Teacher - Health and Fitness

Bethel School District 403•Spanaway, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bethel School District is seeking a Health and Fitness teacher with the potential to be a leader and innovative educator. The teacher delivers instruction informed by research and effective teaching practices and creates a classroom environment that implements the district’s curriculum. The role provides positive learning experiences that help students develop the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to lead self-sufficient, healthy, productive, and socially responsible lives to the best of their individual potential. The teacher builds positive relationships with students, parents, and staff; plans lessons and learning activities; documents student progress; sets appropriate goals; and addresses students’ individual educational needs. The teacher uses assessment results to guide differentiated instruction, communicates progress and expectations to families and administrators, collaborates with colleagues, participates in meetings and extracurricular activities as required, and maintains professional competence through professional learning and growth activities. The position requires a valid Washington State teaching certificate with appropriate Health and Fitness and/or Physical Education endorsements. Duties are performed in a school setting and may involve a wide range of student achievement and behavior, interruptions, multiple tasks, distraught students, parents, or staff, and possible exposure to infectious diseases. The role involves regular computer and learning-device use and active movement throughout the day, with moderate to loud noise levels.

Requirements

Valid Washington State Teacher certificate with appropriate endorsements: Health and Fitness, Physical Education, and/or endorsement(s) to teach Health and Fitness.
Meet job-specific Washington State and federal learning standards.
Knowledge and skill in instructional principles, methods, and techniques.
Knowledge of current state assessments and graduation requirements, district-adopted curricula, and subject areas appropriate to the assignment.
Knowledge of procedures and policies in the student referral process.
Skill in classroom management, student discipline, and developing positive techniques for improving student behavior.
Organizational skills and reading, writing, and oral communication skills.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, effective working relationships and participate collaboratively in teams.
Ability and commitment to work with a full range of students, and to be fair and consistent with a culturally, racially, and economically diverse student population.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with staff, students, and parents from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Ability to maintain confidentiality, adapt to change, remain flexible, and meet punctuality and attendance expectations.
Ability to serve as a role model and treat students as individuals in a professional manner.
Successful clearance of criminal justice fingerprinting and background check.
Ability to talk, hear, and operate a computer, handheld learning devices, and other office equipment.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, and reach throughout the day; perform repetitive arm and hand motions; and occasionally lift or move items over 30 pounds.
Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Prepare lesson plans and develop instructional programs for individual students and groups, documenting teacher and student progress.
Implement district-approved curricula aligned with applicable state and federal learning standards and guidelines.
Report incidents of child abuse, altercations, and substance abuse to help maintain student safety.
Provide clear, focused instruction and adapt teaching strategies to meet student needs and support readiness to meet graduation standards.
Conduct ongoing classroom assessments and use district and state assessment tools to monitor student progress and provide feedback to students, parents, and administration.
Establish and maintain student behavior expectations that support an orderly, safe, and productive learning environment.
Communicate positively and regularly with students, parents, and legal guardians to support student achievement and collaboration.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and others involved in the school program.
Maintain confidential reports, records, and files in compliance with state and federal law.
Attend and participate in staff meetings and extracurricular activities as required or deemed necessary by the district or building principal.
Collaborate with special education staff and specialists to meet the needs of students receiving special education and comply with special education requirements in the regular classroom.
Participate in professional development to maintain and improve instructional skills.
Integrate technology resources into the curriculum.
Follow district and school policies and the educational code of professional conduct.