{"id":26581,"date":"2012-08-09T13:48:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T17:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=26581"},"modified":"2012-08-09T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T17:56:33","slug":"job-guide-job-for-exchange-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/09\/job-guide-job-for-exchange-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Guide Job for Exchange Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via <\/em>JETAA Pacific Northwest.<\/em><\/strong> Posted by <\/em>Kay Monroe<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>
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\nPosition<\/em><\/strong>: Guide Job for Exchange Program<\/em><\/em>
\nPosted by<\/strong><\/em>: \u00a0<\/em>The Laurasian Institution<\/em><\/em>
\nType<\/em><\/strong>: Short term<\/em>
\nLocation<\/strong>: \u00a0<\/em><\/em>Seattle, WA<\/em>
\nSalary<\/strong>: \u00a0N\/A<\/em>
\nStart Date<\/strong>: N\/A<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Responsibilities<\/strong>:
\nThe Laurasian Institution of Seattle, WA is seeking guides for groups of 25 participants visiting the United States from Japan between October 2012 and March 2013.\u00a0 Groups will be comprised of\u00a024 high school students and 1~2 adult chaperones.\u00a0 Groups will visit the United States for a period of 11 days, including sightseeing in two major cities (either Seattle & San Francisco or Washington D.C. and New York City) and a homestay in locations throughout the country.<\/p>\n

Guides will meet groups at the airport in the arrival city (Washington D.C or Seattle), lead them through scheduled orientation and sightseeing activities, accompany them to the homestay location and departure city (New York City or San Francisco), and see them off at the airport.<\/p>\n

Description of Duties<\/strong>:
\n\u2022 Guide groups through all scheduled activities, including arrival\/departure at airports, mealtimes, orientation,
\nsightseeing, travel to\/from homestay locations, host school activities, etc.
\n\u2022 Ensure the group stays together at all times
\n\u2022 Ensure the safety and well-being of all members of the group by handling medical or other emergency
\nsituations.
\n\u2022 Interpreting between group members, vendors, and others throughout the trip as needed<\/p>\n

Summary of Requirements:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Native English speakers with highly functional Japanese abilities (minimum JLPT Level 2\/N2 or equivalent)
\n\u2022 All-day time commitment for 11 days, including being on-call at night
\n\u2022 Experience with Japanese students and\/or the Japanese school system
\n\u2022 Familiarity with Japanese health insurance procedures
\n\u2022 Residence in and knowledge of the geography, history and culture of at least one of the major cities
\n(Seattle, San Francisco, Washington D.C. or New York City)
\n\u2022 Ability to handle emergencies and work under pressure
\n\u2022 Strong communication skills, both oral and written
\n\u2022 Demonstrated experience as a leader
\n\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree
\n\u2022 Pass a criminal background check<\/p>\n

Compensation<\/strong>
\n\u2022 $2,500 for 11 days as group guide
\n\u2022 Transportation to\/from both major cities (either Seattle & San Francisco or Washington D.C. & New York
\nCity) during the trip
\n\u2022 Transportation to\/from the homestay location
\n\u2022 Meals and lodging during trip<\/p>\n

Trip Dates & Locations<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Tour 1: October 9 \u2013 19, 2012 (Washington D.C. & New York City)
\n\u2022 Tour 2: November 3 \u2013 13, 2012 (Washington D.C. & New York City)
\n\u2022 Tour 3: (TENTATIVE) December 1 – 11, 2012 (Seattle & San Francisco)
\n\u2022 Tour 4: (TENTATIVE) January 17 \u2013 27, 2013 (Seattle & San Francisco)
\n\u2022 Tour 5: March 5 \u2013 15, 2013 (Seattle & San Francisco)
\n\u2022 Tour 6: March 17 \u2013 27, 2013 (Washington D.C. & New York City)<\/p>\n

**Candidates who can commit to escorting multiple trips will be given preferential consideration<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To be considered, please send your resume, cover letter, your base city (Seattle, San Francisco, Washington D.C. or New York City) and a list of all available dates to mbernard@laurasian.org<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0No phone calls, please.<\/p>\n

The Laurasian Institution is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization offering international and cross-cultural education programs.\u00a0 This position is a part of the Kizuna\u00a0Project, an exchange program between Japan and the United States as a response to the March 11, 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.\u00a0 The Laurasian Institution is working with the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership to bring 1,000 high school students from Tohoku\u00a0to the United States.\u00a0 For more information about the Kizuna Project, please visit our website: http:\/\/www.laurasian.org\/kizuna\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via JETAA Pacific Northwest. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Position: Guide Job for Exchange Program Posted by: \u00a0The Laurasian Institution Type: Short term Location: \u00a0Seattle, WA Salary: \u00a0N\/A Start Date: N\/A Responsibilities: The Laurasian Institution of Seattle, WA is seeking guides for groups of 25 participants visiting the United States from Japan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[739,123,213,737,738],"class_list":["post-26581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","tag-homestay","tag-job","tag-seattle","tag-tour","tag-trave"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-6UJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26581"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26583,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26581\/revisions\/26583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}