Coordinator for International High School Students!

Job Description

By becoming a Greenheart Exchange Local Coordinator, you have the opportunity to change the world by bringing cultural exchange to your community. Local Coordinators are independent contractors who find American host families and match them to international high school exchange students from over 60 different countries. You would not be limited to just a few students assigned to you and your team, you will have full access to all unplaced students.

Our Most Successful Local Coordinators:

• Have curiosity about other cultures
• Connect with their community and are willing to reach out
• Have good problem solving skills
• Are self-directed and self-motivated
• Does “Extroverted – Passionate – Self Starter” describe you?
  

Duties:

• Willingness to engage people in conversations and ask them to become volunteer host families
• Professionally represent Greenheart Exchange in your community
• Find host families, maintain relationships with schools, and raise awareness about student exchange
• Facilitate a host family orientation before the student's arrival
• Monthly contact with the host family and student
• Perform in-person meetings with the student during the year
• Check out this video on becoming a Local Coordinator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JVZt2PPT4M
  
  

Compensation:

• $1,300 - $1,700 per placement for a 10 month student, $1,100 for a 5 month student
• Opportunity to earn award travel to attend the Annual Greenheart Exchange Incentive Conference (all expenses paid). Past destinations have included Spain, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Brazil, Argentina, Aruba, Cancun, and more.
• Additional Incentives such as trips, electronics or extra monetary compensation may be offered throughout the year
• Note: This is not an hourly paid job. You are an independent contractor, and are paid once the work is completed.
  
  

What Greenheart Offers Local Coordinators:

• $0 fees or cost to become a Local Coordinator
• Free marketing and promotional materials
• Comprehensive online training sessions on how to be successful
• Access to complete student database with downloadable forms and student bios
• Supervisory support from a full time Regional Director and 24 hour Emergency Services Hotline
• Ability to grow as a leader by developing a team
  
  

Respond today to find out if this opportunity is right for you. Or begin now by submitting an application at www.placewithgreenheart.org

Company Description

Greenheart is a 501c3 Non-Profit that connects people and planet through environmentalism, fair trade, social transformation and cross- cultural understanding.

Since 1985, Greenheart International has been a catalyst for global transformation through the facilitation of cultural exchange programs, personal development opportunities, volunteer service initiatives, and environmental advocacy projects. Our mission of connecting people and planet to create global leaders drives all that we do in Greenheart Travel and Greenheart Exchange.

Greenheart International is endorsed by the City of Chicago for the promotion of international education, environmental awareness, and citizen diplomacy. With an ardent commitment to sustainable practices, a steadfast dedication to expanding worldviews, and an abiding passion for planetary change, we are guided by our vision of a united and flourishing global family.

Greenheart is a 501c3 Non-Profit that connects people and planet through environmentalism, fair trade, social transformation and cross- cultural understanding. Since 1985, Greenheart International has been a catalyst for global transformation through the facilitation of cultural exchange programs, personal development opportunities, volunteer service initiatives, and environmental advocacy projects. Our mission of connecting people and planet to create global leaders drives all that we do in Greenheart Travel and Greenheart Exchange. Greenheart International is endorsed by the City of Chicago for the promotion of international education, environmental awareness, and citizen diplomacy. With an ardent commitment to sustainable practices, a steadfast dedication to expanding worldviews, and an abiding passion for planetary change, we are guided by our vision of a united and flourishing global family.