Make a Difference! Be a High School Exchange Student Advocate and Mentor

Education Travel & Culture; Spring Hill (TN); Remote; USD 1,700 - 3,300; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning a new culture

Flexible work schedule

Annual performance-based trips

Potential for management growth

Growth into management

Job summary

A nonprofit educational exchange organization is hiring part-time Local Coordinators to connect with potential host families for international high-school exchange students. Ideal candidates are self-motivated and well-networked individuals looking for supplemental income. Responsibilities include recruiting host families, supporting students, and working flexible hours from home. The role offers training, competitive compensation based on performance, and opportunities for growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• Ability to pass a Background Check.
• Driver’s license and transportation.
• Experience in recruitment is preferred.
• Recruitment skills with the ability to screen potential leads (nice-to-have).

Responsibilities

• Connect with people to share the hosting opportunity.
• Identify qualified host families for exchange students.
• Work closely with exchange students and host families.
• Receive training and ongoing support from the Field Manager.
• Compensated for each host family that hosts a student.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Self-motivated

Organizational skills

Networking within the community

Recruitment skills

Job description

ETC provides inbound program opportunities for high school students throughout the world to study in an American high school and live with an American family. ETC's outbound program offers students the chance to study and live in a foreign country. Education Travel & Culture is a unique, personalized organization whose first goal is to provide exceptional support for both students and host families through a network of local coordinators and dedicated office staff.

Help make a difference in the lives of exchange students! We are looking for individuals who are self‑motivated, well‑networked within the communities, and eager to make a positive impact. We need driven individuals with a servant heart to share the hosting opportunity within their networks, community, and beyond. Our non‑profit offers supplemental income on a flexible schedule!

NOTE: This position may lead to immediate student oversight as we have a willing and able host family eager to host in the upcoming school year!

Perks

• Learning a new culture and working with high‑school exchange students
• No experience needed – a great addition to any human services or education‑based resume
• Family‑friendly, flexible, and complements a busy schedule (10–20 hours/month)
• Annual performance‑based incentive trips (including international trips to destinations like Europe, South America, Asia and more!)
• Potential for growth into a management position

Education Travel and Culture (ETC) is a non‑profit [501(c)(3)] educational exchange organization. We find loving host families across the country for international high‑school exchange students. We are looking for a part‑time/supplemental income Local Coordinator to join our team and support our mission of spreading international goodwill.

Part‑Time Local Coordinators (LCs)

• Share the hosting opportunity through connecting with people in person, social media, or other means.
• Identify qualified host families for our high school exchange students.
• Work closely with exchange students, host families, and local high schools—including monthly oversight of the exchange student.
• Receive full training, teaching and ongoing support from the Field Manager.

Community‑minded individuals with a servant heart that seek fulfillment and purpose in pouring into others make great Local Coordinators!

LCs may recruit host families through reverse networking, job postings, phone calls and outbound emails. You will be compensated for each host family that you identify, completes the host family verification process and hosts a student! Your hours in the role vary based on your individual effort and how many exchange students you oversee.

This is an independent contractor position which enables you to work at home and within your own schedule.

Qualifications

• Ability to solve problems and support students and host families during the students’ program.
• Self‑motivated, organized, well‑networked within the community.
• Driver’s license and transportation.
• Ability to pass a Background Check.
• Recruitment skills with the ability to screen potential leads (nice‑to‑have).
• Compensation is dependent upon recruitment efforts and student oversight. This position provides supplemental income only.

If you have a sincere desire to promote global goodwill and understanding, believe in ETC’s mission and the philosophy of the Exchange Visitor Program then JOIN OUR TEAM!

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Hosting an Exchange Student

If you love our mission but the local coordinator role is not the right fit for you at this time, please consider hosting an exchange student. For more information on the hosting opportunity, please email us at [e-mail].