Volunteer: Host a Foreign Exchange Student!

Education Travel & Culture; Rosemount (MN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Travel & Culture is seeking volunteers to host foreign exchange students. This role allows families to experience new cultures while providing a supportive environment for students. It's a rewarding opportunity that enhances family life and contributes to students' educational journeys.

Benefits

Earn the Presidential Volunteer Service Award

Experience a new culture

Responsibilities

• Providing a safe, nurturing home environment.
• Offering a room and three meals daily.
• Transporting students to school and activities.

Job description

Volunteer: Host a Foreign Exchange Student!

Join to apply for the Volunteer: Host a Foreign Exchange Student! role at Education Travel & Culture.

ETC provides inbound program opportunities for high school students worldwide to study in American high schools and live with American families. Our outbound program offers students the chance to study and live abroad. Education Travel & Culture is dedicated to providing exceptional support to students and host families through a network of local coordinators and staff.

Earn the Presidential Volunteer Service Award by hosting a foreign exchange student! You can earn up to 25 hours per week. Hosting looks great on college applications and resumes.

ETC collaborates with the U.S. Department of State to find homes for foreign exchange students arriving in the USA on a J-1 visa. We have students from 15 countries, ages 14-18, seeking American families for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

What does being a host family entail?

• Providing a safe, nurturing home environment
• Offering a room (shared with a similar-aged sibling is possible) and a bed
• Providing three meals daily
• Transporting students to school and activities
• Offering love and support
• Families with or without children are accepted

What are the students like?

• Bring their own spending money and health insurance
• Have good English skills
• Are thoroughly screened
• Are eager to meet their American family

Why become a host family?

• Experience a new culture through food, music, and language
• Share your culture with an exchange student
• Add a new member to your family
• Help a student experience American education and life

Hear from the Rogers Family, a former host family: "Our exchange student has been such a blessing. She has brought joy and laughter, and has become a daughter and a friend."

This volunteer opportunity is offered by VolunteerMatch in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.