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Touching Lives Teaching Fellowship

A journey of Self-Work*, Seva and Sadhana. As a Touching Lives Fellow you teach and mentor children and youth from challenging socio-economic backgrounds, giving them a safe space for quality education and mental health, while walking your own path of healing and self-development.

The Role

Teaching, mentoring and self-work

The role involves developing curriculum based on the in-house learning and teaching model of Touching Lives, and teaching English, mindfulness and value education through activity-based methods. You create a safe environment for quality education and mental well-being.

Through the Self-Work* Model, you learn lifelong, hands-on tools for your own self-healing and self-development. Every mentor goes through an inward journey that brings real transformation in themselves.

The Fellowship is currently open for the Beginners program, providing activity-based supplementary education to children aged 6 to 8 from slum communities in Mumbai.

A Touching Lives fellow mentoring a child
Job Details

The essentials

Commitment

Two years, full-time. Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, plus 2 to 3 working Saturdays a month.

Location

Mumbai. Only candidates based in Mumbai, or willing to move to Mumbai, should apply.

Salary

₹25,000 to ₹30,000 per month.

You report to the Project Manager. The curriculum spans English, Life-skills, Healing and Self-Work*, Technology and Global Perspective. Write to us for the current batch and joining dates.

Activity-based learning at Touching Lives
Role of a Fellow

What you will do

  • Develop class curriculum and creative, activity-based resources
  • Build loving, healthy relationships with students
  • Monitor and assess each child's development, and maintain progress reports
  • Make healing possible, for yourself and for the children
  • Design interventions, class-management and innovation strategies
  • Continuously upgrade your own skills in the field
  • Nurture self, children, community and teammates compassionately and consciously
Who Can Apply

Is this you?

Background

A Bachelor's in Education or ECCD, experienced educators, or a Master's in Psychology, Human Development or Literature, and anyone open to new teaching methods and mentoring. Teaching experience preferred. Above all, a passion for education and for transforming lives.

Skills and qualities

  • Good command of the English language
  • Multi-tasking, with warmth and patience
  • Passion for working with children and youth
  • A desire to make students independent thinkers
  • Leadership, and readiness to support each student's transformation

How to apply

Send us your CV and a note about why this calls to you. Touching Lives also sponsors courses in Education and Alternative Healing for fellows committed to the work for the long term.

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