The Experiment Digital free virtual exchange programs connect high school students around the world using dynamic digital platforms. Students gain new thematic knowledge, develop their leadership and communication skills, and interact with their peers through videos, chats, workshops, interactive lessons, and games. The exchange takes place online, so students can connect with peers across the globe without leaving their living room.
Students come away from the program with:
- An enhanced understanding and practice of leadership
- Heightened global competency
- Increased involvement in civil society and volunteering
- Mutual understanding between youth from different countries
The Experiment Digital participants are 14–19 years old and are currently enrolled in or have not yet completed high school.
Facilitator Role & Responsibilities
Latin America & U.S. English-Spanish Language Exchange: There are two categories of facilitator positions:
- Digital Facilitators (16 positions)
- Lead Facilitator (2 positions)
Please see below for a description of the responsibilities associated with each role, and indicate in your application which role/s you are interested in. Note: to be eligible for a Lead Facilitator role, you must have been a Digital Facilitator for at least one prior program for The Experiment Digital.
Digital Facilitators must be available for 8-10 hours per week from February 9 – April 26, 2026. This includes 3 weeks of pre-program Facilitator Training, followed by 8 weeks of program implementation.
- Role overview: Digital Facilitators are at the heart of The Experiment Digital experience. They guide small groups of participants through weekly activities, moderate online discussions, build community, facilitate weekly live sessions, and foster a safe and welcoming learning environment. Facilitators serve as mentors, role models, and key points of contact throughout the program. Each facilitator will have an assigned small group of participants (“family”) and will partner with another facilitator and their family in a shared larger group (“neighborhood”).
Lead Facilitators must be available for 10-15 hours per week from February 2 – April 26, 2026. This includes 4 weeks of pre-program Facilitator Training, followed by 8 weeks of program implementation.
- Role overview: Lead Facilitators serve as a liaison between Program Staff and facilitators, providing support both during training and program implementation. Each Lead Facilitator supports a “pod” of 8 Digital Facilitators in managing their participant groups and delivering program content weekly. Lead Facilitators conduct weekly check-ins with their pods, monitor their pod’s program trackers to ensure proper documentation and the timely awarding of participant digital badges, draft weekly message templates for Digital Facilitators, collaborate with Program Staff to design and lead training sessions for the bi-weekly facilitator meetings, design bi-weekly language lessons, coordinate social activities for participants, and assume the duties of Digital Facilitators (direct participant support and management) in the event of a Digital Facilitator illness or emergency.
Digital Facilitator Responsibilities
Training (Pre-Program, 3 weeks)
- Attend (preferred) or review recordings of all sessions from a 3-week Facilitator Training to become familiar with the program format and curriculum, and to learn how to use the program technology tools
- Complete weekly asynchronous training activities
- Set up necessary World Learning accounts and ensure access to all tech tools
Program Delivery (During Program, 8 weeks)
- Facilitate weekly asynchronous discussion prompts and group activities in your assigned participant small group (“family”)
- Note: this role does not include curriculum development. Curriculum content and activities are designed by Program Staff and Lead Facilitators and administered by Digital Facilitators. However, Facilitators have creative leeway to introduce new activities and adjust activity delivery as they see fit.
- Co-facilitate bi-weekly synchronous language lessons with a partner facilitator in your shared larger of group of participants (“neighborhood”), using prepared Lesson Guides
- Independently facilitate bi-weekly synchronous dialogues with your family, using prepared Dialogue Guides
- Encourage engagement, collaboration, and respectful dialogue
- Address behavioral challenges and mediate disagreements or conflicts
- Troubleshoot technology issues to support students in accessing the program
- Monitor participant progress, provide personalized participant feedback, and follow up with disengaged youth
- Model professionalism and global sensitivity
Administrative Duties
- Submit weekly timesheets and periodic program evaluations on time
- Participate in bi-weekly meetings with Program Staff and fellow facilitators (1 hour every 2 weeks)
- Complete and update the program tracker and facilitator task tracker each week
- Issue digital badges to participants upon completion of weekly tasks
- Stay in regular communication with program staff and report any challenges or concerns
- Support end-of-program tasks such as closing out groups and confirming completion status
Lead Facilitator Responsibilities
Training (Pre-Program, 4 weeks)
- Attend and support all sessions of the 3-week Facilitator Training, including designing training content and leading training activities when asked
- Complete weekly asynchronous training activities
- Set up necessary World Learning accounts and ensure access to all tech tools
- Collaborate with the other Lead Facilitator to design interactive language lessons for Digital Facilitators to teach during bi-weekly live sessions
- Connect with assigned Digital Facilitator pod to provide support and coordinate responsibilities
- Learn all technology platforms used for the program and provide technology assistance to Digital Facilitators
- Help develop tools and templates for facilitators (e.g., weekly check-ins, engagement reminders, messaging phrasing, etc.).
