What are the responsibilities and job description for the Activity Leader position at EF Education First?
Role: Activity Leader- Summer 2025
Location: Thornwood, NY
Compensation: $18- $21 / hour – Based on experience
*All applicants must be age 21 or older
Who We Are:
EF is the world’s leading educational travel provider with over 55 years of experience. With our International Summer Schools, we offer young learners the opportunity to spend 2 – 4 weeks in North America, improving their English language skills in a robust program while participating in a full-activity program of sports, discos, parties, excursions, and lots more!
Who You Are:
Are you passionate about travel and languages?
Do you believe that students studying abroad have the opportunity of a lifetime?
Are you dynamic, outgoing, and energetic?
If so, this role could be the one for you.
The Role:
As an Activity Leader, you will be working with our summer team to deliver an exceptional experience to our students. You will help deliver safe and fun activities that will give the students a sense of the local culture while having fun with their new international friends. You will interact with staff and students from across the world. Every day is different, you may go from leading students on a city tour to running epic themed Murder Mysteries while dressed as your favorite film character!
Your key tasks will consist of, but not be limited to:
- Set up, participation, and clean up for on campus activities
- Leading students on off-campus excursions
- Monitoring daily student attendance
- Assisting with student arrivals and departures.
- Attending all leader meetings.
- Ensuring the EF behavior code is followed by students at all times and informing management immediately if there are any issues or problems.
- Handle problems and emergency situations should they arise in a professional manner.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Enthusiastic, organized, and a natural leader.
- Ability to keep students engaged, in a safe and meaningful environment.
- Highly responsible, approachable, and friendly.
- Have the ability to create a positive learning environment.
- Have the right to live and work in the United States.
- Complete fluency in English.
- Applicants must be age 21 or older, due to the nature of the role working with minors.
Why you’ll love working here: Perks, Benefits, and more!
This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.
In addition, you can expect:
In addition, you can expect:
- Work in a truly international environment
- Staff are encouraged to innovate, take ownership of their ideas and bring them to fruition.
- The potential for future career opportunities with EF.
About EF Language Abroad:
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're dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.
We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they’re spoken. Through blending classroom-based lessons with interactive exercises and real-world practice, our courses bring you to the heart of the language. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.
EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and and/or reference checks, as applicable.
We offer immersive short-term and long-term language courses and programs across different languages in the countries where they’re spoken. Through blending classroom-based lessons with interactive exercises and real-world practice, our courses bring you to the heart of the language. Together, our global staff help students from around the world develop the language skills they need to achieve their dreams.
EF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions are subject to a criminal background and and/or reference checks, as applicable.
Salary : $18 - $21
