Job Description

Post

Botswana

Partner Organization Name

Primary schools

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in any discipline.

Desired Skills

All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:

Experience supporting early literacy or numeracy activities in formal or informal learning settings.

Experience developing simple teaching aids or low-cost learning materials with available resources.
Experience collaborating with teachers, youth groups, or community organizations on education-related activities

Living Conditions

During training, Volunteers will have a private room within a host family’s house. The Volunteer will then move to their assigned site within the country’s northeast, northwest, central, or western regions, and can expect to stay in a small, private house on the host family’s compound. The Volunteer should be prepared for limited or unreliable electricity and water in these rural areas. Public transportation via a mini-bus, bus, or taxi will allow the Volunteer to travel to a larger shopping village anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours away.

Language Requirement

None

Primary Sector

Education

Accepts Couples

Yes

Country

Botswana

Assignment Length (months)

24

Accepting Applications?

Yes

Program

PCV

Posted on LinkedIn

No

Activities

Teach literacy and life skills lessons with counterpart teachers.
Plan and facilitate reading support, tutoring, reading clubs, or camps.
Plan and facilitate literacy events, including spelling bees, theater, and music.
Teach life skills curricula and mentor students.
Plan and facilitate student clubs and camps focused on life skills development.
Engage in peer observations and model teaching to strengthen instructional practices.
Train teachers on effective general and literacy teaching strategies.
Support the development or improvement of school libraries and digital literacy activities.

You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as leading an art club or youth health camp.

Training

As an Elementary School Literacy Teacher, you will receive comprehensive technical training on childhood literacy instruction, student-centered teaching methodologies, classroom management strategies, and the Botswana education system. Peace Corps/Botswana will teach you Setswana to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community. You will also receive language resources and learn Ikalanga, Simbukushu, and Sekgalagari in case you are placed in those areas.

After 10 weeks of training, you will move to a rural community, where you will collaborate with teachers and school staff. You will work with the community to assess learning needs and develop solutions based on the national curriculum.

Job Highlights

Strengthen your ability to support early literacy and foundational life skills in the classroom.

Build marketable intercultural communication and community engagement experience through daily collaboration with teachers and families.

Immerse yourself in Botswana’s warm hospitality and culture while building lasting relationships with Batswana.

Couple Types

Only heterosexual couples can be accepted for this program.

Couple Sector Combinations

Each person must apply separately and must qualify for a position in either the same or a different sector than their partner.

Couple Training Conditions

Couples will live together during training but may separate occasionally for field-based activities.

Couple Living Conditions

Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart)., Cohabitating couples are highly encouraged to present themselves as married throughout service due to cultural expectations.

No Degree Required

No