Local Coordinator Jobs

Become a Local Coordinator today, change the world for tomorrow!

Local Coordinators (LCs) are Independent Contractors who place foreign exchange students with volunteer American host families and assist them throughout the year.

Visit www.PlaceWithGreenheart.org to start your application today!

A Little Bit About Us:

Greenheart is a 501c3 Non-Profit that connects people and planet through environmentalism, fair trade, social transformation and cross cultural understanding. At the heart of our organization are Local Coordinators! Local Coordinators (LCs) match foreign exchange high school students with volunteer American host families and assist them throughout the school year. If you’d like to learn more about being a Local Coordinator with Greenheart, apply to this posting and we’ll give you a call to answer your questions and discuss next steps to complete an application.

What Greenheart Has to Offer:

• Supportive Team Environment!! (We're people people!)
• Travel Incentives! (International Conferences - recent conferences were in Greece, Spain, and Argentina!)
• Initial and Ongoing Training
• Generous Monitoring and Placement $tipends

What Greenheart is Looking for in YOU:

Successful LCs are:

• Great at Networking
• Energetic
• Have a desire to make a difference in their community/world, one student/host family at a time
• Social Media Savvy
• Organized/Detail-Oriented
• Self-directed
• Passionate about other cultures
• Experienced in Mentoring Youth (a PLUS)
• Compassionate

LC Responsibilities:

• Recruit local families interested in hosting exchange students
• Be a Mentor/Friend to some of the greatest kids you'll ever meet
• Assist families with the approval process (prior to student arrival)
• Host Pre-arrival Orientations with host families
• LCs have the opportunity for domestic and international travel to annual conferences
• Partner with local schools to ensure exchange student placements are accepted (must be accredited school)
• Host Student Orientations with students
• Monitor Students throughout the school year (contact via phone/email/in-person)
• Coordinate Volunteer Activities

LC Requirements:

• Must live in the United States
• Must be OVER 26 years of age
• Home/Office - Internet Access
• Must Pass a Background Check
• Must Pass DOS Test (Greenheart provides support/training)

Tell us you're interested by filling out an LC Inquiry Form: www.placewithgreenheart.org

Company Description

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.