2016 call for STEM Mentors

MindAfrica Leadership Initiative 04-Mar-2016 PORT HARCOURT , NGO

2016 Call for Volunteer Mentors (STEM)

MindAfrica is presently recruiting volunteer mentors (STEM) for scheduled programs targeted at secondary school-age youths in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Our programs are training sessions that includes hands-on projects and emphasizes learning by doing. We are looking for exceptional Mentors – Web developers, Software Developers, App Developers, Computer engineers, programmers, 3D designers, tinkerers, and scientists - who can develop workshop-ready solutions to interesting challenges by building, making, constructing or inventing things. Based on open-ended project descriptions, Volunteers would work with students to create exciting, whimsical, structures, vehicles designs and devices within MindAfrica program scope.

The goal is to develop young innovators who can make things and explain how they work and why.

Target audience:
Secondary school students between ages 10-17 years
Class/Group Size:
Minimum 15, maximum 30.

Instructional Team:
Volunteer mentors will work with and receive significant support and coaching from our training team. In large workshops, mentors will be expected to work in teams and co-instruct. Relevant training materials, technology, technical support and troubleshooting would be provided by MindAfrica.

Job Requirements/Responsibilities:

Volunteer mentors must reside in Port-Harcourt (or for the duration of the project)
Must be ready to apply creative skills in training students in a workshop format
Must be adaptable, flexible, and enthusiastic while interacting with groups of students in a high energy setting
Should have ability to assess own progress and troubleshoot challenges.
Should have ability to work collaboratively with other instructors or team members.

Volunteers should have some or all of the following requirements:

2+ years of in-classroom experience or working on similar projects is an advantage
Background in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math –related fields
Excellent interpersonal skills - with youth, peers, supervisors and parents.
References from previous projects
Must have experience working with teenagers or youths
Should be able to break complex training materials into smaller and understandable terms fit for teenagers.
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Ability to give at least 3 hours between the hours of 9am and 4pm on specified training days which may include Saturdays
Must possess critical and analytical thinking skills

Interested persons to sign up here: http://mindafrica.org/site/volunteer.html

HR/Recruitment,

MindAfrica

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