Avis de recrutement : IRC recrute un(e) Spécialiste des partenariats avec la jeunesse et des académies aux Etats-Unis.
Job Overview/Summary:
The Youth Partnership and Academy Specialist ensures compliance with the Refugee School Impact Program (RSIP), both with internal IRC programming and with sub-contracted agencies. The purpose of the Refugee School Impact Program (RSIP) is to promote the academic performance and successful integration of refugee youth and other eligible youth, particularly those who have recently arrived to New York State into the education system. Awardees will empower families to be effective partners in the education of their children.
The Youth Partnership and Academy Specialist will also closely collaborate with IRC colleagues and partner agencies to provide two-week summer academies and 2-3 day mini-academies during school breaks during the school year. They will serve as support staff on-site and provide leadership and guidance to program staff.
Major Responsibilities:
General
- Support the monitoring and evaluation plan to ensure program records are complying and meet grant targets, including regular file review and program observation.
- Coordinate technical assistance and training to be provided by IRC staff to the sub-contractor
- Review submissions on the New York State Bureau of Refugee and Immigration Affairs (BRIA) Information Network (BIN) to ensure accuracy and compliance with the contract.
- Collaborate with fellow resettlement agencies to share opportunities for newly-arrived youth to participate in RSIP programming at IRC or subcontractors
With sub-contractors
- Escalate areas of concern as appropriate;
- Support site visits and compliance checks for sub-contractors;
- In collaboration with other IRC staff, review proposals from new sub-contractors;
- Provide onboarding orientation and training to new sub-contractors.
Academies
- Support logistics planning and implementation for meals, field trips and liaising with building staff;
- Plan and lead whole-group mindfulness lessons;
- Lead weekly family-communication plan for all students;
- Collaborate with IRC Staff and the Academic Lead Teacher in the implementing curriculum.
- Finalize observational assessments for each student;
- Collaborate with Academic Lead Teacher(s) in planning, coordinating classroom activities, and reviewing student progress;
- Lead classroom climate and culture in accordance with academy philosophy and protocols;
- Manage dismissal protocols;
- Supervise students in the cafeteria during breakfast and lunch;
- Complete weekly progress reports on time.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, psychology, or a related field required
- Minimum of one year experience with youth required, preferably with English language learners
- Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations from a variety of cultural and linguistic groups is highly desired
- Experience working with the New York City Public School system is desirable
- Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality. Ability to lead in a way that recognizes IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Fluent in MS Office applications, especially MS Excel
- Fluency in English required; fluency in a second language highly desired (Dari, Pashto, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, French).
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