Host Family Recruiter

EF Education First; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global education organization in Bristol as a Host Family Recruiter. This role is perfect for a passionate, sales-driven individual eager to connect with families and support international students. You'll be responsible for recruiting quality host families, meeting targets, and maintaining records. Flexibility in hours is essential, making it ideal for those studying or working elsewhere. EF Education First values diversity and is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Driving license essential; access to a car desirable.

Responsibilities

• Recruit suitable families for the homestay program.
• Meet agreed call, visit, and bed targets.
• Maintain accurate records for each family.

Skills

Sales Experience

Communication

Organization

Job description

Do you enjoy the challenge of selling, meeting targets, and finding outstanding quality? Would you love to work as part of a local and global team? Are you proud of our beautiful city and can help us showcase Bristol to international students? Are you enthusiastic and organized?

You may be the perfect person to help us recruit the best Host Families in Bristol!

The Role

We are looking for a passionate, sales-driven person who can build rapport quickly and help us recruit good quality families for our international students. This could be a fixed-term role, full or part-time, and can be combined with studying or working elsewhere.

Responsibilities

• The provision of homestay and residential accommodation
• Recruit (call, bookings, and visits) suitable families for the homestay program, ensuring compliance with the International Code of Care and any accreditation regulations
• Work with other Host Family team members to ensure all leads are followed up and visits are completed in a timely manner
• Meet agreed call, visit, and bed targets
• Ensure all interviews, inspections, and documentation are completed and maintained for each family
• Maintain accurate records for each family and ensure all families have been provided with the necessary handbook information
• Match notes on families as accurately as possible and process the placements on the database promptly to prevent cancellations
• Be conscious of cultural and linguistic difficulties and organize language interpretation where necessary
• Supply the School Director and Accommodation Manager with weekly host family recruitment updates

Requirements

• Right to work in the UK
• Driving license essential; access to a car desirable (fuel reimbursed)
• Highly motivated, energetic, and positive
• Excellent telephone skills
• Target-driven with sales experience
• A flexible approach to work and hours undertaken is essential
• Friendly and approachable manner; not afraid to speak to strangers and cold-call
• Able to remain calm under pressure and diffuse potentially difficult situations
• Sensitive to the needs of international students living away from home
• Excellent communicator with external clients such as host families, students, and colleagues
• Attention to detail, organized, and thorough

EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be followed up, and we will ask specifically whether there is any reason that the applicant should not be engaged in roles involving responsibility for or substantial access to persons under 18. All gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily during the interview, and proof of identity and, where applicable, qualifications will be required. Appropriate suitability checks will be conducted prior to confirmation of appointment.

EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, identity, parental status, experience, and everything else that makes you unique.

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