26-27 Teacher Health/Physical Education

MPTCS • Newark, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of Marion P. Thomas Charter School is to build culturally rich, transformative educational spaces that cultivate successful, lifelong innovators who use their passions, character, and intellect to better themselves, the greater Newark community, and the world beyond. A Health/Physical Education Teacher who fosters, promotes, and develops an understanding of the relationship between healthy body function and exercise; motivates each student to cultivate physical fitness and appropriate social and emotional adjustment; discovers and develops talents of students in physical achievement; and that develops strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual and team physical activities and sports, following each student’s ability.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• A New Jersey Department of Education Physical Education Certificate, Certificate of Eligibility (CE), or Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS).

Responsibilities

• Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual, or team sports
• Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative
• Works cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning and implementing a balanced physical education program.
• Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge, and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
• Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division’s basic instructional philosophy and congruent with course and SOL standards; provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.
• Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
• Evaluate the academic and social growth of students, prepare report cards, and keep appropriate records including attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
• Maintains control of storage and use of school property.
• Evaluate each student’s growth in physical skills, knowledge, and contribution to team sports.
• Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• Administers testing following division testing practices.
• Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and Life Insurance policies
• Parental/Family leave
• Eligibility for participation in the state pension plan
• A culture that encourages and promotes professional growth and development
• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level