In the framework of the implementation of the project “Increasing Performance and Employability of Roma Secondary School Students in Albania – Academic Year 2023-2024 (SEC-ALB-01)”, as well as the project “Increasing Access and Participation of Roma Students in Tertiary Education and Transition to Labour Market through Employability – Academic Year 2023-2024 (TER-ALB-01)“, funded by the European Commission through the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations and is implemented by REF Romania, REF Serbia and in Albania by Roma Versitas Albania,
CALL FOR MENTORS OPEN
who will help through online mentoring high school students as well as students benefiting from the SEC & TER-ALB-01 programmes for the academic year 2023-2024.
Duration: April 2024–July 2024
Deadline for sending applications: April 21, 2024
Background
The project EU Regional Action for Roma Education: Increased Education Support and Opportunities for Roma Students in the Western Balkans and Turkey (RARE), phase II constitutes a second phase of the already-implemented project during 2018-2021 by REF. During the first phase of the project, the education services provided through the seven project countries (Albania – ALB; Bosnia and Herzegovina – BIH; Kosovo – KOS; Montenegro – MNE; North Macedonia – MAC; Serbia – SER; Turkey – TUR) amounted to involving more than 4500 Roma children and youth (from all educational levels) in education activities. The present project continues the gains and results of the initial project, while, at the same time, creating a well-founded base for children and youth inclusion and participation in education.
Objective
The purpose of mentoring is to address the academic needs of high school students as well as college students by assisting them according to the student’s abilities and needs related to increasing their academic performance. The mentor has become a critical and, in some cases, formalised part of career development and personal development, providing experienced support in the particular field each student is studying. The mentor serves not only as a resource for the student throughout the school year but also as a mechanism through which the student can practice and develop interactive skills. Both assist and provide feedback to the student, following a predetermined structure.
The mentor has specific responsibilities such as:
- maintenance of the secondary and tertiary education systems;
- mentoring each beneficiary by generating online reports and reporting to the project manager;
- if it is necessary for immediate intervention, it generates every day the necessary subjects for supplementary lessons; and
- trying to have a monthly group mentoring session in cities where we have more than four beneficiaries;
- At the end of the mentoring, he or she makes a summary report of his or her commitment as a mentor.
Conditions for application
- To be graduates or certified by relevant institutions in scientific or professional masters;
- Have at least a 3-year experience or involvement in teaching and involvement in various projects related to the Roma and Egyptian communities;
- Have good knowledge of the secondary and higher education systems;
- Have knowledge of the Zoom or Teams platforms, as the mentoring will be conducted online through these platforms;
- Being from the Roma or Egyptian community is an added value to the application.
Those interested should send their CV in Albanian or English, as well as a short bio about their experience, to the email address [email protected] with the subject: APLIKIM PER MENTOR.
Note: Only those who will be accepted will be contacted via email on April 22, 2024.