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Brookings, SD 57006
Do you love working with teenagers? Are you curious about other cultures? If you enjoy meeting new people, have excellent interpersonal skills, and looking for meaningful communitywork, consider becoming an American Councils Local Coordinator. Local Coordinatorsengage with their local community to find volunteer host families/encourage local families to host and obtain enrollment in U.S. high schools. They also support international high school exchange students and their host families during academic year programs in American communities,earning incentive-based honorariaalong the way. Sharing the value of exchange with potential host families is a crucial part of supporting exchange students; you are theboots on the ground advocate in the community to make securing host families possible! As a Local Coordinator, you will bridge cultural gaps and build lifelong relationships between you, your students, host families, and local schools and communities.You will also enjoy flexible hours, opportunities for personal development, and the satisfaction of fostering relationships between Americans and exceptional young people from around the world. Overview of responsibilities What's expected of American Councils Local Coordinators? Bolster relationships with communitymembers to identify host families Connect with and discoverpotential host families for high school exchange students Build relationships with local high schools and obtainschool enrollment Provide support to exchange students and host families throughout academic-year programs and help strengthen student and family relationships Build bonds throughmaintaining, at minimum, monthly contact with students and families, and submit reports detailing meetings Lead orientations and enrichment activities throughout the year Become familiar with US Department of State program regulations. What makes a great Local Coordinator? Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, Flexibility and openness to different cultures and ideas, Utilize networking skills to identifyvolunteer host families (ideally 3 or more) within 120 miles of place of residence, Ability to organize andcoordinate events that highlight U.S./local community’s culture, Ability to represent American Councils and U.S. Department of State programs to local community, Respond proactively to communication from students, host families, and American Councils team, Ability to address issues related to student wellbeing, cultural difference, or other challenges, with support of American Councils team. Other preferred qualifications: experience working with teens; international experience and/or interest in other cultures; social media marketing or recruitment experience; strong ties to local community; 25 years or older. Why should YOU become a Local Coordinator? Enjoy a flexible, part-time position with incentive-based honoraria Strengthen your resume in various fields: event planning, cultural competency, communications, marketing, and more. Have opportunities to travel to annual training workshops and professional development events around the U.S. Be part of essential U.S. diplomacy efforts in fostering understanding across cultures Get connected to a global community of individuals interested in international education and cultural exchange Questions? Visit our website ( inbound.americancouncils.org), email at inbound@americancouncils.org, or fill out our Local Coordinator Application https://www.tfaforms.com/4597396 LC testimonials/quotes: "I think the extended family and the relationships that you make out of this; I have more family members overseas now than I have in the United States." Heath, LC in Sheboygan Falls, WI. "The world isn’t as big and different as we think it is...[and] the differences make it great. That’s why we travel. We go someplace different because there’s different people and different experiences and different music, different food, and viewpoints. And the way we get better is by learning and understanding those." - Glenda, LC in Colorado Springs, CO. "How easy peace would be if we had more [exchange], because it makes the world so much smaller.The minute you invite another soul into your life, you become a human of the world, and it makes every heartache across the globe seem more like your heartache and every win more like your win." -Ariana, LC in Cincinnati, OH.
