Job Description
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 all 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
• Clearly articulating learning expectations for students
• Assessment
• Thoughtfully design and implement inclusive and differentiated facilitation of formative, summative assessments of children's development cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically
• Continually monitor and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
• Analyzing students learning growth and strategize differentiated support for learning and development of the students
• 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
• Support and participate in continuations of students’ learning by substituting in the across the school as per the need.
• Planning and making teaching resources as per the plans and the need of the learning experiences for the students
• Self and Peer/Team Development
• Work towards personal and professional development (PD) goals of self and peers by actively and particiatorganizational PDs and other relevant workshops/courses or reading and researching on relevant themes, co-planning and collective work
• Facilitate supervision meetings with teaching interns aimed at building a practice of reflection, personal and professional development
• Participate in supervision meetings facilitated by your supervisor aimed at building a practice of reflection, personal and professional development
• Participate in review processes for the team and self
• Participate in practice-based resources (articles, videos, podcasts, etc) are produced by Apni Shala team
• Organizational development
• Participate in resource mobilisation, fundraising, advocacy, communications, culture building and other related activities as guided by the organisation
• Partnership and Relationship Development with Government Stakeholders
• Build healthy relationships with government staff in the school
• Work with the team to ensure government regulations and compliance requirements are met in a timely manner
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• B.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
• Ability to build and nurture relationships with young learners of 4 to 12 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
•
● 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 all 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
• Clearly articulating learning expectations for students
• Assessment
• Thoughtfully design and implement inclusive and differentiated facilitation of formative, summative assessments of children's development cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically
• Continually monitor and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
• Analyzing students learning growth and strategize differentiated support for learning and development of the students
• 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
• Support and participate in continuations of students’ learning by substituting in the across the school as per the need.
• Planning and making teaching resources as per the plans and the need of the learning experiences for the students
• Self and Peer/Team Development
• Work towards personal and professional development (PD) goals of self and peers by actively and particiatorganizational PDs and other relevant workshops/courses or reading and researching on relevant themes, co-planning and collective work
• Facilitate supervision meetings with teaching interns aimed at building a practice of reflection, personal and professional development
• Participate in supervision meetings facilitated by your supervisor aimed at building a practice of reflection, personal and professional development
• Participate in review processes for the team and self
• Participate in practice-based resources (articles, videos, podcasts, etc) are produced by Apni Shala team
• Organizational development
• Participate in resource mobilisation, fundraising, advocacy, communications, culture building and other related activities as guided by the organisation
• Partnership and Relationship Development with Government Stakeholders
• Build healthy relationships with government staff in the school
• Work with the team to ensure government regulations and compliance requirements are met in a timely manner
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• B.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
• Ability to build and nurture relationships with young learners of 4 to 12 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
•
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Middle School Teacher position is now open for candidates interested in the Teacher Jobs sector. This role in Mumbai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Teacher Jobs is a plus.
