Activity CoordinatorSummer

EF Education First Ltd.; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Job summary

EF Education First Ltd. in Pasadena, CA is seeking an Activity Coordinator - Summer to deliver engaging on-campus or off-campus activities for students. You’ll help plan, schedule, and execute events, ensuring safety and cultural learning opportunities while guiding a team of leaders.

You’ll interact with students from around the world, assist with logistics, and contribute to a memorable experience. Housing is provided; candidates must be 21+ and eligible to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Passionate about travel and languages.
• Able to lead a team with minimal oversight.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Legal to work in the U.S. or have a work permit.
• Applicants must be age 21 or older.

Responsibilities

• Assist on activities program for the school, including events.
• Promote activities and excursions on social media.
• Coordinate activity logistics with support from the Activity Manager.
• Act as team lead to ensure weekly activity plan is clear.
• Respond to problems and emergencies as needed.
• Be available to work nights and weekends at events.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Organized

Natural leader

Strong communicator

Independent with team leadership

Decisive

Customer service oriented

21+ years old

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role: Activity Coordinator - Summer

Location: Pasadena, CA

Compensation:

$20.00-$22.00 / hour - Based on experience

(Housing provided and required of the role)

All applicants must be age 21 or older

Who we are:

EF is the world’s leading educational travel provider with over 55 years of experience. With our Language Travel Schools, we offer young learners the opportunity to spend 2 - 4 weeks in North America, improving their English language skills in a robust program while participating in a full-activity program of sports, discos, parties, excursions, and lots more!

Who You Are:

• Are you passionate about travel and languages?
• Do you believe that students studying abroad have the opportunity of a lifetime?
• Are you dynamic, outgoing, and energetic?

If so, this role could be the one for you.

The Role:

As an Activity Coordinator, you will be working with the summer activities team to deliver an exceptional experience to our students. You will be responsible for either the on-campus activity programming in our school or the logistics of the weekly off-campus excursions.

You will help plan and deliver safe and fun activities that will give the students a sense of the local culture while having fun with their new international friends. You will interact with staff and students from across the world. Every day is different; you may go from working on the activity plan and administration to running epic themed Mystery dinners, while dressed as your favorite film character!

Your key tasks will consist of, but not be limited to:

• Assisting on all aspects of the activities program for the school, including theme weeks, and large-scale events.
• Promoting activities and excursions while monitoring and creating content for our social media platforms.
• Coordinating all activity logistics, confirmations, and materials needed with the support of the Activity Manager.
• Acting as team lead, ensuring all leaders are clear on the weekly activity plan.
• Responding to problems and emergency situations should they arise.
• Be available to work nights and weekends at events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Enthusiastic, organized, and a natural leader.
• Strong communicator.
• Able to work independently and lead a team with little oversight from a manager.
• Decisive - able to act fast and make informed decisions in the moment.
• Passionate about customer service and quality.
• Must be legally able to work in the U.S (United States) or have a work permit.
• Applicants must be age 21 or older

Why you’ll love working here: Perks, Benefits, and more!

This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.