Primary English Teacher

Educate girls. Change the world.

Are you an adventurous person interested in educating Indias future change makers?

Yuwa India is seeking a passionate individual for an English e teaching position at Yuwa School in Ranchi District, Jharkhand. At Yuwa, teachers gain a professionally challenging and rewarding experience by developing future leaders among rural girls.

Responsibilities will include teaching students in standards 1 - 4 from an English curriculum, designing creative lesson plans, developing curriculum, participating in regular teacher training workshops, and contributing to a positive and energetic learning environment.Yuwa Schools atmosphere is one of collaboration, respect, and mutual learning.

Candidates must be excited by the mission of creating a low-cost, world-class educational experience for girls in villages from lower caste and tribal backgrounds.

We are currently hiring the positions of Primary English Teacher.

About Yuwa

Yuwa is an internationally acclaimed non-governmental organization that uses soccer and education to put girls in charge of their own futures. Yuwa is registered as a Trust in India, and has been working in the same locality since 2009. Yuwa is based in villages in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand, where girls are especially at risk of dropping out of school, child marriage, gender-related violence, and human trafficking. Through the creation of football teams, girls gain leadership skills and confidence, continue their education, and are less likely to be forced into child marriage. Here, teamwork is a powerful force to promote health, education and improved livelihoods among the most important agents of changeyoung women.

Yuwa has been featured in HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel -- Yuwa featured in Season 29, Al-Jazeera, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, BBC,Sports Illustrated, Hindustan Times, Times of India, ABC News, and other media in India and internationally. Recent awards include:

• 2025 HCLTech Grant Jury Round Finalist (Top 4, Education Category)
• 2023 FICCI Arise "Excellence in Sports" Award
• 2021Top 10 Finalist for Chegg Global Student Prize (Seema Kumari)
• 2019 Laureus Sport for Good Award
• 2017 Microsoft People of Action
• 2016 India Today Digital Trailblazers Award
• 2015 Cequin WOWmen Award Celebrating Men for Women
• 2014-2019 FIFA Football for Hope Awardee
• 2013 Barclays Beyond Sport Sport for Social Inclusion Winner
• 2013Times NowAmazing Indians Award (category: Indian at Heart)
• Yahoo India 12 Unsung Heroes of 2012
• 2012 NDTV Spirit of Sport Award, (Best Promotion of Education through Sport)
• 2012 Ashoka Changemakers award (all-Asia winner) forInnovative Secondary Education for Skills Enhancement (ISESE)
• 2011 Nike Gamechangers Award

About Yuwa School

Yuwa School for Girls began in June 2015 in Hutup village, Jharkhand. The vision of our school is:Every girls future in her own hands. Our mission is to enable students to reach their full academic potential, develop critical and creative thinking skills, and become compassionate, empowered leaders in their communities.Our current campus supports 150 students and 12 full-time teachers.

Teacher responsibilities include:

• Teaching students in standards 1 4
• Developing curriculum
• Designing creative lesson plans
• Regular self-assessment in order to continuously improve quality of teaching
• Participating in regular teacher training workshops at Yuwa
• Engaging with students' parents on a regular basis
• Contributing to a positive and energetic learning environment
• Leading small tuition sessions for Yuwa students who need extra help

Open Positions for 2026 2027 School Year

Primary English Teacher: This teacher will rotate to different classes across primary grades on a daily basis to teach English. This person should feel passionate about teaching and demonstrate mastery of the subject. Classes are small (average class size of 15), so lessons should be interactive and personalized. NCERT textbooks and supplementary resources will be used as a curriculum guidelinebut teachers have freedom to introduce their own materials.