PE Educator and Coach
About The Position
La Jolla Country Day School is seeking a collaborative, energetic, and student-centered Physical Education Educator and Coach to join our Athletics and Physical Education. This individual will teach physical education across divisions and serve as a coach for an interscholastic athletic program. The ideal candidate is passionate about developing the whole student through physical activity, teamwork, and competition and is committed to creating inclusive, positive experiences for students of all ages and abilities. La Jolla Country Day School is an independent coeducational day school serving students from age 3 through Grade 12 in San Diego, California. With all grades on one campus, LJCDS offers a uniquely connected community where students are known, supported, and challenged to grow. Physical education and athletics are integral to the LJCDS experience, helping students develop physical skills, confidence, leadership, resilience, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Our educators and coaches serve as mentors and role models, balancing a commitment to athletic excellence with the development and well-being of every student. If you are an enthusiastic educator and coach who enjoys building relationships, collaborating with colleagues and families, and creating meaningful opportunities for students to grow through physical activity and athletics, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
- Demonstrated experience teaching physical education and/or coaching student-athletes; head coaching experience preferred
- Experience working with children and adolescents across multiple developmental stages
- Strong knowledge of age-appropriate physical education practices, athletic development, student safety, and effective coaching
- Ability to design engaging instruction and adapt activities to students with a range of abilities, skill levels, and learning needs
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships with students, families, and colleagues
- Collaborative, self-motivated, and emotionally intelligent, with sound judgment and the ability to navigate a dynamic school environment
- Demonstrates a growth mindset and approaches change with openness, adaptability, resilience, and a willingness to learn from others
- Commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive educational and coaching practices and to fostering a strong sense of belonging
Responsibilities
- Teach daily physical education classes across assigned grade levels, adapting instruction to students’ developmental levels, abilities, and learning needs
- Plan and deliver engaging lessons that build fundamental movement, fitness, sport-specific, teamwork, and game skills
- Establish a safe, inclusive, and appropriately challenging learning environment that promotes participation, sportsmanship, and confidence
- Assess student growth, provide timely feedback, and maintain lesson plans, assessment records, and other required documentation
- Teach and reinforce safe use of equipment, appropriate game play, cooperation, and respect for others
- Supervise students during classes, activities, and other assigned responsibilities
- Serve as coach of an interscholastic athletic program and develop a program that promotes both competitive excellence and student development
- Plan and lead practices, competitions, team meetings, conditioning, and other program activities
- Teach sport-specific skills, strategies, and game concepts while developing teamwork, leadership, resilience, and sportsmanship
- Build a positive team culture in which student-athletes are challenged, supported, and held accountable
- Monitor student-athlete participation, progress, safety, and eligibility and communicate regularly with families and the Athletics Department
- Collaborate with coaches and athletics staff on scheduling, facilities, equipment, and program development
- Contribute to the broader athletics program and support a consistent, student-centered coaching culture
- Partner with academic educators, learning specialists, counselors, administrators, and families to support students’ academic, social, emotional, and physical development
- Participate in faculty, department, team, and professional development meetings and contribute to curriculum and program development
- Support school events, student activities, and community-building initiatives
- Engage in ongoing professional development and stay current with effective practices in physical education, athletics, and coaching
- Model professionalism, integrity, inclusion, and respect in all interactions with students, colleagues, families, and community members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
