Functions / Responsibilities

Job Description: Program Associate (Teaching Role)

About Avanti

Avanti (www.avanti.in ) is an award winning social enterprise established by IIT alumni in 2010 to provide an affordable, high-quality education to disadvantaged students aspiring to study at India’s top colleges. At present, we have 200 full-time employees, and support over 2000 students in 8 states across India. Avanti is a PanIIT Alumni initiative, winner of Stanford BASES 2010 and recipient of the Echoing Green, Ashoka and Draper Richards Kaplan Fellowships. Our investors include the Pearson  Affordable Learning Fund and The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Our academic board is chaired by Prof. Eric Mazur, Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard.

Overview of the Role and Requirements

The Program Associate is the backbone of Avanti’s classroom. He/she is responsible for teaching, inspiring, training and motivating students towards achieving their learning goals.

Responsibilities

The role of a Program Associate involves the following tasks, functions and responsibilities:

Classroom Teaching and Facilitation

Prepare for classroom sessions in advance and teach students at different Avanti centres for ~ 30 hours a week using Avanti’s unique pedagogy that requires students to view recorded videos, discuss conceptual questions with peers and work collaboratively on problem sets/assignments

Actively monitor students’ classwork and homework to ensure they are on track to achieving their learning goals

Mentoring, Career Guidance and Academic Support

Build strong relationships with students through one-on-one interaction sessions, helping students overcome their problems – both academic and personal – in the process

Regularly work with students to break down their academic workload into small achievable goals ; Track their progress on these goals

Debrief with students regularly on their test scores and classroom performance( both school and Avanti), suggesting ideas on how they can improve the next time

Enable students chalk out their future career paths by providing them information about different options available to them based on their strengths and interests 

Parent engagement

Send monthly updates and discuss student performance with their parents person/over phone ; document next steps on every such conversation

Conduct Parent Teacher Meetings(PTMs) in partner schools every 3 months and share aggregate and individual reports on student performance with parents

Data Analysis

Consistently collect and upload data and feedback about classroom and test performance on Avanti’s online learning management system

Periodically analyze student performance for his/her respective subject across all batches he/she teachers

Use these dashboards to generate insights on reasons for poor student performance ; devise solutions to address those problems

Additional Initiatives

Create a healthy learning culture by working on initiatives like (but not limited to) arranging expert sessions, organizing field trips/excursions, planning scientific debates in the classroom etc.

Requirements

Passion for working in education and teaching

Educational Qualification- B.Sc/M.Sc

Proficiency in Class XI and XII Maths/Chemistry/Physics/Biology

Belief that all students can learn and achieve their goals

Ability to connect with, inspire and motivate students

Excellent communication skills

Excellent critical thinking skills, including the ability to link cause and effect and generate solutions to problems

Locations: Maharashtra: Nashik, Jalgaon, Karnataka- Hubli, Belgaum, Madhya Pradesh- Guna, Rajasthan- Jhalawar, Khairtal

Compensation: INR 4, 00,000 per annum, depending upon fit, experience and location

Career Progression: After the first year, high- performing Program Associates will be promoted to the role of a Senior Program Associate, with a significant increase in responsibilities. After spending one more year at Avanti, high performing Senior Program Associates can choose one of the following paths:

- Program Manager – Business role; Manage operations of one entire business unit( hubs)

- Subject Expert – Academic role ; Manage academic outcomes and teacher training for one entire hub

(All decisions on promotions and compensation will be carried out annually and will be based on the last two performance evaluations)

Interested candidates can send their CVs to jyoti@avanti.in  with the subject name- College Name_Candidate_Maths, or apply directly on our website: http://avanti.in/careers/

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