About us:

Founded in 2010, Ekya Schools is a chain of progressive K-12 schools in Bangalore, India, offering Kindergarten & Montessori and Grades 1-12 affiliated to CBSE, ICSE and Cambridge IGCSE. With our in-house curriculum, students experience a rich learning journey designed to challenge, engage, and excite. By drawing on the legacy of the CMR Group of Institutions and the innovative, immersive methods of school systems worldwide, the Ekya Schools were instituted with one aim – to teach children not just what to learn but how to learn. Here, knowing how to learn is a skill and the key to creating lifelong learners with the means to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing world.

As part of our commitment to reimagining education, Ekya Schools launched the Purpose-Based Schools in AY 2025–26, a new chain of K–12 institutions centered on thematic learning. These thematic schools enable students to develop expertise in specific areas of interest from an early age.

The first of these, Ekya Nava, is a School of Innovation, Creativity, and Design that empowers the next generation of thinkers, innovators, scientists, product leaders, changemakers, and technopreneurs. At Nava, students are encouraged to pursue their passions and develop expertise from an early age through future-forward, hands-on experiential programs. By harnessing technology and design thinking, Nava helps students learn differently, present their learning in new ways, and build a mindset that enables them to make connections across disciplines and apply their knowledge to real-world challenges.

Role Overview:

The Makerspace Facilitator will lead, manage, and grow Ekya Nava’s MakerSpace (“The Makery”). The role combines facilitation, curriculum development, space management, and hands-on technical expertise. This individual will nurture creativity, problem-solving, and innovation among students through maker-centered learning, design thinking, technology tools, and hands-on exploration.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitation and curriculum:

• Design resources and session plans for different topic and themes for various grades for Makery activities.

• Instruct and aid students and teachers in the safe use of makerspace equipment and software; provide both one-to-one assistance and facilitates group workshops

• Mentors student projects and encourages collaboration

• Participate in school events as required.

• Maintain records, artworks and portfolios of students. Documenting evidence of the learning that has been acquired and maintaining portfolios of lessons along the year.

Space Management:

• Manage makerspace inventory, purchases and transactions.

• Manage and maintain all machines and equipment, troubleshooting and performing simple repairs as applicable.

• Clean, organize and maintain the physical space and tools. 

• Organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required for distribution and collection

Additional role:

• Organise teacher workshops

• Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students’ work for the school and the community

• Operationalize MakerSpaces by creating - set-up manuals, user manuals, maintenance guidelines by working with the appropriate expert. 

• Develop organizational manuals for standard processes pertaining to how spaces should be used and designed. 

• Develop classroom seating plans and help teachers create study corners.    

• Design work from the Head Office

• Create 3D art pieces for display on campus.

Key Skills & Competencies: 

• Knowledge of experience with (As many as possible): 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) modeling (Solidworks, Rhino, Adobe, Autocad), Coding, Electronics and circuitry, Robotics, Arduino, Raspberry pi, Laser cutting, Rapid Prototyping, 3D printing, CNC manufacturing, Woodworking, Metalworking, Machining, Welding, Hand tools and Power tools.

• Enthusiastic facilitator with good communication skills

• Independent workers who have the ability to multitask and handle deadlines.

• Photography, Videography and Graphic Design skills

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Design, Fine Arts, or Technology-related fields, such as: Engineering (Mechanical, Electronics, CS, Mechatronics), Industrial/Product Design, Animation or Digital Media, Architecture, Physics/Mathematics, Computer Applications

• Strong technical aptitude with excellent problem-solving skills; ability to confidently work with tools, machines, and hands-on systems.

• Responsibility for ongoing maintenance and upkeep of equipment; candidates must be technically sound and comfortable troubleshooting issues independently.