WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

● Deep commitment to work towards wellbeing and SEL of students and other stakeholders in the education system

● Ability to adapt and respond to difficult and uncertain circumstances

● Spirit of collaboration and trust in working with and supporting a team

● Inclination and openness to continuous learning, feedback and growth

● Ability to engage with and solve for inequity and exclusion with compassion

● Commitment to one’s own social emotional development and healing

● Ability and willingness to step in for responsibilities above and beyond the assigned role

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

● Student learning

Plan, design and develop experiences and activities that promote the academic, physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of the children

Create a safe and caring environment for children that fosters learning

Actively research and enrich facilitation/teaching skills through contemporary educational practices

Use varying instructional and pedagogical practices to meet different learning needs

Effectively use mediums of art, drama, stories, games, etc to engage children in learning following the framework provided in the curriculum

Establish effective classroom procedures (transitions) and help create an SEL-aligned environment in the classroom/school

Thoughtfully design and implement assessment of children’s development cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically

● Caregiver engagement

Participate in caregiver meetings with the social worker

Plan and facilitate all caregiver-teacher conferences through the year to share the

progress of the child’s learning and development

Visit homes of students towards building relationships and understanding context of

students and families

● Documentation and reporting

Document all classroom activities by regularly recording attendance, photographs,

session proceedings, etc in formats/software provided

Create reports on the progress of students you work with

● Professional and administrative responsibilities

Track and record all inventory with assistance from the helper and admin team at Apni Shala

Ensure that space and resources in the class are used and maintained effectively

Invite and engage volunteers assigned to the class

Build meaningful relationships with various stakeholders for advancing organisational vision

● Co-plan and execute school-based events with the Khoj/Apni Shala team

Attend all meetings with the school team and organizational level meetings

● Self and Peer/Team Development

Work towards personal and professional development (PD) goals by attending

organizational PDs and other relevant workshops/courses or reading and researching on

relevant themes

Participate in supervision meetings facilitated by your supervisor aimed at building a

practice of reflection, personal and professional development

Contribute towards the team’s development by engaging actively in professional

development opportunities, co-planning and collective work

● Organizational development

Participate in resource mobilisation, fundraising, advocacy, communications, culture

building and other related activities as guided by the organisation

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

● B.Ed/D.Ed or E.CC. ed degree

● Well developed oral and written communication in English

● Fluent conversational skills in Hindi and/or Marathi

● Familiarity and practice or experience with variety of art techniques and approaches to teach or facilitate the use of art

● Well developed oral and written communication in English

● Ability to build and nurture relationships with young learners of 4 to 10 years of age

● Fluency in using Microsoft office, Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)

● Flexibility and ability to change as per contextual needs

● Ability to plan and problem solve to make context informed decision in the interest of student wellbeing and learning

● Proficiency in using Zoom, Google meet or other online platforms for facilitating online learning

Send your resume and cover letter by email to with a copy to

. Please mention “Application for the position of Primary class teacher” in your subject line. In your cover letter, do tell us why you would like to work with Apni Shala in this role.