(2026-2027) Physical Education and Health Teacher
About The Position
Alma del Mar is a K-8 charter school with a mission to guide scholars towards college and to foster service-minded leadership. The school provides a demanding yet supportive environment with a content-rich education, emphasizing knowledge mastery, character development, and high-quality student work through an Expeditionary Learning model. Located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Alma del Mar has a strong track record of academic success, with scholars outperforming district peers and matching high-performing schools in some areas. The school has also received national recognition for its work with English Language Learners. Teachers are central to Alma's success. Co-curricular teachers are responsible for ensuring scholars achieve at high levels and develop essential success habits. They create powerful, multidisciplinary learning experiences and are expected to stop at nothing to achieve these goals. The school seeks passionate teachers who can lead their own classrooms while collaborating within a co-curricular team and building strong relationships with families. Alma provides necessary support while allowing teachers the autonomy to make decisions that best serve their scholars. The school is committed to supporting teachers' long-term professional growth and career goals.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or higher required
- Proven effectiveness leading all students to significant academic gains
- A passion for working with kids and a belief that all kids can succeed
- Humility, resilience, and a hunger to learn and grow
- Strong team orientation
- Infectious joy
- Show me the Outcomes: Filters every decision through the lens of potential impact on their class
- High Demand, High Support: Sets a high bar for self, colleagues and scholars.
- Oxygen Mask: Builds the kind of personal habits that support physical and mental health in order to be able to maintain consistently strong work and be a reliable colleague.
- Crew: Believes that working with a diverse crew --with a range of perspectives, backgrounds and communication styles– makes us stronger. Seeks to uncover and address personal biases and structural inequities.
- It's Your Ship: Takes responsibility for the success of their class
- Challenge, Challenge: Sees difficult problems as opportunities to increase capacity and grow skills. Seeks out, and improves through, feedback.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of full time teaching experience preferred
- Bilingual applicants strongly encouraged to apply
- Spanish language proficiency is a plus
Responsibilities
- Plan and teach highly effective lessons
- Work as part of a co-curricular team
- Develop high leverage relationships with Alma families
- Ensure every scholar in the grades they teach achieves at high levels
- Develop the habits scholars will need to succeed
- Ensure scholars’ learning experience is truly powerful and multidisciplinary
Benefits
- Weekly meetings with a manager who supports you
- Fully stocked supply closets for all your classroom needs (+ a supply budget!)
- Prep periods every day
- Paid sick and personal day
- Paid holidays
- Paid school breaks
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with PPO and HMO options
- Paid parental leave
- Short term disability available
- Multiple retirement options, including a 403(b) with matching
- Friendly, supportive, #almazing colleagues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
