Job Description

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Deep commitment to work towards wellbeing and SEL of students and other stakeholders. 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 ones own social emotional development and healing. Ability and willingness to step in for responsibilities above and beyond the assigned role. Interest in working with government / low-income schools. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Student learning Plan, design and develop experiences and activities in accordance with students learning objectives. Create a safe and caring environment for Students that fosters learning. Develop students drawing, coloring, painting and crafts techniques. Actively research and enrich facilitation/teaching skills through contemporary educational practices. Use varying instructional and pedagogical practices to meet different learning needs. Facilitate grade-appropriate knowledge about art forms, history and other aspects. Establish effective classroom procedures (transitions) and help create a wellbeing-aligned environment in the classroom/school. Clearly articulating learning expectations for students. Identify, coordinate for and manage students participation in art-based events. Assessment Thoughtfully design and implement inclusive and differentiated facilitation of formative, summative assessments of Students development cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically. Continually monitor and evaluate students performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Analyzing students learning growth and strategizing 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 throughout the year to share the progress of the childs learning and development. Visit homes of students towards building relationships and understanding the context of students and families. Documentation and reporting Document all classroom activities by regularly recording photographs, session proceedings, lesson plans,etc in formats/software provided for arts and crafts classes. Create reports on the progress of students you work with. Professional and administrative responsibilities Track and record all arts/crafts-related 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 across the school as per the need. Plan and develop 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 participate in organizational PDs and other relevant workshops/courses or reading and researching on relevant themes, co-planning and collective work. 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) that are produced by the 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 Diploma or graduate or post graduate degree in Fine Arts/Arts. 2 to 3 years of facilitating arts & crafts with students. 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 and crafts. 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). Proficiency in using Zoom, Google meet or other online platforms for facilitating online learning.