanish, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Farsi, Kiswahili, Haitian Creole)

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