Date Posted: Feb 6, 2025
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Houston, TX 77030
Do you love working with teenagers? Are you curious about other cultures? If you enjoy meeting new people, have excellent interpersonal skills , and looking for meaningful community work , consider becoming an American Councils Local Coordinator. Local Coordinators engage with their local community to find volunteer host families/encourage local families to host and obtain enrollment in U.S. high schools. They also support international high school exchange students and their host families during academic year programs in American communities , earning incentive-based h onorari a along the way. Sharing the value of exchange with potential host families is a crucial part of supporting exchange students; you are the boots on the ground advocate in the community to make securing host families possible! As a Local Coordinator, you will bridge cultural gaps and build lifelong relationships between you, your students, host families , and local schools and communities. You will also enjoy flexible hours, opportunities for personal development, and the satisfaction of fostering relationships between Americans and exceptional young people from around the world. Overview of responsibilities What's expected of American Councils Local Coordinators? Bolster relationships with community members to identify host families Connect with and discover potential host families for high school exchange students Build relationships with local high schools and obtain school enrollment Provi de support to exchange students and host families throughout academic-year programs and help strengthen student and family relationships Build bonds through m aintain ing , at minimum, monthly contact with students and families, and submit reports detailing meetings Lead orientations and enrichment activities throughout the year Become familiar with US Department of State program regulations. What makes a great Local Coordinator? Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, Flexibility and openness to different cultures and ideas, Utilize networking sills to i dentify volunteer host families (ideally 3 or more) within 120 miles of place of residence, Ability to organize coordinate events that highlight U.S./local community’s culture, Ability to represent American Councils and U.S. Department of State programs to local community, R espond proactively to communication from students, host families, and American Councils team, Ability to address issues related to student wellbeing, cultural difference, or other challenges, with support of American Councils team. Other preferred qualifications: experience working with teens; international experience and/or interest in other cultures; social media marketing or recruitment experience; strong ties to local community; 25 years or older. Why should YOU become a Local Coordinator? Enjoy a flexible, part-time position with incentive-based honorari a Strengthen your resume in various fields: event planning, cultural competency, communications, marketing, and more. Have opportunities to travel to annual training workshops and professional development events around the U.S. Be part of essential U.S. diplomacy efforts in fostering understanding across cultures Get connected to a global community of individuals interested in international education and cultural exchange Questions? Visit our website ( inbound.americancouncils.org ), email at inbound@americancouncils.org , or fill out our Local Coordinator Application https://www.tfaforms.com/4597396
Date Posted: Dec 17, 2024
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Flexible Schedule
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Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
Would you like to create a lifelong bond with a future leader from the other side of the world? Would you like to have an enriching and rewarding experience adding a young person to your day-to-day family life? Would you like to make a lasting impact on the life of a young person? Consider becoming a volunteer host family. By hosting an exchange student, you'll be a cultural ambassador for your country and help shape America's image. American Councils is looking for families and individuals to host high school international exchange students during the 2025-26 academic year on a merit scholarship funded by the U.S. State Department. Designed to support person-to-person diplomacy and foster greater cultural understanding between our countries at a time of growing tension, the YES and FLEX program will bring exchange students who have outstanding academic records, speak English, and have a strong interest in learning about U.S. culture. Students arrive with medical insurance and receive a monthly stipend for their personal needs. Families and individuals as diverse as America itself can host exchange students. We ask that you be open to new cultural perspectives while providing a comfortable bed, a quiet place to study, daily meals, support, conversation, and guidance as the student adapts to American life. It's difficult to explain the joys of hosting an exchange student in a few words, but this Kroger ad does a great job at highlighting the lifelong bonds our families make with their exchange students: https://youtu.be/pQPdl3v_3iE (note: we do not own the rights to this video or music)
Date Posted: Feb 6, 2025
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Washington, DC 20036
