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Globalize your community! CIEE Local Coordinators needed in the Corvallis area.
ORGANIZATION: CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
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1 person is interested
Do you have an interest in travel, a desire to help young people, or wish to bring new perspectives to your local community?
CIEE, Council on International Educational Exchange, is the nonprofit leader in providing meaningful and educational cultural exchange programs. As a CIEE Local Coordinator, you help coordinate school and host family placements for international high school students in your local community. You also work with regional staff to coordinate supervision and support for students and families throughout the duration of their stay. This is a volunteer position with flexible hours; many of our local coordinators have full time jobs, are stay at home moms and dads, or are retired. Local Coordinators are passionate about bringing the world closer together, increasing inter-cultural awareness, and finding safe and welcoming homes for international exchange students.
Primary Responsibilities:
a. Recruit and select host families in your area
b. Match students with host families
c. Build and maintain relationships with local schools
d. Provide support and guidance to students and host families throughout the experience
e. serve as a liaison between local students, families, schools and our professional support staff
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About CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
Location:
300 Fore St., Portland, ME 04101, US
Mission Statement
Help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.
Description
A nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, CIEE is the world leader in international education and exchange. For more than 70 years CIEE has helped thousands of people gain the knowledge and skills necessary to live and work in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world by offering the most comprehensive, relevant, and valuable exchange programs available.
The High School USA program sponsors international high school students from more than 70 nationalities to attend school and live with American host families each year.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
your homeCorvallis, OR 97330
DATE POSTED
March 28, 2016
SKILLS
- Problem Solving
- People Skills
- Networking
- Cross-cultural Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- Local Coordinators manage their own schedules.