Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Peace Corps is dedicated to helping young people unlock their potential in Panama. As a Youth Leadership Development Teacher, you will support Panamanian youth in developing leadership and communication skills while facilitating various extracurricular activities and projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate youth clubs, camps, and group activities that integrate life skills and leadership development
• Facilitate extracurricular activities that promote positive youth development, such as sports, and the performing arts
• Teach life skills and employability curricula alongside school counselors, psychologists, and teachers
• Plan and facilitate youth participation in awareness day activities (e.g., World AIDS Day, International Youth Day)
• Plan and facilitate youth service-learning projects through schools, clubs, or community programs
• Design and implement digital literacy workshops for youth
• Mentor youth to develop life skills, leadership capacity, and employability skills
• You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as English conversation clubs and after-school sports

Skills

• Associate degree in any field and at least two years of full-time, post-high school work experience (from any combination of roles)
• Bachelor's degree in any field
• High school diploma or GED and four years of full-time, post-high school work (from any combination of roles)
• Language: Spanish
• Completed 4 years of high school Spanish coursework in the past 8 years
• Completed college-level Elementary II Spanish semester (Elementary III in quarter system) within the past 6 years
• Score between 50-62 on the Spanish College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam in the past 6 years
• Score Novice-High or Intermediate-Low on official American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Spanish within the past 6 years

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