What will I do as a Local Coordinator?

As a United Studies Local Coordinator, you will bring the world into your community by encouraging host families to open their hearts and schools to open their doors to international exchange students for our year-long academic and short-term programs.

Your job as a Local Coordinator has four key components:



REPRESENT UNITED STUDIES: Generate interest about exchange students in your community by promoting United Studies at community events.		CONNECT WITH LOCAL FAMILIES: Network within your local community to recruit host families.




WORK WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS: Build professional relationships with local high schools in order to secure placements for exchange students.		HOST FAMILY & STUDENT SUPPORT: Provide support and guidance to both students and host families throughout the exchange year.

Other responsibilities include:

	Conduct host family interviews and orientations

	Conduct student orientations at the beginning, middle and end of the exchange year

	Maintain monthly contact with student and host family and submit reports

	Organize student and host family activities to create memorable experiences for everyone

	Maintain regular contact with the United Studies office

	Resolve any conflicts that arise between the student and host family

What will I do as a Local Coordinator?

As a United Studies Local Coordinator, you will bring the world into your community by encouraging host families to open their hearts and schools to open their doors to international exchange students for our year-long academic and short-term programs.

Your job as a Local Coordinator has four key components:



REPRESENT UNITED STUDIES: Generate interest about exchange students in your community by promoting United Studies at community events.


CONNECT WITH LOCAL FAMILIES: Network within your local community to recruit host families.




WORK WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS: Build professional relationships with local high schools in order to secure placements for exchange students.


HOST FAMILY & STUDENT SUPPORT: Provide support and guidance to both students and host families throughout the exchange year.

Other responsibilities include:

	Conduct host family interviews and orientations

	Conduct student orientations at the beginning, middle and end of the exchange year

	Maintain monthly contact with student and host family and submit reports

	Organize student and host family activities to create memorable experiences for everyone

	Maintain regular contact with the United Studies office

	Resolve any conflicts that arise between the student and host family

Why Should I Work with Short-Term Groups?

Unlike our Local Coordinators who work with our 10-month academic year and five-month semester students, Local Coordinators for our short-term homestay groups work with students and host famiies for only two weeks during the school year (fall and spring) and four weeks during the summer. These short-term programs are perfect for those who wish to work with international exchange students and host families but do not have the ability to commit to a full-year program. Depending on the size of the each group, local coordinators may work with small groups with as little as six students to up to 15 students.

Responsibilities Include:

	Recruit and screen potential host families

	Hold host family orientation before students arrival

	Organize welcome and farewell parties

	Create an activity calendar and plan all group activities
	Accompany the group to all organized activities

	Provide host family and student support as needed

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Why Should I Work with Short-Term Groups?

Unlike our Local Coordinators who work with our 10-month academic year and five-month semester students, Local Coordinators for our short-term homestay groups work with students and host famiies for only two weeks during the school year (fall and spring) and four weeks during the summer. These short-term programs are perfect for those who wish to work with international exchange students and host families but do not have the ability to commit to a full-year program. Depending on the size of the each group, local coordinators may work with small groups with as little as six students to up to 15 students.

Responsibilities Include:

	Recruit and screen potential host families

	Hold host family orientation before students arrival

	Organize welcome and farewell parties

	Create an activity calendar and plan all group activities
	Accompany the group to all organized activities

	Provide host family and student support as needed

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What Are the Requirements to Become a Local Coordinator?

As a Local Coordinator with United Studies, you must be able to work independently and effectively from home, truly enjoy working with people (including teenagers!), and above all be open minded and enthusiatic about international cultural exchange. But that's not all!

Local Coorinator Basics:

	Be at leaset 25 years old

	Be authorized to work in the United States

	Be able to pass a background check

	Become Department of State certified

	Have a computer and reliable internet access

	Have reliable transportation

	Have excellent organizational skills

	Be self-motivated

What is the Application Process?

Join United Studies and our network of Local Coordintors and make a difference in your community in just 5 easy steps!

1. Fill out our online Local coordinator application and submit a background check.

2. Our Local Coordinator manager will contact you to tak about the position and answer any questions you have.

3. Attend an online training seminar with our Local Coordinator manager.

4. Pass the required Departmentof State test to become certified.

5. Find host families!

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What Are the Requirements to Become a Local Coordinator?

As a Local Coordinator with United Studies, you must be able to work independently and effectively from home, truly enjoy working with people (including teenagers!), and above all be open minded and enthusiatic about international cultural exchange. But that's not all!

Local Coorinator Basics:

	Be at leaset 25 years old

	Be authorized to work in the United States

	Be able to pass a background check

	Become Department of State certified

	Have a computer and reliable internet access

	Have reliable transportation

	Have excellent organizational skills

	Be self-motivated

What is the Application Process?

Join United Studies and our network of Local Coordintors and make a difference in your community in just 5 easy steps!

1. Fill out our online Local coordinator application and submit a background check.

2. Our Local Coordinator manager will contact you to tak about the position and answer any questions you have.

3. Attend an online training seminar with our Local Coordinator manager.

4. Pass the required Departmentof State test to become certified.

5. Find host families!

Apply

"I love meeting kids from all over the world. Every student who comes to the US and is under my supervision becomes a part of my heart. I not only have my 3 biological kids, I also have 5 kids who live around the world! Some of my favorite moments have been getting to see our kids experience something new, whether it’s eating at Chick-fil-A or ziplining through the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a coordinator you get to watch these kids be shaped into young adults by studying and traveling in a new country. It’s incredible."

