Teacher, Infant School/Teacher Pre-Primary

Aliases: Nursery Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher

Industry/Sector(s): Education, Training and Research

JOB DESCRIPTION ¹

The tasks a Teacher, Infant School/Teacher Pre-Primary is expected to perform include:

Teaching the children of nursery and kindergarten classes
Teaching through Montessori, happy education or other systems of child education
Teaching reading and writing of alphabets, numerals and simple sentences
Helping the students do simple additions and subtractions
Familiarising them with names, colours, shapes, sounds, etc., of objects, flowers, birds and animals
Directing all the recreational activities
Guiding the development of physical and mental activities of children
Receiving fees and maintaining the accounts
Arranging for children's mid-day meals
Attending other extracurricular or special activities such as sports, dramatics, picnics and excursions, music, hand work, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT ^{1, 2}

It is not a desk job
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is not a part of this job role
Part-time work and contractual jobs may be available
Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Organizations usually work for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from organization to organization
Shift system may be available
Overtime may be required
Being self-employed is also an option. In this case, the working hours and days will be flexible

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?

This job is suitable for candidates with One Arm (OA), One Leg (OL), One Arm and One Leg (OAL), Both Legs Handicapped (BL), Blind (B) and those with Low Vision (LV)

This may vary from organization to organization

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING ^{4, 5}

Preferably, graduate or B.Ed.

KEY COMPETENCIES ¹

Skilled at creating lessons and activities to operate effectively in the classroom
Skilled in working in an unstructured environment
Knowledge of the basics of motor development, the different ways children learn, early language and literacy development
Skilled in planning lessons and activities
Skilled in preparing the daily and long-term lesson plans in accordance with curriculum guidelines
Proficient in organizing the classroom and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive learning environment
Ability to motivate the pupils with enthusiastic, imaginative presentation and stories
Proficient in preparing and marking work to facilitate positive pupil development
Skilled in meeting requirements for the assessment and recording pupils' development
Ability to discuss students' progress and concerns with parents and academic co-ordinators

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES ¹

Disciplined
Adaptable
Positive attitude
Patient

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES

Colleges across India
B.Ed. colleges across India

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

For scholarship and schemes, use further links like:

https://scholarships.gov.in/

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

http://www.ncert.nic.in/departments/nie/dtee/activities/pdf/syllabus_bed.pdf

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH ³

Teacher, Infant School/Teacher Pre-Primary → Primary School Teacher → Middle School Teacher → Senior Secondary School Teacher → Vice Principal → Principal

The progression is indicative

EXPECTED EARNINGS ^{4, 5}

For candidates with experience - Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 per month

These figures are indicative and subject to change

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE ⁴

Generally, 2-7 years of experience is required

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS ^{4, 5}

Government and private schools
Coaching centres
Self-employed

KEYWORDS

Teacher, Infant School
Nursery Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	2342.0100	Teacher, Infant School/Teacher Pre-Primary
ISCO 2008	2342	Early Childhood Educators
NIC 2008	85101	Pre-primary education (education preceding the first level)
QP Reference	Not available	Not available
NSQF	Not available	Not available

REFERENCES

1	National Classification of Occupations Division 2
2	http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in/page.php?s=reg&t=def&p=list_jobsNew
3	http://dget.nic.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/publication/Des-Div-2.pdf
4	https://www.naukri.com/job-listings-Hiring-Pre-Primary-Teachers-for-Pre-School-in-Mumbai-NCR-Eduservices-Pvt-Ltd--Mumbai-2-to-7-years-121116000210?src=jobsearchDesk&sid=14801713033300&xp=7&qp=teacher%20pre%20primary&srcPage=s
5	http://www.indeed.co.in/cmp/Strategum-Eduserve-Pvt.-Ltd./jobs/Pre-Primary-Teacher-At-4177ffe170442e7b?q=pre+primary

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