COVID-19 infection is spreading globally, including in Indonesia. The corona-virus transmits so quickly; there is panic in the community to avoid transmission. Stakeholders could develop educator volunteers based on community empowerment to increase public knowledge so that they can prevent transmission of the Corona Virus. Aims. This study aimed to determine the correlation between education level, knowledge and motivation in volunteer performance after training on developing educator volunteers of COVID-19. Methods. This study was action research with a post-test evaluation approach The population in this study were 250 educator volunteers of COVID-19. The sampling technique used a Slovin formula with the total sample was 50 people. The data were analyzed using the Pearson chi-square test and Spearman rank. Results. There was a significant correlation between motivation for volunteer performance (p-value 0.014). Meanwhile, the education and knowledge variables did not have a substantial correlation on volunteer performance with p-value 0.917 and 0.243, respectively. Conclusions. Mental and material support from Muhammadiyah Board (as the leader) are needed for volunteers so that they are motivated to carry out their roles as educator volunteers of COVID-19.

Latar belakang. Novel Coronavirus (nCov) merupakan jenis baru virus corona yang sangat mudah menular. Diperlukan suatu model pembentukan relawan pendidik covid-19 yang sesuai dengan situasi terkini. Tujuan. Kegiatan ini bertujuan membentuk relawan pendidik covid-19 secara daring dan berjenjang. Metode. Ada sembilan tahapan pelaksanaan pembentukan relawan pendidik covid-19 secara daring dan berjenjang, yaitu: koordinasi dengan mitra, organisasi mitra melakukan konsolidasi, penunjukan  relawan, regristrasi relawan, pembentukan group relawan, proses edukasi relawan, motivasi dan penguatan relawan, evaluasi program, pembinaan dan pendampingan. Hasil. Telah terbentuk 274 relawan pendidik covid-19. Salah satu kendala yang ditemukan adalah kendala jaringan internet. Setelah mendapatkan edukasi, para relawan pendidik dapat secara aktif melakukan proses edukasi covid-19 kepada masyarakat dengan tetap mematuhi protokol kesehatan yang sudah ditetapkan. Simpulan. Model pembentukan relawan pendidik ini dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu upaya mendidik masyarakat agar mereka semakin paham tentang covid-19. Upaya pendampingan dan pemberdayaan terus dilakukan hingga pandemi covid-19 ini berakhir.