SCOPE OF WORK:
Location: Hybrid before NYSA start, in-person during NYSA
Start Date: June 1, 2025
Duration: August 31, 2025
Position Reports to: Youth Partnership and Academy Coordinator
Details: Interns will be expected to work 15-24 hours per week during the following times: Before NYSA starts (June 1 – June 30, 2025) – M-F 9am -5pm; After NYSA starts (July 1- August 15, 2025) – M-TH 8:30am –5:00pm.
The NYSA Lower School Instructional Support Intern is expected to support the Lower School team prepare and facilitate the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy, a six-week program focusing on preparing newly arrived immigrant youth to succeed at their grade level in the New York City public school system. Up to 130 students ages 5 – 21 from over 20 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, physical education, and social emotional learning classes. Field Trips are held on Fridays.
The NYSA Lower School Instructional Support Intern will have the opportunity to experience the multiple aspects of running a fast-paced in-person education program for newly arrived youth. This will include planning and implementing lessons to small groups of students, supporting teachers with administrative tasks, communicating with the Student Support Team and Operations team. Interns may be asked to step in and assist teachers in the classroom as needed.
Interns must be available to be in-person with the team at the school in Manhattan for full days of training on July 1-3, 2024 and 15-24 hours per week on Monday-Thursday during program days July 7- August 15, 2024. Before and after NYSA, interns will have the flexibility to be on a hybrid schedule.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Instructional Support:
Administrative Support:
General Program Support:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Gain hands-on experience working with multilingual learners and newly arrived immigrant youth in a structured classroom setting.
2. Develop instructional skills by planning and leading small-group lessons that support diverse learning needs.
3. Learn the behind-the-scenes administrative operations of a large-scale education program, including student data management and program logistics.
REQUIREMENTS: