Youth Success Specialist

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.

Job Overview:

The Youth Success Specialist works with humanitarian immigrant youth to support their academic success, social integration, and connection to post-secondary education and career resources. The position supports the implementation of the Youth Mentorship Program, providing individual services, facilitating an organized mentorship program, and implementing after-school, weekend, summer and/or out-of-school programming. The Youth Success Specialist works closely with clients, volunteer mentors, teachers and counselors to set goals, develop individual service plans and track client progress through the program. While all Youth Mentorship Program participants are aged 15-24, this position also supports other holistic youth programming at the office as needed with varying aged youth.

Major Responsibilities:

• Work one-on-one with high school youth and out-of-school youth to develop individual service plans. Conduct regular check-ins with clients during the program to monitor their progress.
• Maintain up-to-date case notes, service plans, and data within Microsoft Excel and databases, ensuring compliance with funder data quality and outcomes.
• Support facilitating the mentorship program by collaborating with colleagues and the community to identify and train mentors, along with administering a guided mentorship program.
• Update training materials and resources for mentor activities as needed.
• Organize group activities with mentors and mentee clients.
• Apply program expectations and follow program routines with all clients to create safe and productive learning environments.
• Support community outreach to identify opportunities and external services to assist youth in making progress towards their goals.
• Accompany and advocate for clients to meetings with teachers and counselors as needed.
• Supervise interns and volunteers supporting the program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Previous experience working with immigrant youth, preferably including mentoring, tutoring, teaching, and/or curriculum development for English Language Learners.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high quality program documentation and data.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and command of databases and platforms.
• Strong in-person and virtual workshop/training coordination skills.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in a language of IRC participants is a plus, such as Arabic, Dari, Pashto, or Spanish.

Working Environment

• Combination of standard office working environment and field work in a variety of locations including schools, homes or field trip sites. Based in the Silver Spring office 3 days/week, potential for field work up to 5 days/week.
• Local travel. Must have a valid driver’s license and access to an insured vehicle.
• Some schedule flexibility, to accommodate for after-school, evening and weekend activities.

Compensation: (Pay Range: $24 - $26) 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.