International Rescue Committee
Job Title: Youth Development Intern
Sector: Youth Services
Employment Category: Intern
Employment Type: Part-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Job Description
TITLE : Youth Development Intern (4)
LOCATION: City Heights or El Cajon
START DATE : January or February
DURATION: 5-6 months (conclude in mid-June), 10-20 hours/week
Important Note: This is an unpaid internship.
BACKGROUND : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian
crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated
by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40
countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen
their communities.
Scope Of Work
IRC San Diego has operated Youth Programs in San Diego County since 1996, helping
more than 300 refugee youth every year successfully stay in school, graduate, and transition to college
or a career. The Youth Department’s focus is on newly arrived refugee and immigrant youth who may
have experienced trauma and continue to navigate a great deal of stress through the process of
acculturation and language acquisition. Throughout the year, IRC’s Youth Department facilitates a
variety of programs to support students academically in school and with the development of social
emotional assets. Youth Development Interns will support all programing at one of four school sites or
clusters: Hoover High School, Crawford High School, El Cajon Valley High School, and middle school sites
including Cajon Valley and Montgomery Middle Schools.
Responsibilities
Youth Development Interns will be assigned to one of four positions depending on
interest, skillset and availability. All interns will be responsible for assisting in student outreach, program
development, implementation, administration, and field trip support. All youth program work is focused
on the development of social emotional assets in the areas of Brain Building, Emotion Regulation,
Positive Social Skills, Conflict Resolution and Perseverance. Interns will learn how to facilitate
programming in a trauma informed, culturally responsive manner; and learn how to cultivate an
equitable, welcoming environment. Interns based at Hoover and Crawford High Schools will also support
academic tutoring and English Language development and are expected to work 1:1 or with small
groups of students to guide learning and academic growth. Interns may be asked to support additional
programming including Higher Education Financial Aid workshops and family engagement programs.
Learning Objectives
Qualifications
1. Intern will learn how to coordinate engaging, skill-building activities for high school or middle
school students using trauma-informed and culturally/linguistically responsive practices.
- Intern will develop skills to empower refugee and immigrant youth through supporting their
social emotional learning.
- Intern will gain insight on various refugee and immigrant issues, and support the systems that
enable them to thrive.
- Intern will be able to provide basic program management support including but not limited to
outreach and recruitment, intake, data entry, lesson planning and group program facilitation.
- Interns (Hoover and Crawford) will be able to provide academic support tailored to the needs of
English Language Learners.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or certificate program
- Must be living in San Diego, CA, and comfortable working in person
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must have availability Monday – Friday between the hours of 2 pm and 6 pm at least twice per
week. Schedule will vary by program site.
- Experience working with youth, refugees and/or English Language Learners ages 11-18 a plus
- Experience working in a diverse, multi-cultural setting a plus
- Able to commit 10-20 hours per week through June 2023
- Bilingual or multilingual strongly preferred in Pashto, Farsi/Dari, Spanish, Arabic, Swahili or
Haitian Creole
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: In accordance with IRC’s duty to provide and maintain a workplace
that is free of known hazards and our commitment to safeguard the health of our employees, clients,
and communities, IRC requires candidates who are selected for interview to furnish proof of vaccination
against COVID-19 in order to be considered for this position.
This position reports to the Youth Program Coordinator
IRC leading the way From Harm To Home
To apply for this job please visit rescue.csod.com.