We are looking for amazing and passionate educators and administrators to join our team. Ideal candidates will thrive in collaborative and interdisciplinary environment and enjoy challenging themselves to learn and grow as professionals. We expect our educators to have genuine passion for teaching and learning and to enrich their practice by daring to experiment with different pedagogical approaches. We provide professional development trainings through our programs at The Northstar Institute. Our school culture is encouraging and supportive.

There are multiple opportunities of associating with us depending your personal goals.

If you are looking to join a team of world class professionals, please consider applying for full time employment. Current openings are updated below.

The application process consists of 4 stages.

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Online Application

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Assessment Centre:
Skills Assessment
(case-by-case basis)
and lesson design activity

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Personal Interview

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Reference Checks

Application must be submitted online only. Please note that we will not consider CVs that are sent to us directly.

Openings for 2022-2023:

‌Art Educator ‌

Type: Full Time

Description:

Responsibilities:

To develop lesson plans and introduce learners to a number of traditional art forms, including drawing, craft, painting, sculpture etc.
To be responsible for acquiring and managing art supplies and resources.
To encourage learners to think both critically and imaginatively through the various forms of traditional and modern art work.
To develop an understanding and an attitude towards the art skills to benefit the students in applying it in real life and integrate it with other subjects.
To provide instruction in a number of creative and challenging activities aimed at learners in sync with CIE curriculum.

Qualifications:

Need a bachelor or master’s degree in art education or a general education with a focus in art. Experience as an art teacher with openness in encouraging to integrate art instructions with other subjects and with a keenness on using and understanding the application of linking interactive technology while dealing art as a subject.

Benefits:

Continuous professional development opportunities and support, both in-house and with external organizations.
Free school transportation
Free Personal Accident Insurance policy
Paid leaves (casual and sick)
Other benefits as per school policy.

‌Preschool Educator ‌

Type: Full Time

Placement: Exact grade placement will be determined after appointment.

Description:

We are a Preschool to Grade 12 school in the city of Rajkot (Gujarat) founded by Harvard alums. Our unique pedagogy, the Northstar Approach, is a research-based approach to learning and teaching that helps students achieve their highest potential by exploring and making discoveries about themselves and their world. We are currently looking for passionate Preschool educators to join our Northstar Early Years Team. Please go through our website to know more about us.
The role of an early childhood educator is to support the implementation of an approved learning framework, and support learner’s wellbeing, learning and development. Depending on the setting, educators may work under direct supervision or on their own within a team.

Responsibilities:

Develop and use instructional materials suitable for 2 to 6-year-old learners with varying degrees of mental, physical, and emotional maturity.
Provide learning experiences in language arts, pre- math, physical and spiritual wellness, art, role-play, dance, music, health, and other areas as suited to the needs of learners.
Develop in each student an awareness of himself/herself as an individual and his/her role in the family and community.
Provide individual and small group instruction designed to meet individual needs of the learners.
Plan, develop and organize activities for parents to promote parent participation and involvement in educational activities provided for their children.
Create an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, interest centres, and exhibits of students’ work.
Observe, record and assess children on the learning development, progress and attainment.
Co-operate and support colleagues as a team in planning, preparing and developing curriculum and lesson plans.
Plan, organize and implement various school events and functions.
Developing positive and respectful relationships with learners and supporting the holistic development of children in early childhood

Qualifications:

Need a bachelor or master’s degree in any field of education. Experience as a preschool educator for a minimum of 2 years. Also needs to know the basic preschool learning framework and should be able to support children’s wellbeing, learning and development. Early childhood educators must be able to address the emotional, cognitive, social, and physical needs of both individuals and groups of children while effectively communicating with parents.

Benefits:

Continuous professional development opportunities and support, both in-house and with external organizations.
Free school transportation
Free Personal Accident Insurance policy
Paid leaves (casual and sick)
Other benefits as per school policy.

FUTURE OPENINGS:

‌If you would like to be considered for future opening other than the current ones, please apply here‌

Joining a Northstar Fellowship might be right for you if you are looking to apply your skills in a progressive and experimental setup in a time bound manner. Fellowship at Northstar may be a good fit for you, if you have some experience in you field or have graduated from a reputed university (our last fellow was a Harvard Grad).

FALL TERM

June To October

SPRING TERM

November To April

We are currently offering the below mentioned fellowships:

Art Educator Fellowship

Actively advocate and demonstrate the affordances of art to colleagues, students and parents through presentations, frequent workshops during PD and general enthusiasm
Collaborate with educators to integrate arts into the planning of both disciplinary and interdisciplinary lesson units
Co-teach and/or lead Exploration lessons
Design and lead separate visual and performing art lessons
Seek personal growth by soliciting our support and guidance in helping you reach your personal goals

Instructional Design Fellowship

You will work with school management (founders, principal and leaders) to support and develop school processes and systems in areas such as collaborative planning, experiential learning design, school events and professional development.
You will work with educators to design and implement learning experiences, with a special focus on our flagship 6-week interdisciplinary Explorations Program.

Fellowship Benefits:

In-Country Air fare (for foreign nationals only)
Subsidized accomodation on campus (optional and subject to availability)
Subsidized food services(optional)
Free medical services (limited and general) in University hospitals
Free dental services in University dental clinics
Continuous professional development opportunities and support, both in-house and external organizations.

Joining a Northstar Internship might be right for you if you are looking to apply your skills in a progressive and experimental setup in a time bound manner. Fellowship at Northstar may be a good fit for you, if you have some experience in you field or have graduated from a reputed university (our last fellow was a Harvard Grad).

Internship Benefits:

Subsidized accomodation on campus (optional and subject to availability)
Subsidized food services(optional)
Free medical services (limited and general) in University hospitals
Free dental services in University dental clinics
Continuous professional development opportunities and support, both in-house and external organizations.

We are happy to support students at any level of their education. We are happy to provide project opportunities for coursework required during a degree program. The internship work profile is mutually designed with the school team and the candidate.

Working remotely is possible.

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