High School Health and Physical Education Teacher
About The Position
The Environmental Charter School has an immediate need for a Health & Physical Education Teacher. Successful candidates must be progressive-minded and embody a can-do spirit and work ethic. For best consideration, candidates should have a degree or experience in education, a strong work ethic, and a “whatever it takes” attitude. The ECS Health and Physical Education Teacher organizes games and challenges that promote physical activity among adolescents from ninth through twelfth grades. The ECS HPE Teacher develops motor skills, physical development, and proper exercise and eating habits for children. The ECS HPE teacher must adjust their curriculum to adapt to children with disabilities or different physical abilities. The ECS HPE teacher is responsible for the planning and orchestration of a Physical Fitness Day for students and runs additional activities to support student wellness and an active lifestyle. The ECS HPE teacher must have strong speaking and listening skills. Besides being knowledgeable about an activity, they need to be able to communicate and demonstrate it properly. The ECS HPE teacher must be able to observe all students and maintain discipline within the class. In addition to students, they interact with parents, other teachers, and school administrators. Candidates should be energetic and progressive-minded, with a willingness to work collaboratively with all educators at the campus.
Requirements
- Degree or experience in education
- Strong work ethic
- A “whatever it takes” attitude
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- PA certification in Health/Physical Education PK-12
- Demonstrated experience in high school grades-focused physical education instruction
- Strong speaking and listening skills
- Ability to communicate and demonstrate activities properly
- Ability to observe all students and maintain discipline within the class
- Willingness to work collaboratively with all educators at the campus.
Nice To Haves
- Prior years' teaching experience preferred
- Experience in designing and implementing curriculum preferred
- Familiarity with charter schools
Responsibilities
- Organizes games and challenges that promote physical activity among adolescents from ninth through twelfth grades.
- Develops motor skills, physical development, and proper exercise and eating habits for children.
- Adjusts curriculum to adapt to children with disabilities or different physical abilities.
- Plans and orchestrates a Physical Fitness Day for students.
- Runs additional activities to support student wellness and an active lifestyle.
- Uses the Environmental Charter School’s PE scope and sequence to create purposeful and appropriate lesson plans that support physical fitness, team development and sportsmanship, health and wellness, gross motor development, nutrition, and individual or team sports.
- Creates a positive, achievement-oriented, and structured learning environment in which all students can experience success.
- Infuses joy and rigor in lessons so that students are excited about and invested in their physical and mental health.
- Regularly evaluates student progress using a variety of assessment methods.
- Utilizes the Google platform for document development.
- Fully participates in opportunities for professional growth.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Participation in a generous 403b retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
