EF Education First is excited to offer a Cooperative Education (co-op) program in partnership with a student’s college or university, giving students the opportunity to align their academic and future career goals with full time or part time work experienced for a select period of time. EF offers a multitude of co-ops across our travel, language, and education businesses in sales, customer service, operations, finance, and marketing.

Customer Support Specialist Co-Op

Cultural Care Au Pair

Hybrid - Monday - Thursday In-Office, Friday Option to Work from Home

40 hrs/week, $20/hr

Start Date: January 6th or 20th until June 2026

As the largest and most experienced au pair organization in the world, we believe that cultural exchange has the power to make the world a more welcoming, understanding, and open place. We build global families by bringing together international visitors with American host families-providing meaningful childcare for families, an unforgettable year in America for au pairs, and a culturally enriching experience for both parties.

About the role:

• You will use superior communication skills and timely responsiveness in this highly visible position within our company.
• Work mostly through phone and email communication, to serve as the primary resource of information and problem solving for our host families, au pairs, Local Childcare Consultants (LCCs) and colleagues.
• Work to ensure our program remains compliant with the regulations set forth by the Department of State and ensure our host families uphold their financial responsibilities of the program.
• With every inquiry, you proactively add value to the overall customer experience by remaining positive and thorough, taking ownership of resolution, and anticipating their future needs.

This role gives insight into every aspect of our organization, setting up the right candidate for future career growth opportunities.

Who we’re looking for:

You are a natural relationship builder and truly enjoy working with people. If you thrive independently while striving towards a greater team goal and want to play a major role in keeping our cultural exchange program healthy and vibrant for years to come, this job may be perfect for you.

• A strong communicator: effectively communicate with customers and colleagues on a regular basis. This includes but is not limited to being able to speak to a family about a past due balance, an au pair who needs help with a missed flight or a colleague regarding Department of State regulations that pertain to our program.
• Strategic thinker: able to organize daily tasks in order to be efficient and deliberate in accomplishing goals.
• Goal-oriented : motivated to attain weekly, monthly and annual individual and department goals.
• Flexible: can pivot and adapt quickly to new processes in order to meet company and customer needs.
• Collaborative: highly skilled in being informative with fellow departments to provide the best overall customer experience.
• Analytical: comfortable with numbers and being able to read spreadsheets.
• Creative: share fresh ideas on ways we can improve staff efficiency and the customer experience.
• Resilient: a natural ability to have a challenging conversation and speak to the next customer immediately with empathy and an open mind.

Previous customer service experience preferred.

Technical skills needed:

- Ability to manage high volumes of calls, emails and tasks daily
-Strong attention to detail and multitasking skills
-Proficient in working with deadlines
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-A natural motivator and connector, bringing passion and enthusiasm to a team
-Problem solving skills

About Cultural Care Au Pair

At Cultural Care Au Pair, we believe that cultural exchange has the power to make the world a more welcoming, understanding, and open place. As the largest and most experienced au pair organization in the world, we build global families by bringing together international visitors with American hosts-providing meaningful childcare for families, an unforgettable year in America for au pairs, and a culturally enriching experience for all. If you’re ready to expand your own horizons we invite you to be a part of our global team of problem-solvers, relationship-builders, and innovators. Join us as we continue to bring the world a little bit closer together, one family at a time.

Cultural Care Au Pair is associated with EF Education First, the world leader in international education. At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have brought millions of people to see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs-focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics-create students of the world, and turn dreams into international opportunities.

An equal opportunity employer, Cultural Care Au Pair is committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, parental status, experience and everything else that makes you, well...you.

Why you’ll love working here:

This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.

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.