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/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
• ● 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/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
• ● 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 Primary School Teacher position is now open for candidates interested in the Education 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 Education Jobs is a plus.
