English Exposure Teacher

**Position: Facilitator - English Exposure Class 3 to Class 10**

**Profile Description**:We are looking for an experienced teacher for English Language for primary and secondary level. High level of proficiency in English Language, preferably with teaching experience in India. Experience with usage of content with first generation learners will be preferred.

Position is for Facilitator to build English Skills through Exposure in English for Classes 3 to 10. Children are largely first generation learners with no exposure to the English Speaking world. Building exposure in English is imperative to ensure that academically and in careers in future children can do well. The work would involve building English Skills in Listening, Speaking and Reading in children through various tools - Audio/ Visual, Group Discussion/ Activities/ Role Plays, Reading, Narrating.

**Organization: Vidya & Child**

**Project Centre**: All centres of Vidya & Child

**Job Timings: Full Time **9.00 AM to 6:00 PM (Monday to Saturday, Second and Fourth Saturdays are off)

Vidya & Child works in marginalised communities, exploring the unique potential in each child by providing opportunities for value integrated learning and development. The organization is currently based in Noida, India, with funding from International and National corporates, funding organizations and individual donors.

Vidya & Child has Schools in low-income communities from Nursery to Class 8, and an After School Support Programme for Class 9 to 12. Started in 1998 with 2 children and today, Vidya & Child engages with 1,700 children most of whom are first generation learners Vidya & Child has established a model of engagement to ensure that each child completes school education, is skill enabled through professional or vocational education.

A very strong parent programme exists so that as a team “The Parent” and “Vidya & Child” can support a child through school and support till completion of school education. Our Arts & Performing Arts Programme, engagement in Sports and an intensive Life Skills programme further enhance the holistic engagement with each Child from Nursery to Class 12.

Vidya & Child - A persistent effort

**Detailed Roles & Responsibilities**

**The Facilitator role involves**:

- Understanding, connecting, and building relationships with each child.
- Creating a positive learning environment, where each child feels welcomed and encouraged to question and learn.
- Consistently record and track the observation and progress of each child across various defined parameters of holistic development.
- Maintain a respectful, progressive, and in-depth relationship with the family of the child.
- Focus on self-learning and development to address the needs of each child in the classroom.

**Taking English Exposure Classes for Classes 3 to 10**

**Focus on Listening, Speaking and Reading Skills in English.**

The child’s learning is dependent on the facilitator being able to reach out to EACH CHILD, relating the engagement in the class to the Child’s life and observing the learnings demonstrated by the child at each STEP of the learning process. Lesson plans implementation would need to ensure that it is customised keeping the interest of the child.
- Focus on building exposure for Listening, Speaking and Reading Skills in English.
- Learning process encourages the Child to be a Self-learner.
- Learning to focus on the child implanting learnings in Daily life.

**Preparing Lesson Plans**

**Focus on Listening, Speaking and Reading Skills in English.**
- Research/ Curate content through which the child can be exposed to English. Develop strong skills in Listening, Speaking and Reading in English through various tools applied in classrooms. - Audio/ Visual, Group Discussion/ Activities/ Role Plays, Reading, Narrating.
- Preparation of lesson plans customised to each specific classroom and child requirements.
- Organising materials for implementation of the lesson plans - Audio Visual Material/ Books/ other material.
- Ensure flexibility in lesson plans to address challenges and be able to respond to immediate situations in the classrooms.

**Tracking Progress for EACH CHILD**
- Understand progress of each child.
- Build the next steps, depending on where the child is in the learning process.

We have a child-wise tracking process, what and how the child has learnt defines the next steps in the engagement in the classroom. Each child would need to be tracked to understand how the content needs to be adjusted to ensure that every child learns.
- Meeting with Class teachers at regular intervals to build understanding of each child.
- Direct Interaction with Children in classrooms.
- Documentation of progress of each child and define next steps.
- Participating in Child-wise review process related meetings and identifying & tracking actions for both children and families.
- Curating/ Researching/ Changing content to focus on specific needs of chil