Spanish Primary School Literacy Promoter - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Dominican Republic - 2 years, plus 3 months training
Peace Corps
United States
Posted on Aug 7, 2025
About The Job
Apply by :
January 1, 2026
Know By
March 1, 2026
Depart On
August 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
Peace Corps Dominican Republic is the only Peace Corps program focusing on literacy in Spanish. Spanish Primary School Literacy Promoters provide critical support to address challenges within the Dominican education system. Volunteers work alongside Dominican teachers in Spanish to support childhood literacy in the native language of the Dominican Republic. By strengthening childhood literacy programs, Volunteers and their counterparts collaborate in an effort to decrease the number of children who are over-age for their grade, repeat grades, or who drop out of school. The work of Volunteers helps to lay a foundation for lifelong learning and supports communities’ development opportunities through access to quality education, effective reading and writing skills.
Volunteers serve as a resource for school staff (including the principal, teachers, librarian, counselor, and/or academic coordinator), students and families. Specifically, Volunteers will work with teachers to integrate innovative teaching practices into the classroom, with students to improve their reading skills, and with families to strengthen their involvement in literacy education. Work will involve modeling and/or co-teaching literacy strategies, improving classroom management skills, sharing basic teaching practices, developing teaching materials, tutoring students, involving families in literacy, and promoting a culture of reading.
Volunteers will work in communities with a high need for literacy promotion, who have also expressed interest in collaborating on this initiative. Volunteers will support the Ministry of Education in achieving its goal of increasing students’ reading and writing skills by the third grade.
Required Skills
Apply by :
January 1, 2026
Know By
March 1, 2026
Depart On
August 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
Peace Corps Dominican Republic is the only Peace Corps program focusing on literacy in Spanish. Spanish Primary School Literacy Promoters provide critical support to address challenges within the Dominican education system. Volunteers work alongside Dominican teachers in Spanish to support childhood literacy in the native language of the Dominican Republic. By strengthening childhood literacy programs, Volunteers and their counterparts collaborate in an effort to decrease the number of children who are over-age for their grade, repeat grades, or who drop out of school. The work of Volunteers helps to lay a foundation for lifelong learning and supports communities’ development opportunities through access to quality education, effective reading and writing skills.
Volunteers serve as a resource for school staff (including the principal, teachers, librarian, counselor, and/or academic coordinator), students and families. Specifically, Volunteers will work with teachers to integrate innovative teaching practices into the classroom, with students to improve their reading skills, and with families to strengthen their involvement in literacy education. Work will involve modeling and/or co-teaching literacy strategies, improving classroom management skills, sharing basic teaching practices, developing teaching materials, tutoring students, involving families in literacy, and promoting a culture of reading.
Volunteers will work in communities with a high need for literacy promotion, who have also expressed interest in collaborating on this initiative. Volunteers will support the Ministry of Education in achieving its goal of increasing students’ reading and writing skills by the third grade.
Required Skills
- Competitive candidates will have a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline and a strong desire to teach Spanish Literacy.