About The Job

Apply by :

October 1, 2025

Know By

December 1, 2025

Depart On

June 2, 2026

Duration

2 years, plus 3 months training

ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Project description

SPECIAL NOTICE ABOUT CITIZENSHIP: Candidates who are dual citizens of Guyana and the U.S. are not eligible to serve with Peace Corps Guyana. Volunteer safety is of paramount importance, and the protections of U.S. citizenship promote Volunteer safety. If anyone holding dual U.S. and Guyana citizenship were to face a legal, safety, or other emergency situation in Guyana, the Peace Corps' ability to intervene would be limited. If you hold citizenship with both the U.S. and Guyana, we encourage you to look at other opportunities with Peace Corps.

Guyana is known as the Land of Many Waters, Guyana has a vibrant culture and is rich in biodiversity.

Peace Corps Guyana’s Health project aims to support Guyana’s National Adolescent Health Programme to improve adolescent health and well-being. The project dovetails with the Ministry of Health’s vision that “All people of Guyana are among the healthiest in the Caribbean and the Americas.” It further aligns with the Ministry’s strategy to build health literacy as well as positive attitudes and behaviors that will lead to healthy life choices and sustain a healthy lifestyle.

Adolescent Health Promoters work in a secondary/Junior High schools 5 days per week for the first three months modeling creative teaching techniques for their co-teacher. After the third month, volunteers will act in a guiding capacity, working with fellow teachers to assist them in creating lessons that are exciting and creative and continually monitor their usage of these techniques. Additionally, you will be tasked with conducting professional development sessions for teachers, working with the PTA to share strategies for working with their children and working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to develop and monitor school health clubs. At the 3-month mark, you will receive training to assist and ensure Health Centers are compliant with the eight standards for Adolescent Health Services Delivery. You will accordingly, transition to a 3-day work week at the school and a 2-day work week at the local healthcare facility attached to your secondary school.

At The Secondary School, PCV’s

• Collaborate with teachers to co-plan lessons and co-deliver the Ministry of Education’s Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) life-skills curriculum https://education.gov.gy/web2/index.php/or/health-and-family-life-education-hfle to adolescents 10 – 14 years old
• Conduct professional development sessions with staff at your secondary school
• Work with school staff and other work partners to co-develop and co-lead activities for youth in afterschool clubs and summer camps
• Partner with teachers, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and/or healthcare workers to co-facilitate sessions with parents on strategies for communicating with youth
  
  

At The Healthcare Facility, PCV’s

• Enhance the ability of healthcare workers to provide youth-friendly health services
• Work with healthcare counterparts to increase awareness and access to services for Guyanese youth
  
  

Other Tasks Include The Following

• Using Participatory Analysis for Community Assessment (PACA) tools to integrate and work with community members to identify secondary projects.
• Through Project Design and Management training create grant proposals for school/community-based projects.
  
  

Adolescent Health Promoters Will Collaborate With a Variety Of Staff From Different Agencies And Organizations Throughout Their Service. These May Include

• Ministry of Education’s Health and Family Life Education Coordinator, Parent Teacher Association Coordinator, Regional Education Department, and guidance counselors
• Ministry of Health’s Adolescent Health and school support Unit, National AIDS Programme Secretariat, and Regional Health Departments
• Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Regional Youth Officers
• Non-governmental organizations supporting youth
  
  

With the impact of COVID-19 and a prolonged teachers’ strike, Adolescent Health Promoters will be exposed to a larger number of students whose learning skills may be below the expected grade level. These students may have suffered learning loss due to limited access to online schooling as well as the inconsistent supply of learning materials.

Required Skills

Qualified candidates will have an expressed interest in working in the health sector and one or more of the following criteria:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any field
  
  

OR

• 5 years' professional work experience