• Community Representatives - Key Qualities
• Give the Gift that keeps on Giving
• Community Representative's Responsibilities
• FAQs

Being a Community Representative gives you the opportunity to make a difference in the community, with your local high schools, and most importantly, with families. It is a challenging and rewarding position. As a Community Representative, you are our face out in the community. It is very important for us to have well-trained, professional staff working with our students. You are able to work with youth and learn about other countries and cultures. You can make a personal contribution to the enrichment of young people from around the globe and can help to promote cross-cultural understanding.

Our students and families depend on you for support throughout their program; you are there for them from day one. You are the one who helps the families and students build and strengthen their relationship that will last a lifetime.

Flexibility, motivation, dedication, warm heart, organized, integrity, commitment, mediator, teacher, involved in the community, interested in teens, good communication skills, and interested in global peace and understanding.

Community Representatives work with local high schools, families, and community leaders, and network in their area to find qualified, safe homes for our students. You are able to use your creative energy, enthusiasm, and people skills. It is all about talking to families and sharing the passion of what you do. You are giving families the opportunity to make a difference, to learn about other cultures and people, and you can show them that they can make a difference in the lives of youth.

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Community Representatives

You will be building and developing relationships with local families and schools, and you may be involved with presentations at clubs and churches. You may also set up booths and search for leads. The best part about this position is that you can go everywhere. You can go out with your family at the soccer field, shopping - you can find host families in many places!

We offer an extensive Training Program. We feel it is important to train our staff so that they are able to provide a safe program to our families and participants.

We offer Academic Year, Semester, and 12-month programs for our students

We work closely with the DOS and CSIET and follow and maintain all of the standards and regulations so that we are providing the highest quality program, and pride our self on being a leader within the High School foreign exchange programs.

• Find and screen potential host families
• Assist potential host families in completing the necessary paperwork and forms
• Secure written permission for attendance from local schools and help enroll the student upon arrival
• Provide orientations to all students and host families in your area
• Meet with each student and host family at least once per month and complete reports indicating their program progress
• Support all host families and students with any difficulties or emergencies they may face during the year and report all incidents to your Manager
• HAVE FUN! Plan group activities, picnics, and gatherings for the students and host families in your area!
• We ask you to always ask your self this question: “Would I be comfortable placing my own child in this home?”
• Running a compliant program, working within CSIET and DOS Guidelines
• Work with families and students to work through challenges they may have
• Helping your student and family to learn and adjust to cultural differences

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Incentive Trips

FAQ's

• What are the benefits of becoming a FTW Community Rep?
• How much time will I need to put in to meet my goals?
• What are my expectations?
• How will I get compensated and what if I do not meet my goals?
• To Become a Community Rep do I need to Host myself?
• What Training and Support will I receive?
• What happens if a family decides they do not want to continue hosting?
• How do I find qualified Host Families?
• What benefit is it to the schools to have a Student attend their High School?
• How many countries do you accept students from?
• What is the next step? How do I get started?

We hope that you will seriously consider joining the Face the World Family of Community Representatives. We are available and you can contact us with any further questions that you might have on our program.

Remember that you can make a difference! We want you to have the opportunity to learn about the world, and you can do it by joining our team of Community Representatives. Do something you love and provide quality experiences to families and students here and around the world. We are dedicated to hiring and training qualified staff to work with our non-profit organization.

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