Teacher Champion

Akshara English Skill-Building Program 2026–27 Edspectrum Foundation

Edspectrum Foundation is hiring a Teacher Champion for the Akshara English Skill-Building Program 2026–27. This is a school-based English teaching and implementation support role for assigned Akshara partner school(s) in Faridabad. Akshara is an English skill-building programme for middle-school students from government and low-income school contexts. The programme helps students build usable English through structured classes, repeated practice, assessments, classroom evidence, AI-IVRS speaking and listening practice, and school engagement.

The Teacher Champion will conduct structured English-learning sessions for assigned students and help them participate, practise and improve in English. The role includes classroom teaching, lesson preparation, learner support, student evidence collection, assessment support, AI-IVRS participation support, documentation, school-stakeholder communication, monthly school update meetings, and identification of simple school-based English-practice opportunities that can continue even when Edspectrum is not present.

Key responsibilities include conducting English classes as per the approved timetable and lesson plans, building students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, creating a safe and non-shaming classroom, supporting mixed-level learners through scaffolds such as word banks, sentence frames, picture prompts, pair practice and guided reading, and collecting honest evidence of student learning through student work, oral responses, reading attempts, speaking tasks and observation notes.

The Teacher Champion will support fair and accurate baseline, formative, midline and endline assessments wherever assigned. Where AI-IVRS is part of implementation, the Teacher Champion will explain its purpose to students and parents, encourage students to attempt scheduled speaking and listening practice, identify barriers such as phone access, timing issues, hesitation or parent concerns, and record participation information in the required format.

The role also requires respectful relationships with school teachers, coordinators, principals and relevant stakeholders. The Teacher Champion will share brief updates on Akshara classes, student participation, attendance concerns, learning evidence and support required from the school. They will also support one planned monthly programme-update meeting with relevant school stakeholders in coordination with the reporting manager.

The ideal candidate should have working proficiency in spoken and written English, interest in teaching middle-school students, patience with students who hesitate to use English, ability to facilitate a positive and respectful classroom, willingness to follow lesson plans and feedback, and basic comfort with WhatsApp, Google Forms, Google Sheets or similar tools.

Graduation in English, such as B.A. English or equivalent, will be preferred. Prior teaching, tuition, volunteering or classroom-facilitation experience will be an advantage. Familiarity with children from government schools or underserved communities will be preferred. B.Ed. or CTET qualification will be an added advantage.

This is a fixed-term role from July 2026 to March 2027. Compensation will be INR 17,000–20,000 per month, depending on profile, experience and fit. Contract renewal opportunities may be considered based on performance, programme needs and two-way alignment between the candidate’s future career aspirations and Edspectrum’s organisational aspirations and ambitions.

The Teacher Champion must treat every student with dignity and respect. Physical punishment, humiliation, threats, fear-based discipline or shaming are strictly prohibited. Professional conduct with students, parents, schools and team members is non-negotiable.

Interested candidates can share their CV at hello@edspectrumfoundation.org with the subject line: Teacher Champion – Akshara 2026–27. by 27 june 2026.