Mother Teacher

Sri Krish International; Chennai; On-site; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sri Krish International seeks a caring Mother Teacher to support the academic, social, emotional, and holistic development of young learners in Chennai. The role emphasizes safe, nurturing, activity-based teaching, fostering curiosity, independence, and positive behavior.

Responsibilities include planning engaging lessons, monitoring progress, and maintaining records, while collaborating with parents and school staff to support each child's growth and well-being.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field; D.El.Ed./NTT/ECCE preferred or required per norms.
• Experience with young children in school/preschool settings preferred.
• Excellent communication and classroom management skills.
• Caring, patient, child-centered teaching approach.
• Ability to plan creative, interactive activities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver age-appropriate lessons aligned with curriculum.
• Teach foundational language, numeracy, environmental awareness and general knowledge.
• Use play-based and activity-based methods to make learning engaging.
• Support development of communication, social, motor, and emotional well-being.
• Create a safe, inclusive, well-organised classroom environment.
• Monitor progress, behavior, participation, and milestones.
• Identify learning needs and provide appropriate guidance.
• Encourage manners, hygiene, discipline, independence, cooperation.
• Maintain attendance, portfolios, progress reports, and documentation.
• Communicate with parents about progress and needs.
• Ensure safety and well-being throughout the school day.
• Participate in meetings and school activities.

Skills

Child development

Classroom management

Parental communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Job description

Position: Mother Teacher
Job Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking a caring, patient, and enthusiastic Mother Teacher to support the academic, emotional, social, and overall development of young learners. The ideal candidate should be capable of creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating classroom environment where children feel comfortable, confident, and motivated to learn. The candidate should use activity-based and child-centred teaching methods to build foundational skills and encourage curiosity, creativity, independence, and positive behaviour.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging, age-appropriate lessons based on the prescribed curriculum and learning objectives.


• Teach foundational concepts in language, numeracy, environmental awareness, and general knowledge, as appropriate to the assigned class.


• Use play-based, activity-based, and experiential learning methods to make learning enjoyable and effective.


• Support the development of children’s communication, social interaction, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and emotional well-being.


• Create a safe, inclusive, positive, and well-organised classroom environment.


• Monitor students’ academic progress, behaviour, participation, and developmental milestones.


• Identify individual learning needs and provide appropriate guidance and support.


• Encourage good manners, personal hygiene, discipline, independence, cooperation, and positive social behaviour.


• Maintain attendance records, student portfolios, progress reports, and other academic documentation.


• Communicate regularly and effectively with parents regarding students’ progress, behaviour, and developmental needs.


• Ensure the safety, care, and well-being of children throughout the school day.


• Participate in parent-teacher meetings, staff meetings, school celebrations, classroom activities, and other institutional programmes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Early Childhood Education, or a relevant discipline; qualifications such as D.El.Ed., NTT, or ECCE may be preferred or required according to the school’s recruitment norms.


• Previous experience working with young children in a school or preschool setting is preferred.


• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and classroom management skills.


• A caring, patient, friendly, and child-centred approach to teaching.


• Ability to plan creative, interactive, and age-appropriate learning activities.


• Understanding of child development, classroom safety, and positive behaviour management.


• Ability to work collaboratively with parents, colleagues, and school leadership.


• Passion for nurturing young learners and supporting their holistic development.

Job Features

Job Category Foundational (KG - Grade 2)

Job ID SKISRTM-202610-003