Facilitator & Program Support (During Program, 8 weeks)
- Reach out weekly to assigned Digital Facilitator pod for check-ins, offering guidance, answering questions, and providing personalized training and support when needed
- Attend and support the synchronous Welcome Orientation and Final Celebration, assisting with platform logistics (admitting participants, monitoring chat, supporting peers) and leading certain activities when asked
- Coordinate and lead optional social activities (live sessions and asynchronous activities) for participants in the All-Program Chat
- Answer Digital Facilitator questions promptly in program platforms or direct messages
- Monitor facilitator task completion via program tracker and task tracker
- Alert Program Staff to any issues, including facilitator absences, disengagement, or participant concerns
- Step in to assume the responsibilities of Digital Facilitators (e.g., leading a live session) in the event of illness or emergency
- Post weekly encouragement and logistical reminders to Digital Facilitators
Administrative Tasks
- Submit weekly timesheets and periodic program evaluations on time
- Participate in, and periodically help design and lead training for, bi-weekly meetings with Program Staff and fellow facilitators (1 hour every 2 weeks)
- Stay in regular communication with Program Staff and report any challenges or concerns
Contribute to end-of-program support, including checking completion data, confirming certificates, and helping with close-out tasks.
Facilitator Qualifications
Digital Facilitator Requirements
- At least 21 years of age at the start of the program contract (February 9, 2026)
- Highly proficient in English and Spanish
- Experience working with high school students (especially in virtual settings)
- Strong interest in language learning, youth development, and global exchange
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, including global sensitivity
- Ability to facilitate group discussions and foster a positive online community
- Reliable internet access
- Comfort using technology and digital tools (such as Slack and Zoom), and the ability to learn new tools quickly
- Organized, responsive, and dependable in meeting deadlines and program commitments
- Preferred: Experience living and/or working in (or with people from) Latin America or the United States
Lead Facilitator Requirements
- Has been a Digital Facilitator for at least one prior program with The Experiment Digital
- At least 21 years of age at the start of the program contract (February 2, 2026)
- Highly proficient in English and Spanish
- Prior experience teaching a language
- Experience working with high school students (especially in virtual settings)
- Strong interest in language learning, youth development, and global exchange
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, including global sensitivity
- Ability to facilitate group discussions and foster a positive online community
- Experience with mentoring, leadership, and staff or volunteer management
- Reliable internet access
- Comfort using technology and digital tools (such as Slack and Zoom), and the ability to learn new tools quickly
- Organized, responsive, and dependable in meeting deadlines and program commitments
- Preferred: Experience living and/or working in (or with people from) Latin America or the United States
Requirements for All Facilitator Roles
- Required Behaviors/Competencies:
- Acts as a collaborative and resourceful team player
- Supports a culture of continuous learning and improvement through diligent program monitoring, data tracking, and reflection to ensure strong outcomes
- Displays curiosity about World Learning and is eager to represent the organization effectively to external audiences, as required
- Shows dedication to the organization’s business development targets through ongoing program implementation and relationship building
Compensation, Benefits & Opportunities
This position is remotely based and does not include benefits. Facilitators receive (paid) professional development training, the opportunity to gain skills in virtual facilitation, and the chance to connect with youth and other facilitators from around the world. Facilitators gain new colleagues and friends as they become part of World Learning’s network of educators, development professionals, and alumni that spans 90+ years and 60+ countries. Facilitator compensation is determined by geographic location as follows:
- Digital Facilitators:
- $15 / hour or the minimum wage in your state (U.S.) or country, whichever is higher
- Up to 10 hours per week over 8 weeks
- Lead Facilitators:
- $18 / hour or an equivalent wage in your state (U.S.) or country
- Up to 15 hours per week over 8 weeks
Facilitator Hiring Timeline
December 8: Application Deadline
Digital facilitator applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 8, 2025 (the application will close at 11:59 pm EST on December 7). Note: If you have previously worked as a facilitator with The Experiment Digital, you will need to reapply but will have a shorter application that asks you to reflect on your strengths and areas of improvement.
December to January: Application Review
Qualified applicants will be invited to a self-recorded “one-way” interview. Note: return facilitators will instead be invited to a 2-way interview with a member of the People Operations Team.
