Lead Teacher ART - Art For Akanksha

Overview of the Team:

Art for Akankshas mission is to provide a powerful art education for children within as well as beyond the Akanksha network, supporting and demonstrating the belief that art empowers. A powerful art education enables children to EXPRESS themselves by helping them LEARN a visual language to DISCOVER, CREATE and TELL their stories.

Since its inception in 1996, the visual arts program at Akanksha has seen as an essential part of education for children. Art at Akanksha is not a co-curricular, an extra curricular. It is considered as crucial a part of a student's education as Math or Science or Language, building invaluable knowledge, skills and values that go beyond the art class. Having run an art program in the organisation since 1996, the team at Akanksha has built an expertise around teaching it and an understanding of what it can do for children. We feel poised and ready to take art to organisations and schools beyond the students we directly serve. We believe that the partnerships we engage in need to be customized to a high degree for

each school, each organisation, for it to be effective.

Commitment: Should be able to commit to 2 years for this role.

Location: Pune (Candidates will be required to travel)

Reporting to: Sr.Instructional Specialist, Art.

Role Summary:

The role of Sr. Associate, Art Multiply, Pune, is to strengthen art education by taking Art for Akanksha to organisations and government schools outside the Akanksha network and Akanksha school, through

curriculum design, teacher development, and the introduction of innovative opportunities and systems that build a deeper love for art among students.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordination with Stakeholders: Work closely with Akanksha teams, Akanksha schools, government partners, and external organisations to align on goals and to support implementation. This includes key permissions and presentations.
• Classroom Observations and Support: Conduct classroom observations of art teachers in partner schools. Debrief with teachers and school leaders, offering specific feedback and ideas for improvement.
• Teacher Development: Guide art teachers in planning and delivering lessons from Grades K10.
• Planning and Organisation: Plan and manage the observation and training calendar across stakeholders and organisations.
• Training Facilitation: Assist in designing and facilitating training sessions for partner organisations, and manage logistics.
• Curriculum Work: Contribute to the development, review, and curation of the Art curriculum regularly.
• Student Exposure Opportunities: Create diverse exposure opportunities for studentssuch as murals, events, competitions,and collaborations beyond the network.
• Monitoring and Evaluation across partners through FGDs, Surveys, reports and analysis.
• Documentation and Media: Collect and organise photographs and videos of strong art practices for use in training and social media.

Experience:

• Preferably 3-4 years of experience as an art teacher.

Qualification:

• Ability to demonstrate a variety of strong pedagogical practices along with clarity and understanding of art-related concepts.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills - and functional knowledge (oral and written) of Marathi, English, and Hindi is a non-negotiable.
• Good planning, organising, and some part of facilitation skills
• A strong sense of ownership coupled with a zest for result-driven outcomes.
• Familiarity with Google Drive and its suite of services, including Docs, Sheets, and Slides, is required.
• Collaborates with different members in the team and should be good at team building.
• Creatively thinks of solving different problems at work.

Why Join Akanksha?

At Akanksha, you will be part of a passionate team working to reimagine public education in India. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a reputed organization committed to transformative impact on children and helping them overcome poverty. The role offers a challenging and autonomous work environment that prioritizes holistic well-being, empowering you to be the best version of yourself. You will also gain access to learning and career growth opportunities within a steadily growing organization, along with competitive remuneration that is competitive in top one-third of Indian NGO scales and benefits that include medical insurance (covering spouse + 2 children), provident fund benefit, paid leaves.