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Salary schedule candidates that have taken the Para Assessment with a passing score, or have an Associate’s degree or 60 completed semester credits, may be eligible for a higher hourly rate in a certified position. Evidence must be provided by uploading a copy of your official transcripts or certificate showing a passing score on the assessment.

About the Role

Under direct supervision, this position provides staff support in an educational environment with an emphasis on instructional support in physical education classes. Employees implement lesson plans prepared by the physical education teacher, work with large groups of children throughout the school day (typically outdoors), and are responsible for student safety and discipline.

Responsibilities

• Conducts lessons prepared by the teacher outside on the physical education field for classes of students (minimum of 20 students) using planned activities and games.
• Assists the teacher in preparing for daily physical education classes by setting up equipment, marking boundaries, resetting for subsequent classes, and ensuring proper storage of equipment.
• Assists in the preparation of lesson plans and participates in teachers’ pre-planning sessions, providing input for classroom activities and learning tools.
• Maintains class order and discipline by managing student behavior, reinforcing school and class rules, and addressing misconduct (e.g., time-outs or referrals to the principal’s office).
• Evaluates students’ performance using objective measurements and provides recommendations to the physical education teacher.
• Designs the physical education department’s bulletin boards and displays showcasing student activities and department objectives.
• Prepares or assists in preparing instructional materials, including copying, laminating, typing correspondence, and filing paperwork.
• Records daily student attendance.
• Coordinates with media center staff or curriculum resource teachers to obtain supplemental instructional materials (e.g., movies, books) related to physical fitness and education.
• May be assigned monitoring duties (e.g., hallways, car/bus duty) to ensure appropriate student conduct.
• Maintains accurate records of student information, including entering scores and data into computer systems.
• Stays updated on current technology used by OCPS and attends district-provided training to maintain required skill levels.
• Ensures timely and accurate handling of information as part of job responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of one (1) year of physical education or related experience.
• Ability to fulfill the physical requirements of the work and effectively attend to the needs and safety of school-age children.
• Previous athletic or sports-related experience preferred.

Skills

• Data Utilization: Ability to compile, assemble, copy, record, and transcribe data according to prescribed standards, including judging functional or structural characteristics against procedures.
• Human Interaction: Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and interpretation to others on applying procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment Handling: Ability to use, operate, and transport physical education equipment (e.g., gymnastics equipment, exercise mats, portable basketball goals, balance beams, vaults).
• Verbal Aptitude: Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive data, and information.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Ability to perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Functional Reasoning: Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions with some latitude for independent judgment in routine tasks.
• Situational Reasoning: Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in dynamic situations involving frequent change.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Physical Ability: Tasks involve moderate physical effort, including stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling objects of moderate weight.
• Sensory Requirements: Tasks require oral communication ability, visual discrimination, and the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.
• Environmental Factors: Work is regularly performed outdoors with exposure to environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature extremes, and noise.

The Orange County School District provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.