NYSA Education Intern (Unpaid)

TL;DR

NYSA Education Intern (Unpaid): Supporting preparation and facilitation of the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy, a six-week in-person program for newly arrived immigrant youth ages 5-21 with an accent on academic, arts, physical education, and social-emotional learning. Focus on administrative tasks, classroom assistance, ESOL instruction, or monitoring and evaluation to ensure program success and student school readiness.

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid before NYSA start June 1–30, 2025; in-person during NYSA July 1–August 15, 2025; must be available full days in Manhattan for training June 29–July 2, 2026 and program days)

Company

International humanitarian NGO responding to crises, supporting refugee resettlement in the US and 40+ countries.

What you will do

• Support Youth Education Supervisor with administrative tasks: ensuring lesson plans submission, reviewing plans, classroom observations, team communication.
• Assist teachers in classrooms as needed, including stepping in for instruction.
• For Youth ESOL Intern: Create class materials, provide feedback, assist in-person instruction, lead activities, offer one-on-one support and translation.
• For Monitoring and Evaluation Intern: Design assessments/surveys, collect/analyze data, create reports/visualizations, track program indicators.
• Complete trainings, support program rollout/wrap-up, supervise student meals/arrival/dismissal.
• Model positive behavior and participate in meetings.

Requirements

• Recent/current undergraduate or graduate student in Education or related field
• Experience in education/teaching preferred; knowledge of classroom procedures, health/safety a plus
• Experience working with children/peers desired
• Ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds
• Fluency in written/spoken English required; must be available for all training and full program duration (no exceptions)
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills, team player, flexible, self-directed

Nice to have

• Second language proficiency (Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Mandingo, Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Wolof)

Culture & Benefits

• Learn program management, M&E skills, non-profit development in large in-person education for diverse K-12 students
• Adhere to IRC core values: Integrity, Service, Equality, Accountability
• Comprehensive US benefits for staff (not specified for unpaid interns): sick days, holidays, PTO, health/dental/vision insurance, FSA, 403b, EAP