Jessica Grizzle

"I became a Local Coordinator with United Studies because I was previously with another organization but wanted to go to a better one. This one is smaller and more personal and take care of their people better than the other guys. I love exchange students, the mission and the purpose of uniting the world together in learning and getting to know other cultures and families. I love connecting with people around the world and knowing that sometimes, they are around the world thinking about us and what we did while they were here. I want to offer them the memories to last a lifetime and a love of an extra family."

Janice Brooks

"I joined United studies as a Local Coordinator to be part of a great team. I really like learning from the students and the host families. I've met some of the greatest families that I would never otherwise been in touch with. The students help me see differently. I'm more open to new things and trying new things. Some of the best times have been seeing the students participate in something that is totally foreign to them like their first week of school, seeing the school for the first time, finding their favorite fast food, going to the school dances and their first football games where they see how much school spirit there is. If you want to open your heart to others and become invested in anothers' future then becoming a Local Coordinator with United Studies may be for you. If you want to have friends and family all around the world this is definitely for you!"

Heather Weir

"It's hard to explain the joys of being a coordinator, until you actually experience it. I really love seeing the connections that students and families make together. It is a great feeling knowing that I played a part in their lifetime connection. I love hearing stories from families still in connection with their student, long after their exchange year. I love hearing from my former students about how much their time here meant to them. A few are actually back state side for college and stay in touch. I also love being involved at the schools, and hearing from the American students how the Exchange Students connected with them. Its really neat to meet American students a few years after the Exchange Student was there, and hear stories about what they remember and what the student taught them. Being a part of that connection is really special. "

Sue Beers

"For me, the best part of being a coordinator is the relationships! I get to form my own relationships and friendships with families in my community and with students from all around the world. I also get to play a role in forming and nurturing their relationships that I hope will last a lifetime. My goal is to facilitate the best relationships and memories possible, encourage growth and compromise so that at the end of the experience, everyone has learned something and hopefully taken away great memories and life lessons. This can actually be the most rewarding when I help a student and host family through a struggle or hurdle. We all get to work through the challenge together and come out of it stronger than before. Some of my favorite moments as a coordinator involve laughter. Watching one of my students hang from a basketball net after someone held her up to dunk, listening to rap music from another country, a car load of students all laughing and singing the same song or when I try to remember how to do the 2 kiss cheek greeting and never seem to get it correct! The moments with my students and host families are priceless."

Danielle Allenbrand

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"I love meeting kids from all over the world. Every student who comes to the US and is under my supervision becomes a part of my heart. I not only have my 3 biological kids, I also have 5 kids who live around the world! Some of my favorite moments have been getting to see our kids experience something new, whether it’s eating at Chick-fil-A or ziplining through the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a coordinator you get to watch these kids be shaped into young adults by studying and traveling in a new country. It’s incredible."

Jessica Grizzle

"I became a Local Coordinator with United Studies because I was previously with another organization but wanted to go to a better one. This one is smaller and more personal and take care of their people better than the other guys. I love exchange students, the mission and the purpose of uniting the world together in learning and getting to know other cultures and families. I love connecting with people around the world and knowing that sometimes, they are around the world thinking about us and what we did while they were here. I want to offer them the memories to last a lifetime and a love of an extra family."

Janice Brooks

"I joined United studies as a Local Coordinator to be part of a great team. I really like learning from the students and the host families. I've met some of the greatest families that I would never otherwise been in touch with. The students help me see differently. I'm more open to new things and trying new things. Some of the best times have been seeing the students participate in something that is totally foreign to them like their first week of school, seeing the school for the first time, finding their favorite fast food, going to the school dances and their first football games where they see how much school spirit there is. If you want to open your heart to others and become invested in anothers' future then becoming a Local Coordinator with United Studies may be for you. If you want to have friends and family all around the world this is definitely for you!"

Heather Weir

"It's hard to explain the joys of being a coordinator, until you actually experience it. I really love seeing the connections that students and families make together. It is a great feeling knowing that I played a part in their lifetime connection. I love hearing stories from families still in connection with their student, long after their exchange year. I love hearing from my former students about how much their time here meant to them. A few are actually back state side for college and stay in touch. I also love being involved at the schools, and hearing from the American students how the Exchange Students connected with them. Its really neat to meet American students a few years after the Exchange Student was there, and hear stories about what they remember and what the student taught them. Being a part of that connection is really special. "

Sue Beers

"For me, the best part of being a coordinator is the relationships! I get to form my own relationships and friendships with families in my community and with students from all around the world. I also get to play a role in forming and nurturing their relationships that I hope will last a lifetime. My goal is to facilitate the best relationships and memories possible, encourage growth and compromise so that at the end of the experience, everyone has learned something and hopefully taken away great memories and life lessons. This can actually be the most rewarding when I help a student and host family through a struggle or hurdle. We all get to work through the challenge together and come out of it stronger than before. Some of my favorite moments as a coordinator involve laughter. Watching one of my students hang from a basketball net after someone held her up to dunk, listening to rap music from another country, a car load of students all laughing and singing the same song or when I try to remember how to do the 2 kiss cheek greeting and never seem to get it correct! The moments with my students and host families are priceless."

Danielle Allenbrand

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