Homestay Recruiter

Homestay Recruiter

Barcelona Campus

At EF Language Abroad, we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we've helped millions of students discover new places, embrace diverse cultures, and gain fresh perspectives.

We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they’re spoken.  Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.

Are you ready to take on a dynamic role in an international environment?

EF Barcelona is looking for an enthusiastic Homestay Recruiter who is a passionate sales driven person, able to build rapport quickly and recruit the best quality families for our international students. This role plays a key part in ensuring the well-being and satisfaction of our international students, while continuously improving accommodation standards and overall customer experience.

As Homestay Recruiter, you’ll oversee student placements, manage and grow our host family network, and ensure the quality of our residential accommodation. We’re looking for someone who brings energy, flexibility, and new ideas to help meet the needs of our students. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Host Family Recruitment: Recruit and visit host families per EF policies, maintain records, train hosts on EF standards, and implement recruitment strategies via social media, ads, and events.

• Host Family Management: Serve as the main contact for host families, match students effectively, conduct regular visits, and maintain accurate records.

• Student Support: Handle accommodation queries, ensure student wellbeing, liaise between students, hosts, and EF offices, resolve issues, manage crises, and act on feedback.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Coordinate with EF sales offices, school staff, and Host Families on logistics, welfare, discipline, and timely provider payments.

• On-Call Duties: Share responsibility for emergency phone coverage to ensure round-the-clock student support.

What we are looking for:

• Full Fluency in Spanish (reading, writing, speaking)

• Good level of English

• Strong communication skills with students, colleagues, and external partners

• Mature, caring, and appreciative of cultural differences

• Target-driven and motivated by working towards goals and deadlines

• Experience living, working, or studying abroad is a plus!  

• Must have full working rights in Spain