program associate, jnv team, avanti fellows
position summary:
the program associate will lead end-to-end operations for one jawahar navodaya vidyalaya
school. her/his role includes teaching, inspiring, training and motivating students towards
achieving their learning goals.
key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
➔ classroom teaching and management
◆ conduct remote classes on zoom
◆ prepare for classroom sessions with presentation slides in advance and teach students
for ~30 hours a week
◆ explain concepts in a creative and engaging way using real life examples
◆ monitor students’ progress, their classwork and homework to ensure that they are on
track to achieving their learning goals
◆ encourage self-discipline and punctuality in the avanti classroom
➔ mentoring, career guidance and academic support
◆ build strong relationships with students through one-on-one interaction sessions, help
students overcome their academic and personal issues
◆ regularly work with students to break down their academic workload into small
achievable goals and track their progress on these goals
◆ debrief with students regularly on their test scores and classroom performance (both
cbse board and avanti) and suggest ideas for improvement
◆ assist students in building their career trajectory based on their interests
➔ parent engagement
◆ discuss the student’s performance with their parents in person or over phone at least
once a month
◆ conduct parent teacher meetings (ptms) in schools at least once every 3 months and
share aggregate and individual reports with parents
➔ data analysis
◆ consistently collect and upload feedback about classroom and test performance on
avanti’s online learning management system
◆ quarterly analyse students’ performance and track high/low performers, while providing
targeted support to the high/low performers
◆ generate insights on reasons for poor student performance and devise solutions to
address those problems
➔ special projects