Science Teacher

Educate girls. Change the world.

Are you an adventurous person interested in educating India’s future change makers?

Yuwa India is seeking a passionate individuals for teaching positions at Yuwa School in Ranchi District, Jharkhand. Teachers will get a professionally challenging and rewarding experience by developing future leaders among rural girls.  

Responsibilities will include teaching students in standards 5 – 9 from an English curriculum, designing creative lesson plans, developing curriculum, participating in regular teacher training workshops, and contributing to a positive and energetic learning environment. Yuwa School’s atmosphere is one of collaboration, respect, and mutual learning.

Candidates must be excited by the mission of creating a low-cost, world-class educational experience for girls in villages from lower caste and tribal backgrounds. 

We are currently hiring the positions of Science Teacher (Middle School).

About Yuwa

Yuwa is an internationally acclaimed non-governmental organization that uses soccer and education to put girls in charge of their own futures. Yuwa is registered as a Trust in India and as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in the USA. Yuwa is based in villages in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand, where girls are especially at risk of dropping out of school, child marriage, gender-related violence, and human trafficking. Through the creation of soccer teams, girls gain leadership skills and confidence, continue their education, and are less likely to be forced into child marriage. Here, teamwork is a powerful force to promote health, education and improved livelihoods among the most important agents of change—young women.

Watch Yuwa girls speaking at TEDx here and here. Almost all of Yuwa’s external representation is done by the girls themselves. 

Yuwa has been featured in Al-Jazeera, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, BBC, Sports Illustrated, Hindustan Times, Times of India, ABC News, and other media in India and internationally. Recent awards include:

• 2019 Laureus Sport for Good Award 
• 2017 Microsoft “People of Action” 
• 2016 India Today Digital Trailblazers Award 
• 2015 Cequin WOWmen Award Celebrating Men for Women 
• 2014-2019 FIFA Football for Hope Awardee
• 2013 Barclay’s Beyond Sport “Sport for Social Inclusion” Winner
• 2013 Times Now Amazing Indians Award (category: Indian at Heart)
• Yahoo India “12 Unsung Heroes of 2012”
• 2012 NDTV Spirit of Sport Award, (“Best Promotion of Education through Sport”)
• 2012 Ashoka Changemakers award (all-Asia winner) for Innovative Secondary Education for Skills Enhancement (ISESE)
• 2011 Nike Gamechangers Award

About Yuwa School 

Yuwa School for Girls began in June 2015 in Hutup village, Jharkhand. The vision of our school is: Every girl’s future in her own hands. Our mission is to enable students to reach their full academic potential, develop critical and creative thinking skills, and become compassionate, empowered leaders in their communities. Our current campus supports 100 students and 10 full-time teachers.

Teacher responsibilities include:

• Teaching students in standards 5 – 9
• Developing curriculum 
• Designing creative lesson plans
• Regular self-assessment in order to continuously improve quality of teaching
• Participating in regular teacher training workshops at Yuwa
• Engaging with students' parents on a regular basis
• Contributing to a positive and energetic learning environment
• Leading small tuition sessions for Yuwa students who need extra help

Open Positions for 2021 – 2022 School Year 

• Science Teacher: This teacher will rotate to 5 different classes (Standards 5,  6, 7, 8 and 9) on a daily basis and teach Science in a challenging, dynamic way that applies the material to everyday life and prepares students for higher education. This person should feel passionate about Science and excited to share their interest in the subject. Classes are very small (maximum 15 students in a single class), so lessons should be interactive and personalized. NIOS texts and supplementary texts will be used as a curriculum guideline—but teachers have freedom to introduce their own materials.

Qualifications

• University graduate
• Experience teaching, tutoring, or mentoring students
• Positive recommendation from past employers or professors

Required Skills 

• Fluent in English 
• Demonstrated mastery of the subjects you will teach at the Yuwa School 
• Strong organizational and record keeping skills 
• Flexibility – able to work independently and also take direction as needed 
• Strong communication skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with fellow teachers, students and parents
• Curiosity: desire to continue learning
• Sense of urgency: desire to make the most of your students' time