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Do you enjoy running activities for high school students? Do you like multicultural environment? Do you like meeting people, sharing and listening to stories? Are you looking to gain some experience on marketing and communication? Youth For Understanding Czech Republic is looking for an ESC volunteer to our Prague office.

We offer one place in our office to the ESC volunteer who will be in touch with our entire community (exchange students, host families, schools, YFU volunteers, YFU staff) in Prague and around the Czech Republic and has chance to meet YFU volunteers from abroad as well.

About us:
Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a leader in intercultural exchange and educational programs for more than 60 years. We are working on a long-term exchange programs for high schools. Our international network consisting of 55+ volunteer based non-profit organizations. YFU CZ has been founded in 2005, we have one office located in Prague, Capital City, close to the city centre. Each year we host about 25 worldwide students in the Czech Republic and we are sending 30 Czech students to study abroad. Our exchange students live in a host families and attending a local high schools around Czech Republic. Every year we run up to seven long-weekend Seminars, up to 10 events for Exchange students, YFU volunteers or host families and run up to 50 presentations or educational seminars on high schools.

Our offer:
30 hours per week in our office in Prague or on seminars around the Czech Republic

During one year the ESC volunteer (with help from other dedicated YFU volunteers and staff) will:
- participate in seminars and events for exchange students from abroad, students from Czech Republic, YFU Volunteers or host families (ESC volunteer will help organise travel, sessions, program)
- help with our recruitment campaign on schools around Czech Republic (so called Info-presentations on schools are hold by former Exchange students), at the Informative events in Prague or Interviews with applicants in our office.
- collaborate on collecting stories from exchange students and host families, make interviews or take video or pictures (for YFU website or YFU social media purpose)
- run general administrative duties (emailing, MS Word, printing) in the office

ESC volunteer will also play role in our support system (we give rolling support to every student and host family on program). Accompanied by a senior staff, ESC Volunteer will be involved in student or host family counselling, visit host families and students, collect and listen to their stories and needs

We invite you to share your ideas, skills and enthusiasm with young adults and host families of YFU