About this role
Youth Skills Training Officer
Project Description: Do you believe alternative learning methods can help struggling students reach their full potential? There’s a place for you in the Commonwealth of Dominica.
The Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and Community Development in the Commonwealth of Dominica is looking to strengthen, promote, and enhance its youth programs. By developing the youth’s soft and technical skills, the Ministry hopes to strengthen their employability and professional success.
As a Youth Skills Training Officer, you will support the bi-annual youth skills training program, which supports young men and woman who may not have graduated. By fostering a culture of participation and capability, you and your colleagues will help ensure that Dominican youth are not just included but are active contributors to nation building.
Required Skills: Competitive candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:
Master of Arts/Master of Science degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Clinical Psychology OR 3 or more years of relevant experience, such as in organizational development/capacity building, social work for youth, or experience serving youth organizations
Living Conditions: Volunteers live in standalone houses, apartments, or within family home structures that are a short bus ride away from their work site.
Activities: Develop learning tools to make literacy and numeracy sessions more effective. Facilitate sessions on social skills, remedial literacy, and numeracy for youth. Build a mentoring program for junior and senior 4-H student leaders. Facilitate leadership development workshops for 4-H students. Promote volunteerism through a summer program.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as extracurricular activities.
Training: After a 3-week orientation on topics such as health and safety and details of the work assignment, you will move to an urban community where you will work with the partner and your community to assess the local needs and develop a work plan in line with their established goals.
Peace Corps/Dominica will equip you with Creole language resources and you may work with a local tutor who can help you build basic language skills to connect with the community.
Job Highlights: Help young adults who struggled in or dropped out of a school get a second chance. Become a valued part of your host family and the community. Experience the beautiful Dominican culture firsthand.