Summer Homestay Recruitment Coordinator

In this role, you'll be connecting with local families, often by phone and on recruitment stands, to encourage them to join our community, while also placing international students in welcoming homes. The focus is on creating safe, supportive and culturally enriching experiences that benefit both students and homestay providers.,

• Proactively contact prospective homestay providers by phone or at recruitment events to introduce EF, build relationships, and encourage them to join our homestay community
• Attend local recruitment events or organize info sessions at community centres to present the benefits of hosting international students
• Own and manage sales pipeline, from generating leads to following up and converting, hitting key KPIs
• Working with our providers to find suitable accommodation for our language students while they study with us in the UK
• Processing & maintaining homestay accommodation records using the EF's own accommodation database
• Visit potential host homes, check living standards, assess cultural compatibility, and complete safety evaluations
• Reporting to Accommodation Manager to ensure there are sufficient homestay beds to accommodate our peak season and to make sure student details are provided accurately each week for arriving and departing students
• Support students and providers with move and transfer requests when necessary
• Strive to improve the quality of our homestay provision
  
  Given the on call nature of the position, a flexible, hands-on approach to nature & hours of work undertaken is essential
• Familiar with Microsoft Office and CRMs (desirable)
• Highly motivated, energetic, positive
• Customer service orientated, friendly & approachable manner
• Able to remain calm under pressure & to diffuse potentially difficult situations
• Sensitive to needs of international students living away from home
• Excellent communicator with students, colleagues, and external clients
• Attention to detail, organised & thorough
• All offers are subject to a clear enhanced DBS check and two references
• Legally able to work in the UK at commencement of employment
  
  Careers at EF | Open the world with us
At EF Education First, we believe the world is better when people strive to understand one another. With 600+ schools and offices in 50 countries, we offer immersive programs in language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics, turning dreams into global opportunities. Join us in our shared mission of opening the world through education.


• Work in a truly international environment
• Regular social events
• Ambition is nurtured and fast-tracked career enhancement opportunities are provided
• Staff are encouraged to innovate, take ownership of their ideas and bring them to fruition
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to EF Hello language learning