Host Family/ Activity Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, Canada Canada Linc English Full time

**Host Family/ Activity Coordinator, Cambridge**

*Work from home, part time, with flexible hours

Canada Linc has been providing educational programs for international young people for 25 years. We provide several different programs which are outlined below. Our Local Coordinator’s responsibilities vary with each program but may include booking activities, interviewing local host families, placing international students in their homes and supervising activities.

The Coordinator will work closely with Canada Linc management. Training, supervision and support will be provided.

We offer 3 different programs:
**Summer Program: June 28-July 25**
- 30 teenagers attend St. Benedict secondary school.
- Preparation is from January until students arrive.
- Design a calendar with school classes, afternoon activities (ie, swimming, bowling, St. Jacobs market, Crawford Lake) and full day trips (Toronto, Niagara Falls, Wonderland, Grand Bend beach).
- Pre-book activities, obtain GRT bus passes, book classrooms, purchase supplies.
- Match a student with a well-suited host family.
- Communicate regularly with host families and local organizations.
- Daily check in at St. Benedict.
- Lead the afternoon activities and day trips (ie, take students on the bus to Toronto, see the CN Tower, take a ferry, go to the Eatons Centre).
- Troubleshoot problems that arise.
- Conduct meetings with students, group leaders, host families.
- Move students to new homestay if the original match did not work out.

**School Year Program: August 25-June 30**
- The students attend St. Benedict and Monsignor Doyle high schools to earn credits.
- The students are placed in a homestay that is welcoming, kind, and nurturing. The homestay provides accommodation, meals, and spends time with their student (ie, weekend family get togethers, grocery shopping, walk the dog).
- The Coordinator assigns the student to the host family and obtains a monthly report to see how things are going.
- If there are challenges or issues, the Coordinator will speak to the student/ host family and try to resolve them. Occasionally, the coordinator will have to move a student to a new homestay.

**Short-Term School Programs: Fall, Winter (2-11 weeks)**
- We coordinate homestays for various short-term programs for a local school board.
- The school board contacts Canada Linc when a group is coming for 2 to 11 weeks.
- The school board plans the activities and schedule.
- The Coordinator reads the student profiles carefully and matches the student with an appropriate host family (considering allergies, interests, hobbies etc).
- The Coordinator communicates regularly with the school board employees and the host families.

The Coordinator will need access to a vehicle in order to conduct host family interviews in the family’s home.

The Coordinator should:

- Be well organized.
- Have excellent people skills.
- Have flexibility in their schedule.
- Have experience working with teenagers and adults.
- Be able to problem solve.
- Have attention to detail.
- Have project management skills.
- Have excellent communication skills.

The Coordinator must have:

- A vehicle and a driver’s license.
- A computer (PC, Microsoft preferred).
- A cell phone.
- A police record check for the vulnerable sector.
- Ability to use Dropbox, Excel, Adobe, Word.
- The ability to plan and meet deadlines.

Useful Skills:

- Event planning
- Sales
- Marketing
- Teaching/ working with teenagers

Expected Earnings: $15,000-$20,000 per year

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract, Casual

**Salary**: $15,000.00-$20,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 14 - 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Describe some of your previous experience working with teenagers.
- Do you have a car and a valid driver's license?

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Language**:

- fluent English (required)

Work Location: On the road


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