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NJ Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) Peer Mentor
ORGANIZATION: International Rescue Committee
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In July & August 2025, the IRC in New Jersey will host a three-week summer program focusing on English as a Second Language (ESL) enrichment for refugee youth living in northern New Jersey. The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) will serve up to 130 students ages 5 - 20, in ten classes, from at least 10 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, and recreational activities. Field trips will be held once per week. The Peer Mentor will be a key part of the classroom instructional team and will reinforce English language development with refugee youth in a positive and healing classroom environment.
IRC seeks twenty-five volunteer Peer Mentors to support a self-contained classroom, assisting Lead Teachers and Teacher Assistants with English literacy and ESL instruction. Each Peer Mentor is expected to collaborate with their Lead Teacher and Teacher Assistant as they support a culturally and age-appropriate curriculum for a class of approximately 15 students. Peer Mentors will support Newcomer Multilingual students' academic and social emotional growth during the program not only by ensuring classroom instruction runs smoothly but also by serving as positive role models for newcomer youth. Peer Mentors will be enthusiastic about motivating students to do their best and create a trusting and comfortable environment for students to learn.
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About International Rescue Committee
Location:
263 West 38th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10018, US
Mission Statement
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.
Description
Our programs in New York:
- Resettlement - The resettlement program offers services for refugees within the first 90 days of arrival which include access to safe housing, culturally-appropriate food, health screenings, cultural orientation, referrals for English training, employment assistance and other benefits.
- Economic Empowerment - The employment services team provides both immediate assistance accessing entry-level positions and long-term support for people to get recertified in their chosen career fields.
- Education & Learning - Children & Youth programs offer comprehensive academic and social-emotional supports that leverage younger clients’ resilience, talents, and ambitions to help them achieve their full potential. Through our Family Education programs, we promote early self-sufficiency among newly arrived adults, and longer term, ongoing support for continuing education, career development, and citizenship preparation.
- Immigration - The IRC provides high-quality, low-cost immigration legal services, filing applications and petitions for adjustment of status, Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals (DACA), family reunification, and naturalization applications.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Education & Literacy,
Immigrants & Refugees
WHEN
Mon Jul 21, 2025 - Sat Aug 23, 2025
08:30 AM - 04:00 PM
WHERE
1000 Morris AvenueUnion, NJ 07083
(40.67705 ,-74.23371 )
DATE POSTED
February 12, 2025
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Bilingual
- Critical Thinking
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- Orientation or Training
- 8:30 AM - 4 PM Monday-Friday
- Attend week long training, have reliable transportation to and from Kean University including field trip locations.