Area Representative

International Student Exchange | Fort Wayne, Indiana

Pan Atlantic Foundation | Flexible Part-Time | 1099 Independent Contractor
$1,000 Per Successful Student Placement + Opportunities to Earn International Travel

Make Fort Wayne Part of Someone's World

For an international student, an exchange year is about so much more than attending an American high school.

It's Friday night football. It's making friends at lunch. It's discovering a favorite local restaurant. It's cheering at a baseball game, kayaking a river, exploring downtown, celebrating American holidays, and finding the places that eventually feel like home.

Pan Atlantic Foundation is looking for a Fort Wayne Area Representative to help make those experiences possible.

You'll connect international high school students with welcoming host families, supportive schools, and the Fort Wayne community while serving as a local resource throughout their exchange year.

Your Mission: Connect People, Create Opportunities

1. Build a Network of Host Families

The foundation of every successful exchange experience is a great host family.

You'll help find families throughout the Fort Wayne area who are interested in opening their home and sharing everyday life with a student from another country.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Promoting international exchange opportunities in the community
• Connecting with families who are interested in hosting
• Meeting prospective host families
• Explaining program expectations and responsibilities
• Completing required host family interviews and approval steps
• Preparing families for their student's arrival
• Maintaining communication throughout the school year

You don't need to arrive with a Rolodex full of contacts. You need curiosity, confidence, and a willingness to start conversations.

2. Create School Connections

You'll help identify local schools where international students can become part of the student body and experience American high school life.

You'll work with:

• School counselors
• Administrators
• Teachers and staff
• Athletic and activity departments
• Community partners

The goal is to develop relationships that make international exchange a positive experience for both the student and the school.

3. Help Students Discover Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne has a lot more going on than an exchange student might expect from a Midwest city.

You can help students discover experiences such as:

• Catching a Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball game at Parkview Field
• Experiencing a Fort Wayne Komets hockey game
• Exploring the Fort Wayne Zoo
• Getting hands-on at Science Central
• Kayaking or enjoying the riverfront at Promenade Park
• Exploring Fort Wayne's three rivers and extensive trail system
• Biking or hiking along the Rivergreenway
• Exploring downtown shops, restaurants, murals, and public art
• Visiting the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
• Seeing a performance or concert at the historic Embassy Theatre
• Exploring the Historic Old Fort and local history
• Visiting the Botanical Conservatory
• Discovering Fort Wayne's international food scene
• Attending farmers markets, festivals, concerts, and seasonal events
• Exploring local parks and outdoor recreation
• Taking advantage of Fort Wayne's college atmosphere and community events

Fort Wayne has more than 140 miles of trails, a growing riverfront, downtown entertainment, minor-league sports, museums, arts, and year-round festivals—giving students plenty of ways to get involved outside the classroom.

And sometimes the most memorable experiences aren't attractions at all.

They're the host family's Saturday morning breakfast, a first American Thanksgiving, a school dance, a high school basketball game, a summer cookout, or an afternoon exploring a new neighborhood with friends.

Be the Local Connection

Once students arrive, you'll help make sure they don't feel like visitors.

You'll serve as a familiar local resource by:

• Checking in regularly with students and host families
• Completing required supervision visits
• Helping students adjust to American culture and daily life
• Encouraging involvement in sports, clubs, activities, and community events
• Helping students work through challenges
• Supporting positive relationships between students and host families
• Communicating significant concerns to the PAF team

You'll have training, resources, and support from Pan Atlantic Foundation throughout the process.

Who Thrives in This Role?

We're looking for someone who enjoys people, community, and making things happen.

You may be a strong fit if you are:

• Outgoing and approachable
• Dependable and organized
• Comfortable meeting new people
• A good communicator
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Comfortable communicating with parents, teenagers, educators, and community leaders
• Willing to make phone calls and follow up
• Community-minded
• Able to handle sensitive situations professionally
• Excited about cultural exchange and working with young people

Your background might be in education, coaching, recruiting, customer service, sales, youth programs, hospitality, nonprofit work, social services, community organizations, or leadership.

But there's no single career path that makes someone a great Area Representative.

Exchange experience is not required. Training is provided.

A Job That Gets You Out Into the Community

This isn't a traditional office position.

As a flexible part-time independent contractor, you'll manage your activities around your schedule and the needs of your families, students, and schools.

Your week could look completely different from the next:

Monday: Follow up with a prospective host family
Wednesday: Talk with a school counselor
Thursday: Check in with an exchange student
Saturday: Meet families at a community event

Some responsibilities can be handled from home. Others happen face-to-face in the community.

If you like having a schedule that gives you room to breathe—and a role that keeps you connected to people—this could be a great fit.

What You Can Earn

$1,000 for each successful student placement

This is a 1099 independent contractor position with placement-based compensation rather than an hourly wage or salaried base.

In addition to placement income, international travel opportunities may be earned.

Training and ongoing support are provided.

Your Fort Wayne Community

The primary service area is Fort Wayne and surrounding northeast Indiana communities. Auburn, Angola, Decatur, Huntington

We're especially interested in candidates who are connected to:

• Local schools
• Youth and sports organizations
• Civic groups
• Churches and community organizations
• Parent networks
• Local businesses
• Community events
• Neighborhood organizations

You don't have to know everyone in Fort Wayne.

You just need to be willing to meet people, build relationships, and introduce them to an opportunity they may not know exists.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

As an Area Representative, you aren't simply filling a position.

You're helping create a story that an international student may tell for the rest of their life.

You'll help a teenager:

Experience American culture firsthand
Become part of an American high school
Discover new sports and activities
Become part of a local family
Make friendships that cross borders
Discover what makes Fort Wayne unique
Take home memories from an entire year of American life

And you'll get to play a part in making all of it happen.

Bring the World to Fort Wayne

If you're ready for a flexible part-time opportunity that combines community involvement, relationship building, youth support, and international connection, consider becoming a Pan Atlantic Foundation Area Representative.

Area Representative – Fort Wayne, Indiana

Flexible work. Local connections. Global impact.

Help bring the world to your community.