The mission of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The vision of the IRC Seattle Youth Program is that youth from refugee backgrounds will have the skills and resources necessary to achieve academic success and pursue a future of opportunity. The goal of of Education Access team is to help recently arrived refugee students and their guardians adapt successfully to Seattle area public schools while giving them the tools and opportunities they need to grow in their academics, regulate emotions, and expand their social circles. Youth Education coaches will work directly with refugee families and school personnel in order to guide the student and their family through the public education system and empower them to thrive in their new setting. Coaches partner with families over the course of their practicum, sometimes conducting home and school visits to help clients make progress in their adjustment to the US education system. In addition, the Education Access team hosts Conflict Transformation groups for refugee middle and high school students where we focus on communication skills, emotional regulation, and provide a space for youth to learn, discuss, and practice as they navigate their lives and cross-cultural identities.  Youth Education Coach's will help support this program in-person at selected schools with planning, facilitating, etc.

- Support the school enrollment process for newly arrived refugees. Includes: online school enrollment, school orientation, connecting with school staff.
- Support parents to engage with their children's education through phone calls, home visits, school visits, and providing advocacy.
- Secure translation/interpretation services as needed.
- Maintain comprehensive case notes.
- Support Conflict Transformation groups by helping plan sessions, facilitate sessions, etc.
- Create an environment of active participation, safety, and trust for youth and families.
- Participate in ongoing learning and professional development through self-study, case presentations by Youth staff and appropriate trainings and webinars
- Fulfill other case management responsibilities assigned by supervisor
- Participate in team meetings.

Interns have the opportunity to attend a variety of meetings with community partners, such as schools and community colleges. These are all opportunities to learn about the details that go into program design as well as relationship building with relevant stakeholders.

IRC is an organization active in a variety of advocacy efforts to support newcomer refugee families. Interns can attend IRC US and IRC Global discussions and learn about progress in relevant regulations and how can interns add their voices. The IRC has a lot of information through meetings and our website about what is occurring globally and how it impacts our clients/the populations we serve.

In this role you will do frequent visits to families, so travelling by car. Therefore, we cover mileage for all drives from the IRC office to families' homes, schools and other locations in the community related to the practicum.

• Currently pursuing a degree in social work
• Experience working with children and youth, specifically in the context of educational and social programs
• Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations
• Ability to work independently

• Fluency in a second language such as Dari, Swahili, Pashto, Spanish, Farsi, Arabic, Burmese, Ukrainian or Nepali is an advantage

Please submit resume to eva.chirinos@rescue.org