Job Information
International Rescue Committee Fall2023/Spring2024 Adult Education Administrative Assistant Intern in New York, New York
Requisition ID: req46230
Job Title: Fall2023/Spring2024 Adult Education Administrative Assistant Intern
Sector: Education
Employment Category: Intern
Employment Type: Part-Time
Compensation: USD 0.00 - 0.00 Hourly
Location: New York, NY RAI USA
Work Arrangement:
Job Description
BACKGROUND:International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in more than 50 countries and over 28 U.S. cities, the IRC provides resettlement, education and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.
SCOPE OF WORK:Intern will assist the program Supervisor in supporting administrative and organization tasks for Adult ESL classes. Intern will work closely with the Adult ESL Instructor and Workforce Development Specialist to monitor important data. These classes are Funded by WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) and require specific targets and data for reports.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Keep track of client communication and follow-up on attendance
• Maintain timely and organized physical and virtual student files
• Attend weekly supervision meetings with the program Supervisor
• Supporting during ESL open houses
• Support with the outreach for classes, Workforce Development Workshops, and English class orientations
• Support with compiling data, performing data entry, and assembling information for comprehensive reports in the internal databases, Microsoft spreadsheets and ASISTS.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: The Adult Education Administrative Assistant Intern will
• Get hands-on experience working in Administration for Adult Education Programs
• Learn about data tracking and reporting to funders
• Build communication and outreach skills with different stakeholders within the IRC office
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
• Comfort working with refugees and immigrants from a variety of backgrounds, including those with limited
formal education and/or literacy skills
• Ability to adapt to changing situations, comfortable working in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Responsible, flexible, and dedicated
• Reliable: will commit to term listed above
• Excellent organizational skills
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Proficient in MS Office suite (especially Excel)
• Bilingual speaking abilities is a plus (Spanish, French, Ukrainian, Russian, Pashto, Dari, or Farsi)
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