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Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.\n\nResponsibilities:\n- Plan and conduct structured practice sessions for the assigned discipline.\n- Identify and develop talent across age groups; select squads.\n- Prepare students for inter-school, district, and state events.\n- Maintain attendance, fitness, and performance records for every player.\n- Ensure equipment safety and follow injury-prevention protocols.\n\nCandidate requirements:\n- Trained coach with a structured approach to skill and fitness.\n- Experience taking teams to inter-school, district, or state events.\n- Comfortable with mixed age groups and varying skill levels.", "datePosted": "2026-10-27T08:07:58.565+00:00", "employmentType": "FULL_TIME", "hiringOrganization": { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/schools/indus-valley-world-school-488-0108#school", "name": "Indus Valley World School", "url": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/schools/indus-valley-world-school-488-0108", "logo": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/api/media/logos/10a21156-e29f-49ce-b3ea-58cc5fc55b48.webp", "sameAs": "http://www.ivws.org", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressCountry": "IN", "streetAddress": "488, AJOY NAGAR, EASTERN METROPOLITAN BY-PASS, KOLKATA- 700094", "addressLocality": "Kolkata", "addressRegion": "West Bengal", "postalCode": "700094" }, "foundingDate": "2008" }, "url": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/jobs/chess-coach-indus-valley-world-school-488-0108-kolkata-9d3a92e3-r2610", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/jobs/chess-coach-indus-valley-world-school-488-0108-kolkata-9d3a92e3-r2610", "validThrough": "2027-01-10T08:07:58.565Z", "dateModified": "2026-10-29T06:07:29.142181+00:00", "jobLocation": { "@type": "Place", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressCountry": "IN", "streetAddress": "488, AJOY NAGAR, EASTERN METROPOLITAN BY-PASS, KOLKATA- 700094", "addressLocality": "Kolkata", "addressRegion": "West Bengal", "postalCode": "700094" } }, "baseSalary": { "@type": "MonetaryAmount", "currency": "INR", "value": { "@type": "QuantitativeValue", "unitText": "YEAR", "minValue": 337000, "maxValue": 564000 } }, "industry": "Education", "totalJobOpenings": 3, "experienceRequirements": { "@type": "OccupationalExperienceRequirements", "monthsOfExperience": 24 } }, "board": "CBSE", "schoolType": "Senior Secondary Level", "status": "published", "descriptionText": "Indus Valley World School, established 2008, is a CBSE-affiliated senior secondary school in Kolkata, West Bengal.\n\nThe school is hiring a Chess Coach. 3 positions open. Indicative pay: ₹3.4 LPA–₹5.6 LPA per year. Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.\n\nResponsibilities:\n• Plan and conduct structured practice sessions for the assigned discipline.\n• Identify and develop talent across age groups; select squads.\n• Prepare students for inter-school, district, and state events.\n• Maintain attendance, fitness, and performance records for every player.\n• Ensure equipment safety and follow injury-prevention protocols.\n\nCandidate requirements:\n• Trained coach with a structured approach to skill and fitness.\n• Experience taking teams to inter-school, district, or state events.\n• Comfortable with mixed age groups and varying skill levels.", "aboutTheRole": "This Sports/PE role is for a coach-teacher who balances structured drills, safe-play protocols and genuine fun.", "dayToDay": [ "Track student fitness benchmarks across the year.", "Run Sports Day end-to-end with the support team.", "Organise inter-house and inter-school sporting events.", "Maintain equipment, fields and safety protocols.", "Deliver PE periods across grades to the curriculum." ], "estimatedBand": null, "enrichment": [ { "id": "responsibilities", "heading": "What you'll handle as a Chess Coach", "body": "Deliver PE curriculum, coach at least one squad, organise Sports Day and partner with external coaches when needed." }, { "id": "board-context", "heading": "Working in a CBSE school", "body": "This school follows the **CBSE** framework, so expect continuous and comprehensive assessment, NEP-aligned competency questions, and a strong emphasis on subject enrichment activities." }, { "id": "city-context", "heading": "About teaching in Kolkata", "body": "Kolkata has historic ICSE and CBSE schools alongside growing IB options, with hiring concentrated around March–May." } ], "faq": [ { "q": "Is the salary CTC or in-hand?", "a": "Most Indian schools quote annual CTC. In-hand is lower than CTC once employee PF (12% of basic, capped at ₹15,000 basic/month), professional tax and — where applicable — income tax under the new regime are deducted. Plug the offered CTC into the in-hand salary calculator at /tools/in-hand-salary-calculator for a line-by-line breakdown against this job." }, { "q": "Are detailed lesson plans expected?", "a": "Most schools expect weekly lesson plans submitted to the coordinator/HOD, plus unit plans at the start of each term. Templates are usually provided." }, { "q": "Can I negotiate the salary at Indus Valley World School?", "a": "Most schools have a defined band per role but the final number is negotiable within it. The strongest levers are recent teaching experience, board expertise, and willingness to take on coordinator/extra-curricular responsibilities." }, { "q": "Is English fluency required?", "a": "Yes — instruction is in English at most CBSE schools. Comfortable English communication for classroom delivery and parent meetings is expected." }, { "q": "Is background verification done before joining?", "a": "Standard pre-joining checks cover qualification documents, prior employment, and reference calls. Some larger groups also do criminal-record verification." }, { "q": "Is accommodation provided?", "a": "Accommodation is not standard for day-school roles — confirm details with the Principal's office during the interview." }, { "q": "Do staff get fee concession for their children?", "a": "Many schools offer a tuition-fee concession for the children of full-time staff, subject to admission criteria and available seats. The appointment letter or the school's written HR policy is the authoritative source — confirm what applies before treating it as compensation." }, { "q": "What is the salary for this Chess Coach role?", "a": "The salary band is shown in the \"Key facts\" panel above. Final offers depend on your years of experience, qualifications and the interview outcome." }, { "q": "Are meals provided at school?", "a": "Subsidised tea/snacks are common; full meals depend on the school. Boarding schools usually provide meals as part of the package for resident staff." }, { "q": "How will I know if my application is being reviewed?", "a": "You'll get a status notification on School Jobs India (and by email) each time the school updates your application — Shortlisted, Interviewing, Offered or Not selected. Sign in and open \"My applications\" to see the timeline anytime." } ] }