Art Teacher

ABOUT APNI SHALA

Apni Shala was co-founded in 2013 with a vision “to build social and emotional competencies among individuals to constructively engage with society and have a harmonious coexistence”. Our approach to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is informed by the Collaborative of Academic Social and Emotional Learning Framework(CASEL, USA), Narrative Practices, Diversity & Inclusion, Constructivist Learning Theory, and Mindfulness. The foundation is funded by grants and donations from individuals and institutions. To know more about our work, watch The Apni Shala Story.

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 one’s 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 Student's 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 child’s 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.

APPLY NOW

Send your resume and cover letter by email to hr@apnishala.org and priyanka.shrivastav@apnishala.org. Please mention “Application for Art teacher” in your subject line. In your cover letter, do tell us why you would like to work with Apni Shala in this role.

For more about Apni Shala, please visit Apni Shala online at www.apnishala.org | apnishala.wordpress.com | facebook.com/apnishala

• It is a Full Time Teacher / Tutor job for candidates with 1 - 6 years of experience.

More about this Art Teacher job

1. What is the eligibility criteria to apply for this Art Teacher job?
   Ans: The candidate should be Diploma and above and above with 1 - 6 years of experience of experience
2. How much salary can I expect for this job role?
   Ans: You can expect a salary of ₹25000 - ₹40000 per month that depends on your interview. It's a Full Time job in Mumbai.
3. How many working days are there for this Art Teacher job?
   Ans: This Art Teacher job will have 6 working days.
4. Are there any charges applicable while applying or joining this Art Teacher job?
   Ans: No, there is no fee applicable for applying this Art Teacher job and during the employment with the company, i.e., APNI SHALA FOUNDATION.
5. Is it a work from home job?
   Ans: No, it’s not a work from home job and can't be done online.
6. How many openings are there for this Art Teacher role?
   Ans: There is an immediate opening of 1 Art Teacher at APNI SHALA FOUNDATION
7. Who can apply for this job?
   Ans: Both Male and Female candidates can apply for this Teacher / Tutor job.
8. What are the timings of this Art Teacher job?
   Ans: This Art Teacher job has 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM timing.