Posted 18 days ago
Host Ambassador, Guelph
@ Canada Homestay Network
Guelph, Ontario
Overview
Canada Homestay Network is hiring a part-time Host Ambassador in the Guelph region, a permanent role of about 10 hours a week in a hybrid arrangement at $20 to $22 an hour. The role qualifies new and existing host families, conducts in-person home visits and reviews, and grows the local host community. Weekday evening and weekend availability is required, along with a driver's licence and a reliable vehicle.
Pay:
$20–$22 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Conduct in-person home interviews and revisits for hosts
- Conduct pre-screen calls and annual host reviews
- Enter host data and due diligence documents
- Field inquiries from prospective hosts
- Support monthly host recruitment targets
Requirements summary:
- Excellent sales and interpersonal skills
- Positive communication and conflict resolution
- Working knowledge of Excel, Word, FileMaker Pro, MS Teams
- Full driver's licence and reliable vehicle with $2M liability insurance
- Criminal record check
- Experience with youth or students preferred
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · charityvillage
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-20
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-06
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Business development |
| Hours per week | 10 |
| Schedule | evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Client sites, Office, Home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Background checks | criminal record |
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Canada Homestay Network
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
Who We Are
The Canada Homestay Network Society is a family-run, non-profit society, that has helped tens of thousands of students find a home away from home in Canada. We connect international students with compassionate and caring families in Canada, creating enriching cultural experiences for both students and host families for the past 25 years.
Be part of something that matters! Join a team that connects international students with compassionate and caring families in Canada, creating enriching cultural experiences for both students and host families.
About the Host Ambassador position
Reporting to Program Lead, the Host Ambassador is primarily responsible for qualifying new and existing host families that meet Canada Homestays standard of care. With a relationship focused approach and a drive for sales, the Host Ambassador will grow the host community within their region. Individuals successful in this role have weekday evenings and weekend availability, strong interpersonal skills, and excellent organizational skills.
This is a permanent part-time (10hrs a week) position in the Guelph region and surrounding areas. It is a hybrid role with an hourly wage between $20-$22.
Our Interview/Home Visit and Revisit Compensation Policy applies for the interview and host file completion.
Key Responsibilities
Host Ambassador
- Conduct in-person interviews/visits (for new hosts) and revisits (for existing hosts) at their homes to ensure the rooms and family environment meet the required standards
- Conduct pre-screen calls and enter data into our host database
- Conduct host annual reviews
- Enter data and supporting documentation (ie. criminal record checks, host agreements, etc.) following all CHN protocols for due diligence and data integrity
- Field inquires from prospective hosts
- Support the host team in reaching monthly targets
- Build a supportive local community for host families
The successful candidate will have
- Excellent sales and interpersonal skills with the willingness and ability to promote and sell the CHN Host program
- Positive communication skills including conflict resolution
- Ability to work in a team and maintain and develop relationships with colleagues and their local community
- Working knowledge of database software products as well as online communication tools (preferably Excel, Word, Filemaker Pro, and MS Teams)
- Working knowledge of utilizing an email client or webmail
- Effective business writing skills, strong problem solving and organizational skills, including attention to detail
- Ability to travel to nearby cities/towns outside of the Kitchener/Waterloo area.
- Experience working with youth/students is preferred
This role requires the successful candidate to have a full drivers license with a reliable vehicle that has at least 2 million auto insurance liability coverage, a mobile phone for emergency support, a digital camera, and access to high-speed internet. They will also need to be able to pass a Criminal Record Check.
How to apply
For the full scope of responsibilities and requirements, please see the complete job description. If you are interested in communicating with cultures from around the world and helping change international students live while in Canada, please apply with your cover letter and resume.
This position will be open until filled.
We look forward to connecting with you!
Our recruitment process relies on human review. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, select, or assess candidates.
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