Overview
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS
International Directors collaborate with the Local Program Director (from the host country or region) to facilitate a positive summer experience for Mentors and participants. Program Directors work to maintain the safety and health of each student, ensure program logistics are properly coordinated and implement GLA’s service-learning leadership curriculum. Communication, teamwork and flexibility are critical throughout this process. Local Directors are responsible for managing, supporting, and guiding local team members in their roles.
All new Directors must attend in-person Director Training from May 29 – June 2, 2024
MENTOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Mentors participate in all aspects of programming alongside students, including community service and excursions. Mentors facilitate activities implementing GLA’s service-learning leadership curriculum, as well as discussion and reflection sessions to help students process their experiences. Mentors will facilitate discussions directly with a small group of students regularly and occasionally lead activities with larger groups of students.
Required Skills:
-Bachelor’s degree or several years of experience working within the experiential education field
-A minimum of two years of experience working with teens; either teaching in a classroom or in an alternative education or childcare setting
-Two years of experience working with middle school students for our middle school program
-Mastery relating with teenagers
-Extensive international travel experience or cross-cultural experience for our non-U.S. programs
Preferred Skills:
- Fluency in Spanish for programs in Spanish-speaking countries
- Wilderness certifications as mentioned above for programs in remote locations; an additional stipend is offered for staff certified as a WFR or WAFA
-Lifeguard certification as mentioned above for water-based programs; an additional stipend is offered for staff certified as lifeguards
About Global Leadership Adventures
We are Global Leadership Adventures (GLA), a well-established organization committed to delivering life-changing journeys for high school and middle school students. Our mission is to inspire the next generation to realize their potential to transform the world and their role in it. We proudly operate our global travel service-learning programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the United States.
