Youth Multilingual Program Specialist, Individualized Learning Program

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 one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

The vision of the IRC Seattle Youth Program is that youth from refugee and immigrant backgrounds will have the skills and resources necessary to pursue a future of opportunity. The Youth Program works towards this vision by providing educational and enrichment opportunities to help school-aged youth from refugee and immigrant backgrounds catch up on missed education, adjust to their new school, accelerate English language development, and build positive relationships in the school and community.  The Individualized Learning Program Specialist will work with the Individualized Learning Team to provide programming that fits students’ needs including providing individualized one-one tutoring sessions for students. As the Multilingual ILP Specialist, you will have the unique opportunity to provide tutoring support for newcomer youth as they develop the skills, resources, and knowledge to pursue their future goals and dreams. The Multilingual focus of this position involves contact, enrolling, and tutoring multilingual middle and high school newcomer students. These students will mostly be refugees. This role may also be asked to help contact newcomer families and enroll their children in multilingual newcomer summer programs. As a Specialist, this position will also support ETO data entry for the team. This is a full-time, temporary contracted position until September 30, 2026. 

Major Responsibilities: 

Individualized Learning Program
•    Provide academic support to newcomer students through IRC's after-school individualized tutoring programs, virtual group sessions, and summer learning programs. 
•    Provide digital education for families that need help accessing resources or devices to participate in programs.
•    Conduct regular family outreach and feedback calls to ensure individualized tutoring is high quality, meeting the needs of students and families, and aligning with IRC's tutoring guidelines.
•    Conduct family outreach and enroll students in ILP programs.
•    Provide ongoing systems navigation for newcomer families, including following up with families after program enrollment and receiving referrals from IRC staff and school districts for families having challenges effectively connecting with their school. 
•    Provide training and technical support to parents/caregivers and students for successful use of digital tools including Canva, Google Classroom, Zoom, and Teams. 
•    Partnership Engagement: occasionally attend in person events at local libraries, school district buildings, and other locations as assigned, including tabling at back-to-school nights.
•    Track students’ tutoring attendance, needs, and progress. Work with parents or teachers if more support is needed outside of the individualized tutoring program.
•    Create safe and healing learning spaces and build supportive relationships with newcomer students utilizing a trauma informed approach to support students’ academic and social and emotional development.  
•    Support program monitoring and evaluation by ensuring student demographic and attendance data is recorded and conducting family feedback calls at the conclusion of the program to receive input and feedback. 

Technical Specialist
•    Serve as an ILP team technical lead, supporting staff and students for successful use of digital tools including Google Classroom, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.

Multilingual
•    Utilize language skills to tutor, enroll and/or verify students across districts
•    Translate flyers for students / families and interpret for district presentations
•    Conduct outreach in language with regional families

Other Duties
•    Participate in program meetings, staff development activities, and fully engage as a member of the IRC team.
•    Comply with all policies, procedures, and protocols of the agency, including COVID Health and Safety guidelines for in-person instruction. 
•    Other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: 

•    High School diploma, GED, or equivalent. 
•    Undergraduate degree related to Education or a related field preferred.
•    Experience or desire to work with high school and middle school students; experience in tutoring or academic enrichment programs (i.e. summer or day camps, youth groups, after-school programs, sports/recreation programs or clubs)
•    Experience working with multilingual students
•    Highly desired: Proficient in Ukrainian, Dari, Pashto, or Arabic spoken and written language
•    Lived experience as a refugee, forcibly displaced person, and/or immigrant is preferred
•    In lieu of lived experience, cross-cultural or overseas experience accepted
•    Demonstrated experience with trauma-informed, person-centered approach
•    Strong intercultural communication skills: demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and across language diversity
•    Ability to maintain quality case notes and documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
•    Commitment to anti-racism and ongoing learning
•    Committed to assessments, feedback, and regular professional development opportunities and learning new evidence-based teaching and tutoring techniques for newcomer students
•    Comfortable working in high-stress environments; must be adaptable, flexible, and patient.
•    Strong organizational and time management skills
•    Excellent problem-solving skills combined and the ability to prioritize duties and manage time effectively
•    Proficient with Zoom and Windows operating system and confidence in computer skills (Word processing, email, data entry); willingness and ability to learn new software
•    Ability to work independently to ensure proactive, quality performance of duties, as well as ability to work as part of a team
•    Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, multicultural environment

Key Working Relationships: 
Position Reports to: Youth Success Program Coordinator
Position directly supervises: Volunteers and Interns
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Volunteer and Development Team, Youth and Education Program, New Roots Program, Health Empowerment Program, Survivor Services Program, Economic Empowerment Program, Immigration Program, and other IRC departments
External: Families, School Districts (Teachers, Admin, etc.), Colleges and Universities, Community Based Organizations

Working Environment:  
•    Hybrid; standard office setting at IRC’s office in Renton and remote within the King County vicinity; Occasional evening or weekend activities as needed. 
•    Need access to reliable high-speed internet from remote office or ability to work from IRC’s office in Renton 
•    Need access to reliable transportation to travel and work off-site for occasional participant-related activities (i.e. schools, apartment complexes, community center etc.)
•    Typical schedule will be Monday – Friday roughly 10:00 – 6:00 or may shift slightly based on tutee student schedules. 
•    This is a hybrid role, with virtual and in-person responsibilities, including a monthly meeting in-person in our Renton office.
 

**Compensation: (Pay Range: $27 - $29)**Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.