Position Title:                                   Montessori Teacher (Female)

Location of Workstation:                  Hyderabad

Type of Job:                                      Contractual

Reporting to:                                      Program Manager/Section Head

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are searching for a reliable, trustworthy, and innovative Montessori teacher to join our Early Learning Centre located at the Women Prison Hyderabad. The Montessori teacher’s responsibilities include creating lesson plans and curricula focused on developing social, physical, intellectual, and emotional skills, assessing children’s individual needs, and communicating. You should be able to create a nurturing, stimulating classroom where every child feels included.

Montessori teacher in a prison requires a high level of compassion, adaptability, and a commitment to providing quality education and support to children facing difficult circumstances.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Observing, guiding, supervising, and assessing children while they learn in the classroom environment.
• Developing lesson plans, independent learning exercises, curricula, and methods that cater to the needs of the individual child.
• Maintain accurate records of each child's progress, behaviour, and achievements, and provide regular reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Uphold professional boundaries and ethical conduct, recognizing the unique challenges and sensitivities of working in a prison setting.
• Help children develop conflict resolution skills and mediate conflicts that may arise in the classroom
• Ensure that the learning environment is well-equipped with Montessori materials that are accessible, organized, and appropriate for the age group.
• Develop interest and skill in each student through child-directed learning
• Creating and maintaining a safe, clean, stimulating classroom where all children feel safe and valued.
• Establishing rapport and building relationships with students based on trust.
• Setting an excellent example for students and instilling good values in them like honesty, accountability, understanding, tolerance, respect, love, and kindness.
• Monitoring and assessing student progress.
• Ensuring classroom supplies and equipment are available and in working condition.
• Ensuring the sensory garden is maintained properly.
• Updating students records and handling various other administrative tasks.
• Adhering to the education policies and guidelines at all times.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood teaching, education, or a related discipline is recommended.
• Additional courses or training in education would be advantageous.
• Expertise on Montessori methods of education.
• Experience in Montessori environment.
• Have the physical capacity to work with pre-school/Kindergarten aged children.
•  The ability to Develop and adapt individualized learning plans for each child based on their specific needs, interests, and abilities
• Patience and excellent observational, communication, and diagnostic skills.
• The ability to multitask, keep calm under pressure, and treat everyone with love and respect.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• A lifelong learner who can be a good role model for children.

Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

Committee for the Welfare of Prisoners – Legal Aid Office is committed to the prevention and protection from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). CWP-LAO explicitly prohibits its staff, associates, partners, consultants, or any other representatives associated with the delivery of its work from:

• Engaging in any form of sexual exploitation or abuse;
• Sexual activity with children (persons below the age of (18) irrespective of a mistaken belief of the age of the child which shall not amount to a defense);
• Exchange of money, employment, goods or services for sex, including sexual favors or other forms of humiliating, degrading or exploitative behavior, is prohibited. This includes any exchange of assistance that is due to beneficiaries of assistance;
• Sexual relationships between CWP-LAO staff and beneficiaries of assistance, since they are based on inherently unequal power dynamics, undermine the credibility and integrity of the work of CWP-LAO and are strongly discouraged.

Application Process

• Interested candidates may apply online latest by 20th November, 2023. 
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be called for test & interview.
• Please email your queries at [email protected]
• The organization reserves the right to reject any or all applications.
• For further information please visit http://www.lao.org.pK