English Education Volunteer - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Moldova - 2 years, plus 3 months training
Peace Corps
Remote, OR, USA
Posted on May 3, 2025
About The Job
Apply by :
October 1, 2025
Know By
December 1, 2025
Depart On
May 31, 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
Moldova is a small and resilient country, tucked away between Romania and Ukraine in the furthest reaches of Eastern Europe. Moldovans are known for their hospitality and have welcomed Peace Corps Volunteers into their communities for over 30 years.
Volunteers in the English Education Project support Moldovan teachers, students, and community members to strengthen their personal and professional capacities by improving English language teaching and learning, developing capacity for critical thinking, and supporting school and community-driven initiatives. This is a full-time, in-class, formal co-teaching position, requiring daily classroom instruction. Instruction is implemented with a partner teacher and complies with the English teaching curriculum requirements of the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research. Individuals serving as English Education Volunteers co-teach with local teachers and implement a range of approaches to English language instruction, including using a communicative approach and content-based courses in English in elementary, middle and high schools, to students of ages 8 to 19 (i.e., grades 2 to 12). They develop lesson plans together with their Moldovan English-teaching colleagues, enhance each other’s creativity, using individual strengths to complement each other, and learn how to share accountability for the quality of their team-taught lessons. The Volunteer’s formal teaching schedule is from Monday to Friday.
In addition to classroom teaching, Volunteers participate in professional growth activities, including co- facilitating with English teachers in Teacher Communities of Practice (potentially including workshops, online webinars, formal and informal sharing of learning experiences), share resources, develop teaching materials with local teachers and become involved in school and community-based projects. Volunteers create, organize and run English clubs, English language libraries, and undertake and implement a variety of other extra-curricular activities. These include debate clubs, environmental awareness activities, as well as provide assistance to schools in the use of computers to supplement instruction. In the summer when school is not in session, Volunteers continue with their extra-curricular and community activities in addition to local summer camps and courses for adults to provide youth and community members with opportunities to gain new skills.
Peace Corps Moldova Volunteers promote empowerment of women and girls through their activities. Volunteers in this program receive in-depth training incorporating methods of gender analysis into education, community assessment, and development efforts. Volunteers are encouraged to find culturally appropriate ways to incorporate women and girls’ youth empowerment activities into their work and projects.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline and a strong desire to teach English
Apply by :
October 1, 2025
Know By
December 1, 2025
Depart On
May 31, 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
Moldova is a small and resilient country, tucked away between Romania and Ukraine in the furthest reaches of Eastern Europe. Moldovans are known for their hospitality and have welcomed Peace Corps Volunteers into their communities for over 30 years.
Volunteers in the English Education Project support Moldovan teachers, students, and community members to strengthen their personal and professional capacities by improving English language teaching and learning, developing capacity for critical thinking, and supporting school and community-driven initiatives. This is a full-time, in-class, formal co-teaching position, requiring daily classroom instruction. Instruction is implemented with a partner teacher and complies with the English teaching curriculum requirements of the Moldovan Ministry of Education and Research. Individuals serving as English Education Volunteers co-teach with local teachers and implement a range of approaches to English language instruction, including using a communicative approach and content-based courses in English in elementary, middle and high schools, to students of ages 8 to 19 (i.e., grades 2 to 12). They develop lesson plans together with their Moldovan English-teaching colleagues, enhance each other’s creativity, using individual strengths to complement each other, and learn how to share accountability for the quality of their team-taught lessons. The Volunteer’s formal teaching schedule is from Monday to Friday.
In addition to classroom teaching, Volunteers participate in professional growth activities, including co- facilitating with English teachers in Teacher Communities of Practice (potentially including workshops, online webinars, formal and informal sharing of learning experiences), share resources, develop teaching materials with local teachers and become involved in school and community-based projects. Volunteers create, organize and run English clubs, English language libraries, and undertake and implement a variety of other extra-curricular activities. These include debate clubs, environmental awareness activities, as well as provide assistance to schools in the use of computers to supplement instruction. In the summer when school is not in session, Volunteers continue with their extra-curricular and community activities in addition to local summer camps and courses for adults to provide youth and community members with opportunities to gain new skills.
Peace Corps Moldova Volunteers promote empowerment of women and girls through their activities. Volunteers in this program receive in-depth training incorporating methods of gender analysis into education, community assessment, and development efforts. Volunteers are encouraged to find culturally appropriate ways to incorporate women and girls’ youth empowerment activities into their work and projects.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline and a strong desire to teach English