Job description

PAX - Program of Academic Exchange – Union County

PAX is currently hiring for the position of Community Coordinator (local representative) in communities nationwide. This independent contractor helps host families and high schools throughout the continental U.S. share their America with exchange students from more than 70 countries.

Ideal candidates:

• An active stay-at-home mom or dad
• Are parents or have worked with teens for three or more years
• Are involved in their local PTA and/or their local church
• Are optimistic, enthusiastic, motivated, flexible self-starters
• Have a desire to make a positive international impact
• Have excellent communication skills in English
• Must be 25 years or older
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must have a personal computer
• Has lived in current community for three or more years

Education and youth-counseling experience is a plus

Job responsibilities include:

• Arranging semester- and academic-year-long homes and enrollments for high school exchange students
• Developing the interest of the local community to find families interested in hosting
• Providing orientations to both families and students
• Assisting the high school exchange students with personal and cultural adjustments
• Providing positive, life-changing exposure to new cultures to everyone involved in the placement
• Participating in the annual PAX national meeting

Additional information and compensation:

The position boasts part-time work, flexible scheduling, modest compensation on a commission basis, potential for annual international travel perks, and at-home task management. Many coordinators approach the position as a meaningful community service project with benefits, as a second job, or as an opportunity to pursue their interests and passions while making a contribution to their community. This is an independent contractor position; commission-based compensation is paid per student placed and supervised.

If you would like to proceed, please click on the link and complete the PAX online application: https://www.pax.org/rep-application.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: Commission

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $500.00 - $10,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Application Question(s):

• Is there anything in your background that would prevent you from passing a background check?
• Most people do this because they love children and want to learn about other cultures. Are you aware that you will be working as an independent contractor and only get paid when you make a placement?
• You will mostly work from home, but you will be required to do in-home interviews for host families, in person orientations of students and host families, and occasionally visiting schools. Do you have access to a laptop that you can bring with you on these visits?
• You will be mentoring teenagers and the host parents. Are you at least 25 years or older?
• Department of State requires you live within a certain radius of a placement. Do you live in Union County?

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Waxhaw, NC 28173

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