Program Assistant – Language Educator - Kannada

Job Description

1. Designing and facilitating EdTech integrated classroom sessions focusing on building Kannada langauge skills 2. Facilitating teacher professional development programs on integrating EdTech in langauge teaching-learning, as part of the education team 3. Creating and curating digital curricular resources in Kannada 4. Visiting schools to assist teachers in integrating new pedagogies in the classroom. This will involve developing lesson plans, transacting, and documentation 5. Contributing to building teachers communities of practice within districts and across the state of Karnataka and other states in India Qualifications and Experience: 1. Bachelors/Masters degree in Education or Social Work 2. 14 years of relevant experience in the school education sector Key Skills and Attributes: 1. Proficiency in Kannada (speaking, reading, and writing) is a must 2. Strong competence in language pedagogy with keenness to explore and adapt new pedagogical strategies and technologies 3. Deep understanding of and interest in education and Indian social contexts Field experience in government school system would be a bonus 4. Knowledge/experience of using storytelling-based pedagogies for language teaching is preferred 5. Comfort in working with digital technologies (mobile and desktop based) with basic troubleshooting skills 6. Basic proficiency in working with digital technologies (mobile and desktop based) including tools for communication and digital resource creation (office suite, cloud apps, etc) 7. People skills and ability to work with a team are essential Note: 1. The place of work will be Bengaluru, with occasional travel across Karnataka and India as per project requirements 2. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would not be a constraint for the right candidate. 3. The job would be exciting and 'cutting edge' (innovating new models of teacher education in India) and has scope for immense job satisfaction.