For student mentors and organisers of the Student Mentoring Program
This Code of Conduct is the summary of the norms, regulations and guidelines that shall be followed by all student mentors participating in the Student Mentoring Program as well as by the organisers (hereinafter referred to as “participants”).
I. Objectives
Due to the tasks they perform with regard to primary school and high school pupils, participants of the Student Mentoring Program are expected to follow higher ethi-cal norms. In order for the participants to be able to fulfil the requirements set by the Student Mentoring Program in all aspects, moreover, in order for the participants to be able to perform their tasks on a high level, it is important to set some ethical principles.
II. Duration
This Code of Conduct enters into force on ...
III. Principles and expectations defining the content of this Code of Conduct
1. Lawfulness, compliance with the law, the requirement of fairness
All participants shall perform their job in a lawful manner, with particular refer-ence to children’s and students’ rights as well as to legislation on data protection of children and students.
2. Professionalism, doing quality work, responsibility
All participants of the Student Mentoring Program are expected to continuously improve their professional and general knowledge, skills and abilities and to perform their tasks in a professional manner and on a high level. All participants shall take responsibility for their actions and decisions, doing quality work shall
3. Cooperation, predictability, motivation, strengthening the team spirit
In order to achieve the common goals, participants are expected to be helpful, continually cooperative, they shall strive to build and maintain good relation-ships with their co-workers.
Participants shall identify with the objectives of the Program since this is the only way to ensure the motivated, regular, predictable work.
IV. General behavioural requirements expected from the participants
Participants shall take into consideration at all times that during their work, and when they represent the Program, the Student Mentoring Program may be judged through their behaviour.
1. Participants shall be loyal to the objectives as participants of the Student Men-toring Program.
2. Participants shall exhibit self-restraint even in the most difficult situations; they shall avoid using abusive language and generating conflicts.
3. When they work and or stay at the school, participants shall not use any amount of any drug that may affect their activity negatively or prevent them from carry-ing out their activity.
4. Participants shall strive to maintain the good reputation of the school they work 5. Participants shall strive to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with at.
teachers, headmasters and fellow mentors, especially those fellows they work together with at their assigned schools.
6. Participants shall be cooperative, they shall selflessly help new members to inte-grate into the Program. New participants shall be active in the process of mutu-ally getting to know each other.
7. Confidentiality of participants applies to all information they get to know dur-ing or in connection with their mentordur-ing activity. Participants shall keep any information they get to know confidential, they shall not use it for their own or for others benefit or for compensation, and they shall avoid even the appearance or use of information. Participants shall not disclose any confidential information or data in their published papers or during their public presentations.
8. Student mentors shall consult with the organisers of the Program prior to their media appearance.
9. During activities supporting the same target group, especially during the initia-tives of the Motivation Group, participants shall be cooperative.
V. Behavioural requirements and guidelines related to mentees
1. Participants are expected to consider children as the most important assets re-gardless of their sex, race or the origin of the children and rere-gardless of whether the child requires special attention. The Student Mentoring Program shall reject all forms of discrimination and shall identify the respect for the otherness of other people as their governing principle.
2. All participants shall take into account the interests of mentees above all things.
3. Participants, as individuals supporting the negotiation power of mentees, shall carry out their duties in a way that if the interests of pupils are violated, or if they experience any form of discrimination, they shall take remedial action.
Participants shall report in writing any such issue to the Project Manager of the Student Mentoring Program.
4. Participants are expected to intentionally think about the disadvantages of men-tees resulting from their family or other social conditions.
5. When selecting the pupils to participate in the Program, participants, consulting with the teachers, shall strive to involve pupils most in need, that is, the most
“problematic” pupils.
6. Decisions made concerning the composition of mentees are not final, student mentors may consult with the teacher or the organisers of the Program any time if they think a new pupil should be involved. Student mentors shall report in writing any change in the composition of mentees to the organisers of the Pro-gram.
VI. Final provisions
1. Adding an Addendum to the Code or expanding its scope: if they consider it necessary and reasonable, participants may make suggestions concerning the content of the Code of Conduct.
2. The content of the Code of Conduct shall be stated to all interested parties.
3. Before their appointment, the content of the Code of Conduct shall be stated to all applicants of the Student Mentoring Program.
4. The Code of Conduct is a public document.
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