Start date
September 29, 2025

End date
February 23, 2026

Duration
21 weeks

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

Activity/project background

Soroca Department of Education believes the development of English language skills is critical for both students as part of their education, and for teachers as part of their professional development.

The Department is requesting a Virtual Service Pilot Participant (VSPP) to support teacher training through online sessions with roughly 10 English teachers. Sessions will be designed to strengthen both their English teaching skills through a better command of the language and expose them to new technologies and techniques for online education. The VSPP will also support the assessment, curriculum development, and instruction of English classes by assisting the teachers and co-teaching with them formal English classes and clubs for students.

Many of the teachers benefited from the previous VSPP engagement and have expressed interest in continuing to improve their English as well as expand their teaching techniques.

The organization has previously collaborated with the Peace Corps. They understand that the role of a VSPP is very different than a two-year Volunteer.

Engagement and tasks

The VSPP will engage in the following tasks, in collaboration with their Host Country Partners:

• Co-assess English language skill levels among teachers
• Co-design a teacher training course curriculum that includes new techniques and approaches
• Co-facilitate a monthly session on teaching English techniques for a total of 5 sessions
• Co-plan the English classes or English clubs with one of the teachers
• Co-facilitate and observe an English class or club meeting with one of the teachers
• Mentor the beneficiaries through observation and provide feedback on their class and club teaching techniques as well as their acquisition of English
  
  

VSPPs are expected to engage on the tasks listed above for an estimated 5-15 hours per week. This engagement is estimated to be 5 hours per week.

Online collaboration will generally occur between 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Moldova time. Specific times will be determined during orientation.

The Host Country Counterpart will have access to Zoom for regular communication and collaboration.

Per the Child Protection Code of Conduct, when engaging online with minors (0-18), two adults must be present.

Optional Additional Activities

The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:

• To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
• To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
• To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
  
  

Goal 1 will be achieved through the VSPP's engagement and completion of the above tasks. The counterpart and VSPP may also choose to identify an activity that aligns with Goal 2. Additionally, the VSPP may identify a Goal 3 activity to implement during their engagement. See recommendations and tools for Goal 3 activities.

Essential Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in education, secondary education, or related field and relevant certification: TEFL, TESOL, Cambridge, or similar

Experience: 2 years of experience teaching secondary school, 2 years of experience training secondary school teachers, or previous participation in communities of practice related to secondary school education

Intercultural skills and motivation: Flexible, strong cross-cultural agility, high tolerance for ambiguity, able to work independently, resourceful, creative, and genuinely motivated and capable to serve virtually