American Councils seeks volunteers in the Washington, D.C. area to evaluate scholarship applications of high school students from more than 29 countries. This is a unique opportunity to change a young person’s life and be part of a worldwide public diplomacy effort. Youth exchange programs empower the next generation and establish long-lasting ties between the United States and other countries, promoting mutual understanding. Over the past decades, the U.S. Congress and Department of State have created youth exchanges as an important component of U.S. public diplomacy and foreign policy: The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program: initiated in 1992 to ensure long-lasting peace and mutual understanding between the U.S. and the countries of Eurasia and to enable young people to learn about the U.S. and Americans firsthand, and to teach Americans about their countries. Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program: established by Congress in October 2002 in response to the events of September 11, 2001 to bring students from countries of strategic importance to the United States for an academic year to advance the U.S. foreign policy goals of promoting civil society, youth leadership development, and lasting ties between Americans and the people of participating countries. National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program: launched in 2006 to promote critical language learning among American youth and offers U.S. teens short- and long-term scholarship programs to study Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Indonesian, Russian, and Turkish in countries where these languages are spoken. FLEX Abroad and YES Abroad: offer U.S. high school students scholarships to participate in an academic year cultural exchange in a participating FLEX or YES country, the reciprocal to the FLEX and YES Programs. These programs provide high school students with the opportunity to travel to the U.S. or abroad for an academic year or summer and study and live with a host family. By volunteering to evaluate these student applications, you will help select the next generation of future leaders in these countries. Many of the over 55,000 FLEX, YES, and NSLI-Y alumni have gone on to become successful professionals in their home communities. Alumni of these programs include entrepreneurs, journalists, financial sector leaders, technology leaders, public policy makers, and leaders in their national governments. Required Training: Volunteers are required to attend a virtual or in-person training session to provide a better understanding of the programs and application process and prepare them to evaluate student applications. New volunteers receive six hours of training When and Where: In-person evaluation will take place at the American Councils office near Farragut North, from October 2024 to March 2025, with flexible hours, including evenings and Saturdays. Applicants are able to apply for a volunteer position anytime during the evaluation period. As an alternative, volunteer evaluators will have an opportunity to engage in virtual evaluation via an online portal. Virtual volunteer opportunity is available from anywhere in the US. Perks : Topical lecture series and other cultural events throughout the evaluation season Meals and snacks Experienced support staff with regional experience Volunteers will earn an endorsement on LinkedIn Opportunity to meet other professionals involved in international education, exchange, and public diplomacy Eligibility to apply for flight leader positions to accompany students as they travel to and from their countries over the summer. This is a highly sought-after opportunity available to active volunteer evaluators Just as the FLEX, YES and NSLI-Y programs are accessible to and include students with disabilities, American Councils also welcomes volunteers with all abilities. If you have any questions about accommodations for volunteer evaluators, please contact volunteer@americancouncils.org
Date Posted: Nov 15, 2024
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Katy, TX 77449
American Councils seeks US-based volunteers to evaluate scholarship applications of high school students from 29 countries. This is a unique opportunity to change a young person’s life and be part of a worldwide public diplomacy effort. Youth exchange programs empower the next generation and establish long-lasting ties between the United States and other countries, promoting mutual understanding. Over the past decades, the U.S. Congress and Department of State have created youth exchanges as an important component of U.S. public diplomacy and foreign policy: The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program: initiated in 1992 to ensure long-lasting peace and mutual understanding between the U.S. and the countries of Eurasia and to enable young people to learn about the U.S. and Americans firsthand, and to teach Americans about their countries. Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program: established by Congress in October 2002 in response to the events of September 11, 2001 to bring students from countries of strategic importance to the United States for an academic year to advance the U.S. foreign policy goals of promoting civil society, youth leadership development, and lasting ties between Americans and the people of participating countries. National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program: launched in 2006 to promote critical language learning among American youth and offers U.S. teens short- and long-term scholarship programs to study Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajik), Indonesian, Russian, and Turkish in countries where these languages are spoken. FLEX Abroad and YES Abroad: offer U.S. high school students scholarships to participate in an academic year cultural exchange in a participating FLEX or YES country, the reciprocal to the FLEX and YES Programs. These programs provide high school students with the opportunity to travel to the U.S. or abroad for an academic year or summer and study and live with a host family. By volunteering to evaluate these student applications, you will help select the next generation of future leaders in these countries. Many of the over 54,000 FLEX, YES, and NSLI-Y alumni have gone on to become successful professionals in their home communities. Alumni of these programs include entrepreneurs, journalists, financial sector leaders, technology leaders, public policy makers, and leaders in their national governments. Volunteers are required to attend a 6-hour virtual training session to provide a better understanding of the programs and application process and prepare them to evaluate student applications. Just as the FLEX, YES and NSLI-Y programs are accessible to and include students with disabilities, American Councils also welcomes volunteers with all abilities. If you have any questions about accommodations for volunteer evaluators, please contact volunteer@americancouncils.org .
Date Posted: Dec 17, 2024
