Activities Coordinator

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