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 that promote the academic, physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of all the students.
- Create a safe and caring environment for students 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 students in learning following the framework provided in the curriculum.
- Establish effective classroom procedures (transitions) and help create an SEL-aligned environment in the classroom/schoo l.
- Clearly articulating learning expectations for students.

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's 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 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 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 career development (PD)



goals of self and peers by actively participating in organizational 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) 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
- B.Ed Degree (with subject focus) and 2 years of teaching experience in a school setting
- Well developed oral and written communication in English
- Fluent conversational skills in Hindi and/or Marathi
- Practice or experience with diverse modalities such as art, movement, project-based learning, etc.
- Ability to build and nurture relationships with young learners of 8 to 14 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

APPLY NOW Send your resume and cover letter by email to [email protected] and [email protected] . Please mention “ Application for Teacher (write the subject you wish to teach)

” 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 www.apnishala.org .

📌 Middle School Teacher (Social Studies) (Mumbai)
🏢 Apni Shala
📍 Mumbai