January to February: Hiring and Onboarding
Selected applicants will receive offer letters for digital facilitator positions. Hired facilitators will complete the required onboarding paperwork and receive information about attending facilitator training.
February 9 – March 1: Facilitator Training
Facilitator training provides facilitators with a professional development opportunity to prepare them to implement successful virtual programs using World Learning’s experiential learning pedagogy.
March 2 – April 26: Program Implementation and Close Out
With the ongoing support of The Experiment Digital staff, facilitators lead program orientation for students, followed by 7 weeks of synchronous and asynchronous activities. During the final program week, facilitators wrap up their program close-out activities, complete a post-program evaluation, and submit their final timesheet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do facilitators design curriculum?
The programmatic curriculum and content are primarily created by The Experiment Digital team and implemented by digital facilitators. In other words, facilitators are not responsible for designing or creating activities for the participants. However, in some parts of the program, there is room for creativity and improvisation on behalf of the facilitator to introduce icebreakers and teambuilding activities.
What does the time commitment look like?
Digital facilitators are expected to spend an average of 10 hours per week on responsibilities during training and program.
While we understand that facilitators may have competing time commitments that conflict with live training sessions, they will be expected to watch a session recording and/or complete a follow-up task to make up participation and keep up with the course content every week.
While a part-time position, the digital facilitator role requires multiple functions including active facilitation with students, monitoring program channels at least once per day, and tracking participation. This role requires strong time management skills and the ability to “switch gears” between multiple skills and tasks within the allotted 10 hours each week. The needed time commitment may also fluctuate week to week, depending on the program week, scheduled activities, and facilitation experience.
While the time commitment can be flexible to accommodate other commitments such as work and school, facilitators should expect to keep up with weekly responsibilities, typically completing work on most weekend days. Although many responsibilities can be completed asynchronously, there are times when facilitators will need to attend live activities such as workshops and calls with The Experiment Digital team during the week. Facilitators conduct hour long dialogue calls with smaller subgroups (“families”) every other weekend, which are scheduled by the facilitator according to their availability. On weeks when dialogues are not conducted, facilitators are responsible for facilitating breakout discussions after workshops delivered by The Experiment Digital staff and/or guest speakers. Facilitators should be prepared to monitor their neighborhoods daily and manage communications from multiple time zones.
Do facilitators have a co-facilitator?
Each digital facilitator is independently responsible for managing their own family groups of youth participants and are paired with another facilitator for neighborhood groups. Each facilitator may be paired with one-two digital peer mentors, alumni of the program who volunteer and have their own responsibilities in supporting and mentoring program participants.
Voices of Past Facilitators
Facilitating The Experiment Digital has been an amazing experience! It gave me the chance to connect with inspiring participants, fellow facilitators, and program staff from all around the world. I truly love the welcoming and collaborative virtual space we’ve built together. Becoming a digital facilitator has contributed so much to my personal and professional growth, it exceeded my expectations in every way!
— Nedjla (Algeria), The Experiment Digital Facilitator 2025
Facilitating this program was both challenging and deeply fulfilling. Every session reminded me of the power of connection and the creativity that emerges when people from different places come together. It’s inspiring to see how much potential young people have — and how experiences like this can truly shape their paths and amplify their voices.
— Manuela (Argentina), The Experiment Digital Facilitator 2025
As a facilitator, I have the privilege of guiding participants through empowering learning experiences. The role has been a transformative journey, allowing me to develop as an educator and a learner. I’ve witnessed my growth in guiding and empowering participants.
— Fatima (Iraq), The Experiment Digital Facilitator 2023-2025
Serving as a Digital Facilitator is a wonderful opportunity to be part of an inspiring cross-cultural community. Having first been a participant and peer mentor, I’ve grown as a leader, discovered ways to use my creativity to foster a positive, inclusive environment, and am constantly energized by the curiosity, passion, and dedication of my participants and coworkers.
— Brooklyn (United States), The Experiment Digital Peer Mentor 2020-2021; Facilitator 2022 & 2025
Digital Peer Mentors
Digital Peer Mentors are alumni of The Experiment Digital who volunteer with the program to provide an additional layer of support for participants. Digital peer mentors are paired with a facilitator to help build relationships with participants, support the development of effective communication, creativity, collaboration, global and social understanding within the digital context, and facilitate country chats. Digital peer mentors attend Facilitator Training to practice their own digital facilitation skills. All program alumni will receive an invitation to apply for the digital peer mentor role.