Requisition ID: req52006 Job Title: Fall Internship - Youth Program Intern - Unpaid Sector: Youth Services Employment Category: Intern Employment Type: Part-Time Open to Expatriates: No Location: Denver, CO USA Work Arrangement:In-person Job Description TITLE:Youth Programs Intern – Youth Programs Intern LOCATION:Denver, in person and in the community COMMITMENT:10-15 Hours per week; August 23 - Dec 13, 2024 or full academic year August 23, 2024 - May 16, 2025. Weekly schedule during weekday business hours to be determined by intern and supervisor. Compensation:This is an unpaid internship. Interns receive mileage reimbursement when driving is required Scope of Work:The Youth Support Services intern will work with the IRC Youth team in program implementation, community partnership, volunteer management, and program reporting. IRC Organizational 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. The IRC works with government bodies, civil society actors and local volunteers to help refugees, asylees and those with Special Immigrant Visas translate their past experiences into assets that are valuable to their new communities. In Denver and other offices across the country, the IRC helps refugees and asylees to rebuild their lives through services and programs that assist with initial resettlement through longer-term integration. Presently, these services are case management, employment services, psychosocial support, family stabilization, health coordination, health insurance literacy, family reunification and programs for children and youth. The Denver office also has a legal services program to provide pro bono legal representation to survivors of torture, as well as direct legal services for family-based immigration. Internship Overview:The Youth Program intern will support overall youth team services and programs, with a primary focus in youth and community programs. As a Youth Programs intern, they will also support family and youth connect to community programs, by building relationships with community partners and developing IRC youth programs. They will support with program planning and implementation, participant enrollment, and participant evaluation or reporting. They will support with connecting families to community partner events. Some of the responsibilities may include: • Program planning and implementation support with Youth Program Specialist staff, developing participant evaluations, parent engagement strategies, and support leading program activities such as field trips and workshops. • Work alongside the Tutoring Together program for middle school and high school youth, through volunteer recruitment & onboarding, volunteer training development and volunteer coordination and communication. • Connect with local partners such as afterschool programs, libraries, universities, and non-profit organizations to partner on new IRC programs and connect clients to partner programs. Internship Learning Objectives: 1. Intern will gain knowledge and experience working within U.S. resettlement process and education systems. 2. Intern will gain experience in program management through supporting with program processes: design, preparation, monitoring and evaluation. 3. Intern will gain work experience in building partner relationships, and volunteer management. This position reports to the Youth Program Specialist To Apply: Interested applicants should submit an online application along with cover letter and resume to https://irc- global.my.salesforce-sites.com/volunteer Applications without resume and cover letter describing candidates qualification and skills and ability to live and work in the metro Denver area cannot be accepted. Qualified applicants will be selected for an initial phone screening with the Volunteer Coordinator. QUESTIONS? Email ircdenver.volunteer@rescue.org This is an unpaid internship position. No financial compensation, including compensation for relocation, is available. Qualifications Preferred Skills: • Ability to work in person and drive clients with personal vehicle and insurance. • Strong communication skills and comfort working with Microsoft platforms. • Previous experience working with youth and families in out of school programs. • Organized for program planning processes, monitoring, and evaluation reports. • Compassion, patience, and cultural humility working with newcomer families.