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I met with local high schools to obtain permission for foreign student attendance. Once I had their permission, I would search for potential host families in that district, through display booths, presentations, and phone calls. I screened potential host families; if they met our criteria, I would search through our students to find at least 2 good matches for that family. Once the family chose a student, then I would provide information to both parties so they could contact one another and establish a relationship. I would then follow up with the school and enroll the student within their school. I would train the host families prior to the student's arrival. Once the student arrived, I would contact the family and student multiple times each month, in person, monitoring progress and troubleshooting any problems that arose. I would assist other representatives by providing home observations and reports. I would plan at least 3 activities a year for all of my students and families. I would also chaperon the Iowa State Student Leadership Conference.  I would keep in close contact with the schools to monitor student performance, both academically and socially. When the school year came to an end, I would closely monitor each student to make sure they encountered no problems with their return home. After the students returned to their countries, I would meet and follow up with their host families, ask them if they would host again, and process them as needed.

I have worked with several other foreign exchange companies before landing at ISE. I have been here 3 years.  My direct supervisors are highly responsive, dedicated,  support and value my contributions.  Training is ongoing.
This position allows me to work from home,  have a flexible schedule, travel throughout state of Colorado as well as earn free international travel every year. 
I have the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with high school exchange students,  their host families and local schools. It brings me joy and satisfaction to bring people together from other countries and cultures and break down barriers,  preconceived beliefs, and hopefully help make the world a better more loving place to reside. 
I never was able to travel international before working in student exchange.  My husband and children benefit from the international travel as well. 
I have worked for several other agencies that put students in unsafe conditions and did not follow Department of State Regulations.  ISE has the best compliance team and support to students, host families,  and field staff.
It is amazing to work with a company that values every person who is involved in this process.  In addition,  ISE never laid one person off during the Covud 19 Pandemic. 
If you are interested on making a difference on the world from your own home, join us today. International Student Exchange is hiring nationwide for many positions.

Working from home can be quite challenging. Talking with people by phone, email, skype, instant messaging, and facebook brings a lot of variety. The goal is to find, hire, and train people to find good homes for high school exchange students and then become a friend to them and to the student. You work with the school, community, and various organizations. I learned to think outside the box when it came to recruiting and promoting student exchange. The management and co-workers are all very pleasant and supportive. The hardest part of my job was the lack of support I had from my direct supervisor. I was given no training, no direction, no return calls or emails, which ultimately lead to my dismissal. The most enjoyable part is working with some really great people, making friends and watching students and families bond. Nothing brings more satisfaction than knowing you had a part in bringing them together and helping them become a family for life.

I worked an average of ten hours per week, checking on students and their host families as they went through the adjustment process. I was responsible for submitting progress reports on the students every other month, alternating with less intensive reports during the other months. I also hosted social events and dinners for the students, their host families, and their friends.

The management was very good, and the workplace culture made it easy to combine with my own family activities and those of the host families.

The most enjoyable part of the job was meeting the students and following their progress throughout the school year. The hardest part was saying "Good-bye" to the students when they returned to their home countries.

Issues with regional management and moral and ethical decisions being made that were not right, is why I left the company. Regional management breaking corporate company rules to place students in homes unfit to be hosting exchange students. Terrible communication with upper management and no support. They just wanted students in their program and didn’t care how they were placed. I spent a thousand + out of my own pocket and getting paid so little per student wasn’t worth my time or sacrifice I made for my own family. I had a massive area to cover and it was a huge out of pocket expense. 

In high school I took this part-time job so I could afford to get my nails done. I know it sounds silly but I am firm believer that if there's a will, there's a way. When I got there I would take all the phone messages and pass them out to the other employees and forward any e-mails that came into the general e-mail box. When the phone wasn't ringing there was a table in the corner with papers in the order they were to be gathered and stapled in. I would take one from each pile and then staple them together to fill as many boxes as I could. Most of the other employees worked in the building next to the one I worked in so I rarely conversed with them except to drop off their messages or forward calls to them. There wasn't much to it but it was my first step towards becoming an working adult.

Working for the State of Arkansas for over 25 years I learned a lot about team work.  I had a wonderful boss who understood the importance of letting his employees be creative and yet work within the guide lines of the job.  My program was a one person shop but we relied on the other programs in the office to provide a comprehensive approach to the problem of homelessness.  My co-workers were always helpful and the programs they monitored were am important part of the services we were providing.

There is no support from management when there is a problem with a student. You are expected to keep the student in your home even if you don't have room for them until you can find another home for them with no help from management. 

  Managers forbid you to contact the home office with problems and upper management does not respond to emails when there is an emergency situation.  Would not recommend working for this company.

This company has absolutely no care about federal compliance, taking as much as possible foreign exchange students and placing many of them in horrible homes. When the children complain, they force them to sign papers saying that they have a bad behavior or threating to send them back home... Many rea reps don't screen properly the families and it happened that some of them were left in really bad environments. I just feel sad for their parents thinking about their children abroad and that's why I decided to leave this job, I felt too bad working for this company

What is the best part of working at the company?
The support of my manager and engaging with a diverse group of Host Families and Students.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to keep communication open with school systems and the different policies and procedures. 
Identifying good Host Families.   

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is a remote position yet you feel like part of your team if you make the effort.

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Area representative 1 salary reported	$12.50 per hour
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