Job Description

Teacher Associate (PCMB) Tamil Medium

Position Summary:

The Program Associate will lead end-to-end operations for one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya school. Her/his role includes teaching, inspiring, training and motivating students towards achieving their learning goals.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Classroom Teaching and Management

Conduct remote classes on Zoom

Prepare for classroom sessions with presentation slides in advance and teach students for ~30 hours a week

Explain concepts in a creative and engaging way using real life examples

Monitor students progress, their classwork and homework to ensure that they are on track to achieving their learning goals

Encourage self-discipline and punctuality in the Avanti Classroom

Mentoring, Career Guidance and Academic Support

Build strong relationships with students through one-on-one interaction sessions, help students overcome their academic and personal issues

Regularly work with students to break down their academic workload into small achievable goals and track their progress on these goals

Debrief with students regularly on their test scores and classroom performance (both CBSE board and Avanti) and suggest ideas for improvement

Assist students in building their career trajectory based on their interests

Parent Engagement

Discuss the students performance with their parents in person or over phone at least once a month

Conduct Parent Teacher Meetings (PTMs) in schools at least once every 3 months and share aggregate and individual reports with parents

Data Analysis

Consistently collect and upload feedback about classroom and test performance on Avantis online learning management system

Quarterly analyze students’ performance and track high/low performers, while providing targeted support to the high/low performers

Generate insights on reasons for poor student performance and devise solutions to address those problems

Special Projects

Create a healthy learning culture by working on initiatives like (but not limited to) arranging expert guest sessions, organizing field trips/excursions, planning scientific debates in the classroom, etc.

Requirements:

Education: B.Sc./M.Sc./ B.E./B.Tech

Skills:

Subject matter knowledge in any one subject (Physics/Chemistry/Maths/Biology) for Class XI and XII

Interpersonal skills, relationship building, and stakeholder management skills

Effective communication skills, both spoken and written

A quiet room to conduct classes

Basic proficiency in using computer software and a laptop with uninterrupted internet connection and a minimum upload speed of 2 MBPS

Previous experience in teaching is a plus

Personality traits:

Deeply care about education and have empathy towards students from low-income backgrounds and their teachers and parents

Ability to connect with, inspire and motivate students

Passion for teaching and working in the Education Sector

Experience/exposure that the candidate will gain

An experience of engaging with and building career trajectories for students from low income families in rural India.

An opportunity to be mentored by the Avanti team, hailing from premier educational (e.g. IITs, NITs, Top 100 Engineering Colleges, Miranda House, Harvard, Stanford, etc.) and professional backgrounds (Teach For India, Gandhi Fellowship, BCG, EY, etc.)

Skills that the candidate will gain

Multifaceted stakeholder and interpersonal skills, including communication with government school principals, teachers, parents, and Avanti team members

Project management skills, while managing several verticals simultaneously

Salary Details: Commensurate with experience

Location: Tamil Nadu