# Adult Education Intern

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Atlanta, GA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Atlanta is seeking an Adult Education Intern to assist refugee and immigrant adults in ESL classes to develop the language skills critical for success. The classes aim to build vocabulary and communication skills, convey skills necessary for the American workforce, and impart information about integral life skills and systems.

The Adult Education Intern will work under class lead instructors and other IRC Adult Education staff to effectively engage with prospective and current immigrant and refugee clients. Responsibilities include:

- Recruitment and Outreach: providing information about programming, schedule, and expectations around education services.

- Intake and Orientation: working with clients individually to complete enrollment documents, to discuss goals, and schedule a formal proficiency level assessment.

- Classroom Support: assisting lead instructors with classroom management activities, following developed curriculum and leading instruction with groups of English language learners.

- Retention and Follow-up: conferencing with, surveying, and connecting with current and former participants, assessing goals and identifying appropriate referrals.

Requirements:

- Strong communication skills.

- Availability for at least 9 hours of class time per week.

- An interest in or experience with teaching in general and teaching ESL specifically.

- An interest in working closely with a diverse population of adults.

- Comfortability in working in a cross-cultural environment, in-person, online, and over the phone, with adult learners, sometimes with little or no English proficiency.

- Fluent in spoken and written English. Bi-lingual abilities are not necessary but can be a plus.

Commitment of 9 hours per week for a minimum of 3 consecutive months. Must be at least 18 years old and authorized to work in the United States.

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## Skills

### Required
- ESL teaching
- communication skills
- classroom management

### Nice to have
- bi-lingual abilities

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