Activities in Jamaica

Types of Volunteer Programs

PE Instructor at Edgehill School of Special Education making a presentation on his activities at the PIOJ Final Report Session – Sept 2011

PE Instructor at Edgehill School of Special Education making a presentation on his activities at the PIOJ Final Report Session – Sept 2011

Recruitment campaigns target people between the ages of 20 and 39, with the areas of cooperation spanning diverse sectors and a range of about 120 sub-sectors, including agriculture, forestry and fisheries, fabrication, repair operations, civil engineering, sanitation, education and culture, sports as well as planning and administration.

* In addition to the regular volunteer dispatch period of two (2) years (long-term volunteers), short-term volunteers can be recruited and dispatched for periods of less than one year in response to local requests.

	DEPARTED	ORGANIZATION DISPATCHED	JOB TITLE
JOCV	2009 - 2011	Min. of Education –Region 3	IT Technician
JOCV	2009 - 2011	Jamaica Gymnastics Association	Gymnastics Instructor
JOCV	2009 - 2011	JAID – Woodlawn School	Carpentry Instructor
JOCV	2009 - 2011	JAID - Llandilo School	P.E. Instructor
JOCV	2009 - 2011	JAID – Edgehill School	P.E. Instructor
JOCV	2009 - 2011	Jamaica Gymnastics Association	Gymnastics Instructor
JOCV	2012 - 2012	Min. of Education – Region 1	IT Technician
JOCV	2011 - 2013	Salvation Army School Of Blind	P.E. Instructor
JOCV	2011 - 2013	Ministry of Education – Region 2	IT Technician
JOCV	2011 - 2013	Hanover- 4-H Clubs	Environmental Education Instructor
JOCV	2011 - 2013	JAID – Llandilo School	Handicraft Instructor
JOCV	2011 - 2013	Min. of Education – Region 3	IT Technician
JOCV	2011 - 2013	UWI	Japanese Language Instructor
JOCV	2011 - 2013	Manchester 4-H Clubs	Environmental Education Instructor
JOCV	2011 - 2013	Jamaica Gymnastics Association	Gymnastics Instructor
JOCV	2011 - 2013	JAID – Llandilo School	P.E. Instructor
Short Term	2012	Jamaica Gymnastics Association	Gymnastics Instructor
JOCV	2012 - 2014	Portland 4-H Clubs	Environmental Education Instructor

Senior Volunteers (SV)

Recruitment targets people between the ages of 40 and 69 who have a strong desire to participate in cooperative activities in developing countries utilizing their solid experiences, including specialized knowledge and technologies, cultivated over long years.

	ARRIVAL	ORGANIZATION DISPATCHED	JOB TITLE
SV	2009 - 2011	Jamaica Productivity Centre	Product Improvement Advisor
SV	2010 - 2012	National Works Agency	Hydraulic Engineer
SV	2010 - 2012	National Works Agency	Geo-Technical Engineer
SV	2011 - 2013	Jamaica Productivity Centre	Productivity Specialist
SV	2011 - 2013	Ministry of Education	Mathematics Advisor
SV	2012 - 2014	National Works Agency	Hydraulic Engineer
SV	2012 - 2014	National Env. Planning  Agency	Environmental Management Advisor
Short Term	2012	National Works Agency	Geo-Technical Engineer

Senior Volunteer conducting damage assessment in Jack’s Hill, St. Andrew

Senior Volunteer presenting his Final Report to members of PIOJ and NWA - 2011