Career Opportunities

YFU USA is seeking a Heartland District home-based Field Director to continue developing and working with current and prospective volunteers in the Great Illinois field for international student placement and host family recruitment. Achievements include recruitment of host families and student placement; building volunteer involvement and oversight, nurturing school relations, and developing the field to incorporate additional student placements. The Field Director position provides the volunteer oversight, planning, marketing and administration in an assigned geographic field to deliver a quality program.

Internship: Many positions available.

Compensation: $100 stipend per month (up to maximum of $600) to offset incidental costs

Locations: 1 of 36 Field offices or 1 of 5 District offices in the United States
(California: Long Beach/Lakewood; Colorado: Denver; District of Columbia:
Washington/Bethesda, MD; Georgia: Atlanta/Conyers; Iowa: Des Moines; Kentucky:
Lexington/Versailles; Maryland: Bethesda/Washington, D.C.; Michigan: Saginaw, N.
Muskegon, Ann Arbor/South Lyon, Auburn Hills/West Bloomfield/Waterford;
Minnesota: Greater Minneapolis (Excelsior, Mound & Little Canada); Missouri: Kansas
City/Lee’s Summit; North Carolina: Chapel Hill/ Carrboro; Ohio: Columbus/Delaware;
Oregon: Portland/Beaverton; Tennessee: Nashville/Hendersonville; Texas:
Lubbock/Slaton, Arlington/Grand Prairie; Virginia: Norfolk/Virginia Beach)

Dates of Service: Spring – Summer 2012 (Approximate dates: February 21st - August 31st)

Work Schedule: Availability of 12 – 20 hours per week; flexible schedule. (Preference will be given to candidates willing to commit to at least 16 hours per week.)

Seeking: Undergraduate or Graduate students or recent graduates with major or degree in:
International Studies, Marketing, Sales, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism/Mass
Communications, Education, Foreign Language or related field.

Required: Intern must have own laptop or desktop computer, cell phone, and transportation to
worksite. Selected candidates must successfully pass criminal background check.

Purpose of Position: Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a leader in the field of international student exchange, with sixty years experience in inbound and outbound programming. The International Student Exchange Placement Interns will assist YFU USA fields in the International Student (IS) placement effort. Interns may also help organize the pre-departure orientations for American Overseas (AO) students and the re-entry/post-arrival orientations for international students.

Contact: Elizabeth Danilson, Administrative Project Coordinator, internships@yfu.org