Working as a local Group Co-ordinator or AYP counsellor for CHE

Cultural Homestay in Europe

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Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3FN, United Kingdom

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What is the difference between Group Co-ordinator and Area Counsellor?

A Group Co-ordinator handles the short term groups which come into the UK. An Area Counsellor looks after our academic year students, who are in a local school for between 6 and 10 moonths. Some people do both jobs together, some only do one.

Working as a Group Co-ordinator

Please explain about the job

The work is seasonal, with the three main seasons being summer (usually from late July to mid August), spring (usually from mid March to the beginning of April) and winter (often over Christmas and the New Year). There are also groups which come to the UK ‘off season’, some of which may be 'short stay' type groups, where there is no study centre involved but only coach trips and excursions. Because the work is seasonal, the job is not suited to someone who is working full time, but to a person with flexible working hours.

What kind of person are you looking for?

Ideally, the kind of person we are looking for will have:

• experience in hosting Japanese students;
• organisational skills and an attention to detail;
• a wide network of friends and contacts;
• good local knowledge;
• the ability to get on with and deal with a wide range of people;
• flexibility, enthusiasm, patience and a sense of humour;
• entrepreneurial spirit and a business mind;
• ability to cope under pressure and to deadlines.

But don’t worry if you think you don’t have these qualities - our Group Co-ordinators come from all walks of life with lots of different experience and backgrounds.

Group Co-ordinators are self employed on a contract basis. Payment varies depending on the type of group, the experience of the GC, the length of time of group and the number of students. Payment covers all GC expenses; and any other expenses that CHE will cover are agreed in advance. Please contact us for details as payment varies, depending on the type of group, the experience of the GC, the length of time of group and the number of students.

If you are interested in working as a Group Co-ordinator for us, can you please to us or post one to the address. We will then contact you.

Working as an Area Counsellor

If you are interested in working as an Area Counsellor for us, can you please to us or post one to the address. We will then contact you.