BEING A YOUR EDUCATION
LOCAL AREA REPRESENTATIVE
Your Education is a specialised education agency providing high quality and exciting high school exchange opportunities in New Zealand and around the world. Every year, we welcome students from a growing number of countries to New Zealand where they enjoy a school term, semester, or year in a Kiwi family, high school, and community.
Your Education is currently looking for passionate Local Area Representatives to help bring the joys of hosting international exchange students to their community.
The role involves student supervision, host family recruitment, and high school enrolment. Strong relationship building skills will enable you to develop quality relationships with host families and schools thereby enabling you to grow the numbers of International Students within your area.
Full training and a reimbursement for costs is given. The role should take 2 - 5 hours per week and full support is always available through our Head Office.
In return, you will enhance your life by developing friendship with students from all around the world as well as within your community.
If you are interested in becoming a Your Education Local Area Representative and would like to make a difference in someone’s life, please email us or click the link below to complete a form to contact us about this role.
LAR STORIES
Cait
"I have been an LAR based in Te Awa Kairangi (Lower Hutt), for the last 2 years. I have also had the privilege of supporting Students and Host Families in Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui, Wellington, and Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, the Kapiti coast.I became an LAR due to my own experience as an exchange student and being aware of the challenges, growth and connections that come from being an exchange student.
I love sharing culture and seeing life long relationships flourish from exchange. I hope my role supporting Students and their host families can take out some of the guesswork, minimise challenges that arise, and celebrate the wins, to allow students and host families to focus on building connections and cherished memories."
Angela
"I have been lucky enough to be a LAR for just over 1 year, getting involved following hosting our own French student which we thoroughly enjoyed.
I enjoy my role as LAR because I provide students an opportunity to soak up the great outdoors of Fiordland and the wonderful community that we have here, as well as supporting and bringing students and host families together. I believe that being exposed to different cultures is good for students, families and our community, even my own family to be culturally aware of how different people live.
Our students are so courageous and brave and they teach me so much about resilience and personal growth being outside their home comforts."
Andrea
"I have worked with youth all my life and whilst I have never traveled abroad as a young person. I have always felt it is important that students who are away from the comforts and routines of their own life, have good nurturing support. So when Your Education said they were needing an LAR for Kapiti, I met with the team and started looking for host families like me who enjoy filling their home with joy and laughter aswell.
As an LAR I have hosted students myself, taken the students I am supervising on outings and get to hear the highlights of their exchange every month. I love problem solving and offering solutions when asked for help, so this role suits my personality.
I am visiting 3 students this NZ winter in Europe and look forward to reconnecting with them and meeting their families. It is a privilege to be part of ensuring someone else's precious child has a full and enriching time in NZ. The management team are fun and dedicated and we have a lot of support for us in our work from them and other LAR's which makes the role very fulfilling."
