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Job: Experiment in International Living – International Group Leaders (Worldwide)

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Position: Experiment in International Living
Posted by: International Group Leaders
Location: Worldwide
Contract: Full-Time; Summer 2016

The Experiment in International Living is currently hiring exceptional professional individuals to serve as international group leaders to guide our summer 2016 programs in over 20 countries worldwide!

The Experiment, the founding program of World Learning, has been sending students on immersive abroad programs since 1932, and we continue to be on the cutting edge of international education. Our programs provide high school students with the opportunity to connect deeply and engage meaningfully with the richness and complexities of another country through hands-on experiences in local communities and through the lens of a specific program theme.

Our leaders are our most critical on-the-ground resource, traveling alongside each group and serving as our students’ primary support throughout the program. Each program has two co-leaders who work together to guide a group of 10 to 15 high school students on a 3-, 4-, or 5-week journey. Leaders take on a wide range of responsibilities, including helping students integrate into local cultures and host families, conducting group excursions, and guiding students through discussions of and reflections on their experiences. Leaders work with The Experiment’s US-based staff and in-country partners to maximize students’ health and safety and to ensure the program is meaningful, challenging, and experientially rich.

The Experiment’s international group leaders come from a variety of backgrounds, but all share a commitment to intercultural exchange and experiential education. Our leaders:

• Have (at minimum) achieved a bachelor’s degree by June 2016
• Have leadership experience working with young people, preferably high school students
• Have in-depth experience living in The Experiment’s 2016 program countries/regions
• Are competent in the language of the program country (level of fluency required varies)
• Are flexible, resilient, resourceful, organized, dynamic, and proactive
• Are, above all, educators and facilitators

Application Process: Applications for 2016 group leader positions are being accepted now through January 26, 2016, and hiring is conducted on a rolling basis through spring 2016. Apply online at experiment.org/leaders. Questions? Contact leadership@experiment.org.