Activity Coordinator , EF San Diego

The role: EF International Language Campus San Diego is looking for a passionate, energetic, and student-focused Activity Coordinator. The Activity Coordinator reports to the Activity Manager and works collaboratively to offer a variety of attractive social activities and programs to a broad range of international students.

This is a full-time, year-round, position.

Duties and responsibilities:

The Activity Coordinator’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Strive for being a key player in creating our campus culture and focusing on student satisfaction above-all.
• Create and encourage social, cultural, and sporting activities that cater to students’ interests.
• Organization, preparation, and ownership, of the events and excursions our campus offers
• Be self-motivated; someone who is ready and willing to create, and take pride, in their own experiences for students.
• Supports in all daily events and engagements in the activities department including campus activities, excursions, large school gatherings, and providing service to students.
• Shares the management of campus social media accounts.
• Joins activities & excursions - including regular evening & weekend shifts.
• Promotes school events and excursions, free or paid, through varied advertising mediums.
• Provide welfare assistance to students where required, and when necessary to have general knowledge outside the activities department to provide holistic support.
• Use local and cultural knowledge to provide opportunities and alternatives for students outside of school-planned events.
• Welcome new students on a weekly basis through campus tours and icebreakers.

Minimum requirements:

• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Organized with attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously while still supporting colleagues in a team.
• Outgoing and confident personality.
• Availability to work nights and weekends.
• Cultural and language sensitivity.
• Enjoy working in a busy and dynamic environment.
• Enjoy multi-tasking.
• Social stamina.
• Creative and energetic with common sense.
• Ability to handle difficult situations with ease and remain calm under pressure.
• Computer literate .

What our staff say:

“I love getting to know our students from different cultures and I get to practice other languages.”

“I take pride in creating and executing activities. I get immense satisfaction from providing this experience to international students.”

‘‘ There’s lots of career development opportunities and professional experience. I have been able to create amazing friendships and memories with people from different countries.”

Salary - $38,000 - 42,000

At EF Education First, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, EF has helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves.