Education Specialist

About this opportunity

Job Summary

The Education Specialist facilitates educational services to enhance integration of refugee and immigrant adult clients and their children. The Education Specialist works within IRC providing a range of supportive services to meet clients’ educational needs. This position is primarily responsible for coordinating and teaching necessary educational classes as well as facilitating individual tutoring and mentoring services provided by volunteers and interns.

Major Responsibilities:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Educational Service Coordination

• Facilitate adult education classes, including arrangement of class schedules, enrollment and registration.
• Administer pre and post assessments and enter results into database analysis by program leadership.
• Pair youth participants with volunteers and interns who will provide individual youth tutoring and mentoring services.
• Provide support to tutors and mentors, as needed.

Teaching & Facilitation

• Facilitate established educational classes and learning activities for multilingual groups of IRC clients, utilizing approved curriculum and program materials with support from interpreters.
• Incorporate computer-based learning into the education process.
• If insufficient volunteers or interns are recruited, provide direct tutoring and/or mentoring to youth participants.

Interdepartmental Collaboration

• Collaborate with Caseworkers to maintain and distribute language specific and culturally appropriate recruitment materials and community resources to all IRC Iowa clients.
• Connect clients to internal and external services through referral systems.

Reporting and Compliance

• Track and record attendance, referrals, progress, and other such data points using Microsoft products, digital platforms, and electronic filing systems.
• Participate in all program meetings, staff development activities, and actively engage as a team member.
• Adhere to all policies, procedures, program standards, and grant requirements.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; coursework or training in Education or a related field preferred.
• TESOL certification and/or experience in TESOL instruction in a classroom setting for an adult education program, preferred.
• Minimum one year of relevant experience working with refugees, immigrants, or other diverse populations required.
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Bilingual in client language (Swahili, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Spanish, French, etc), preferred.
• Cross-cultural understanding and strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Computer proficiency with an emphasis on Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook). Experience in web-based data entry systems and databases strongly preferred.
• Able to work through a variety of mediums in presenting and teaching effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member in a multi-cultural environment.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle with current insurance, and the ability to travel regularly throughout the service delivery area for remote, home or field-based teaching.

Working Environment:

• Combination of working in a standard office environment and working in the community including meetings with community partners.
• Occasional weekend and/or evening work required.
• May also be needed to provide transportation for clients in personal vehicle or in agency vehicle.

This position is expected to end on September 30, 2027.

Compensation: (Pay Rate: $21 – $22.80/hr). 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.

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.

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.

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 $163 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.

How to apply

Visit IRC Careers: https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Iowa-City-IA-USA/Education-Specialist_JR00005587

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