BE A PEER EDUCATOR WITH THE VOLUNTEERISM SUPPORT PLATFORM!

Title: Peer Educator (3 Volunteers required)

Background Information: The Voluntary School Club (VSC) Project is a new initiative through the
Volunteerism Support Platform, in collaboration with Peace Corps and Ministry of Education, that
gives students a framework to evaluate their current skills, set goals for the future, and think about
the skills, knowledge and experiences that will set the groundwork for a fruitful education (formal
and informal), career and meaningfully participate in nation-building. The training ad experiences
will cover volunteerism, participatory development and procedures in service learning.
Through the initial Voluntary School Club (VSC) Project, 3000 secondary school students and 30
teachers from 10 (total) schools in Georgetown, East Coast Demerara and East Bank Demerara will
benefit from the opportunity to participate in Service Learning activities through combining service
activities with structured opportunities that link the tasks with self-reflection; self-discovery, and
the acquisition and comprehension of values, skills and content knowledge.

Duties and Responsibilities: The Volunteer will be expected to attend a 2 day training workshop
(lunch and refreshments provided), and will be tasked with:
facilitating sessions with youth participants;
setting work-plan with students to assist them in the setting-up and managing
school clubs
providing guidance to youth as they set up clubs, design and plan their projects
assisting students in the planning of their service activities
assist students to execute their projects
promoting the Youth Champion Training & the Training for Teachers and Support
assisting students to network with other schools and organisations as they plan and execute
their projects
liaise with Youth officers of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport to work with the
students and teachers
liaise with the VSP and schools to report on school project and students involvement
evaluate the impact of the Voluntary School Club (VSC) Project
Volunteers will be trained to facilitate sessions focused on youth engagement; provided with
manuals; stationery and other resources needed to execute their role effectively.

Mandatory activities:
Complete a minimum of 16 visits to each school at the end of the volunteers 4 months
placement.
Each Volunteer will work with 4 schools
Each Volunteer is expected to visit each school once per week (schedule to be worked out
with student body
Network building with Schools and Community Based Organisations
Report submission (on a fortnightly basis)- written, pictures and/or interest stories

Qualifications or Experience Desired
Flexible schedule
Reliable and open-minded. Willing to learn new skills about volunteerism, group
facilitations, community service education, and enthusiastic to pass along those skills to
high school students.
Completed secondary school, preferably with at least 2-3 years of post-secondary
education, or volunteer or work experience.
Teaching experience not required, but must be comfortable speaking in front of groups.
Time Commitment required: 4 months

Location: Schools are located in central Georgetown, East Coast Demerara and East Bank
Demerara. Volunteer will work with Private and Public Schools

Supervision: Pere DeRoy, Volunteerism Support Platform- Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport
Benefits:
Volunteers will receive a stipend of $25,000.00
All expenses materials for training sessions will be covered by the project
Volunteers will be provided with a Tshirt so as to identify with the Project
Volunteers will be provided with Phone cards to aid with communicating with MCYS and
the Schools.
Application and contact information: Contact Volunteerism Support Platform at 227-7575 to
apply or visit www.vsp.gy for more information. An interview will be required. Please have a CV
prepared.