Louisiana – Local Coordinator (International Students)

By becoming a Greenheart Exchange Local Coordinator, you have the opportunity to change the world by bringing cultural exchange to your community. Local Coordinators are independent contractors who find American host families and match them to international high school exchange students from over 60 different countries. You would not be limited to just a few students assigned to you or your team, you will have full access to all unplaced students. Speaking a foreign language is not necessary. All exchange students have English proficiency.

Our Most Successful Local Coordinators

• Have curiosity about other cultures
• Connect with their community and are willing to reach out
• Have good problem solving skills
• Are self-directed and self-motivated
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Duties

• Willingness to engage people in conversations and ask them to become volunteer host families
• Professionally represent Greenheart Exchange in your community
• Find host families, maintain relationships with schools, and raise awareness about student exchange
• Facilitate a host family orientation before the student’s arrival
• Monthly contact with the host family and student
• Perform in-person meetings with the student during the year
• Attend on-line video meetings as needed
• Commit to a goal and make a plan to achieve it
• Have regular access to the internet, transportation and a telephone

Compensation

• The amount earned matches the effort put it as you are paid a fee / stipend and potential bonus for each student placed
• Opportunity to earn award travel to attend the Annual Greenheart Exchange Incentive Conference (all expenses paid). Past destinations have included Barcelona, Rome, Munich, Budapest, Athens, and The Dominican Republic. This year’s trip will be Columbia in November 2023.
• Additional Incentives such as trips, electronics or extra monetary compensation may be offered throughout the year
• Note: This is not an hourly paid job. You are an independent contractor, and are paid once the work is completed.

What Greenheart Offers Local Coordinators

• $0 fees or cost to become a Local Coordinator
• Free digital marketing and promotional resources
• Comprehensive online training sessions on how to be successful
• Access to complete student database with downloadable forms and student bios
• Supervisory support from a full time Regional Director and 24 hour Emergency Services Hotline
• Ability to grow as a leader by developing a team

Apply today to find out if this opportunity is right for you. Or begin now by submitting an inquiry form at www.placewithgreenheart.org

Priority is given to applicants who are able to complete the application process in a timely manner. All applicants must be 26 years old and be able to pass a criminal background check. All applicants are required to provide 3 references that are not relatives.

Established in 1985, Greenheart Exchange, is a non-profit international education exchange organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development, environmental consciousness and world peace. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Greenheart organizes high school exchange, short-term group homestay, intern and trainee, work & travel in the U.S. and study, teach, volunteer, and language programs in over 30 countries around the world. In 2004, CCI adopted Greenheart as its environmental and social initiative. Greenheart connects people and planet through environmentalism, fair trade, social transformation and cross cultural understanding.