The role of a teacher at Akanksha is extremely important, as the children depend on their teachers to bridge the gap between the known and the unknown, to bring the outside world to them, to help them dream, to uncover their potential, to push them when everyone else has given up, and to empower them.
The teachers’ role is to guide the students towards academic achievement while inculcating self esteem and values that encourage them to think critically and make informed choices, eventually enabling their students to transform their lives. Teaching at Akanksha is just as much about making a change as it is about creating a change in you. As a teacher, we can say that it is more than teaching subjects to a group of children. It is about constantly challenging those 30 extremely eager children in your class through meticulous planning and creating an environment which is fun for you and your students.
The role does not end in the classroom. It is incomplete without the parents becoming your partners. Stepping into the communities, meeting the parents and families of your children – you understand their stories, their smallest highs and their deepest lows.
You will meet an entire community of fellow teachers, education leaders, social workers, who will support and walk with you on a path which takes courage. Your journey will continuously reaffirm how crucial you are in bringing a change in the lives of the children.
To become a teacher at Akanksha, you need to come in with deep commitment, a ‘whatever it takes’ attitude, strong English and a graduation degree. While a teaching qualification is preferred, it is not necessary.
Akanksha is seeking teachers with the passion and the commitment to make a difference in the lives of children from low-income communities.
Responsibilities:
• Managing a class of 30 students
• Making sure the class plans are in place
• Teaching Akanksha curriculum according to the level of the class
• Conducting and documenting evaluations of the students
• Ensuring that the curriculum objectives are completed in time for the assessments
• Ensuring effective learning is taking place at all times
• Visiting the communities which the students come from
• Attending all trainings and meetings as required
• Assuming total responsibility for the class
Qualifications required:
• Graduate in any discipline
• Fluent in English
• Strong communication skills
• Commitment to the cause
• Excellent planning and organizing skills
• Prior teaching experience/qualifications preferred but not necessary
Current Teacher openings at Akanksha Pune :
• Pre-primary teacher positions for our schools located at Bhavani Peth, Bopodi, and Yerwada
• Maths & Science teacher for Std. 7th to 10th , for our school located at Somwar Peth. Preferred Qualification: BSc/MSc (Maths/Science) / BEd (Maths/Science), BE. Prior teaching experience (minimum 1-2 years) in these subjects from Std. 7th-10th would be preferred.
Current Teacher openings at Akanksha Mumbai:
• Pre-primary teacher positions for our new schools located in Mahalaxmi, Jogeshwari, Mazgaon
To know more about the application process in Mumbai, email srishti.khanna@akanksha.org
To know more about the application process in Pune, email mansi.nikhal@akanksha.org
Click here to complete the online teacher application form
The most important part of being a teacher is the incredible impact you can have on your students! Click here to read the story of an Akanksha alumnus.
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