Arbre 🌳 Leadership development apprenticeship

At arth, we believe that the youth are a tremendous source of good for our world, if only we enable them to find their calling and nurture the leaders within them. Having worked with children we know that nothing allows us to discover ourselves better than witnessing the first steps of newborn life. Having lived that experience we know how transformational it is and we want to invite you on this journey with us.

The French word “Arbre” means tree 🌳, and we believe that like a tree nourishes life on this planet, our youth is capable of nurturing positive change in the world. This apprentice is to help you discover your calling and your own voice as you help us work with children in the classroom along with our educators.

We had our first apprentice 6 months ago - a young poet, artist, actor, change-maker and a bundle of pure energy. She was a 12th grader from Ashok Hall when she joined us and in no time became an essential part of the team and children’s favourite. While that was a start, we presently have 6 Arbres working remotely helping us organise a global meet of the world’s finest educators and child rights activists.

We are reopening physically soon, and want to take our resolve to nurture future youth leaders with this Leadership Development Apprenticeship, in person, at arth’s beautiful Kolkata campus.

WHO CAN APPLY?

We think anyone that’s arthen is a kind-hearted human being, curious, and passionate about working with children, often a child themselves, especially when with them. We think that is the most fundamental requirement for any role at arth.

ELIGIBILITY: This apprenticeship is for anyone in high school or beyond, with an intense drive to learn and grow and discover themselves. So whether you are an 11th grader or an undergraduate student, you are eligible for this apprenticeship

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & MINDSETS: In addition to the above, we need someone who is/has:

• Strong ideas and opinions about anything they care about

• Compassionate, fun-loving, and friendly

• Conscientiousness, discipline, self-motivation, rigour, and a drive to learn and grow.

• Excellent oral communication skills in English and Hindi

• Basic familiarity in using collaboration tools like Google workspace

• Hands-on with technology and open to learning/ discovering/ exploring ways of using tech to make life smoother

About the Apprenticeship

DURATION: The apprenticeship will be for a minimum period of 1 month, extendable up to 3 months. The working hours will be flexible and depend upon your class schedule. We’ll require a minimum commitment of 3 hours a day for at least 3 days a week.

STIPEND & OTHER PERKS: All Arbers 🌳 will get the following at the completion of their apprenticeship:

1. A certificate of their internship with Arth

2. A Letter of Recommendation (Performance-Based)

3. A stipend (which might be the first earning for many applicants)

4. Working in a challenging environment that catalyses growth

5. Mentorship and Career Guidance with the core team

SCOPE OF WORK: You’ll have the opportunity to work on interesting projects in one or more of 3 areas:

1. Arth Lab - Brainstorming, Conceptualisation, and Prototyping novel ways of enabling learning in young children.

2. First Steps - Working with young children in the classroom, facilitating learning experiences for them.

3. Design and Outreach - Giving a voice to arth’s core vision and mission on various social media platforms.