High School Health & Fitness Teacher (26-27SY)
The Organization
Lighthouse Community Public Schools
The Opportunity
Lighthouse Community Public Schools is seeking a Health & Fitness Elective Teacher for the 26-27SY academic year. The ideal candidate will embody the following core competencies:
- Be an anti-racist educator committed to educational justice
- Facilitate cognitively engaging, student-centered learning
- Demonstrate a keen belief in and ability to create, collect, and analyze achievement data to drive student learning and outcomes
- Be a strong community builder and team collaborator
- Model and foster a growth mindset with agency, persistence, and flexibility
- Be a collaborative and responsible professional educator
Your responsibilities will include:
- Teach multiple sections of High School Health & Fitness, possibly an elective, and a grade-level Crew/advisory each day
- Lead an advisory (known as a “Crew”) daily, morning or afternoon duty (yard supervision) up to 2 times per week, and either a guided study hall or designated ELD course depending on the need of the school and the teacher’s specific licensure
- Implement adopted, effective, grade-level standards-based curriculum, units, and lessons that are learner-driven and maintain rigor
- Utilize, collect, and analyze rigorous, student-engaged assessments, both formative and summative, to identify and address students’ areas of growth and mastery of learning objectives
- Build and maintain a classroom culture that is supportive and learning-centered, undergirded by strong management, efficient procedures, and systems
- Create positive relationships by building nurturing and affirming teacher-student, student-student, and teacher-family partnerships with a focus on building a community of risk-taking, collaborative learners
- Grow and contribute as an educator, colleague, learner, and community member including engaging in professional development and your own growth as a teacher in service of student learning and outcomes
- Administer all policies and procedures in a professional and timely manner as mandated by LCPS, and state and federal agencies
Minimum Qualifications
- B.A. or B.S.
- Appropriate California Teaching Credential required or commitment and verified ability to acquire one
- Valid Certificate of Clearance verifying professional fitness for all CA teachers of record
- Knowledge of California Common Core State Standards, student-centered, mastery-based learning, curriculum planning, and data analysis
- 2+ years teaching urban youth with transformational results
- Familiarity navigating educational platforms
- Experience teaching in a progressive school model
- Bilingual in Spanish
Environmental Requirements
- Able to work in loud environments such as cafeterias, playgrounds, classrooms, and large professional settings
- Indoor/Outdoor adaptability to all weather conditions related to outdoor activities and/or travel to field trips and school-sponsored events
- Air conditioned and heated environments under fluorescent lighting
Physical Demands
- Ability to see and hear on a continuous basis and speak frequently
- Sit and stand for extended periods of time
- Stop, extend, kneel and reach
- Lift up to 25 pounds
- Walk for long periods of time
- On rare occasions, move quickly or run over smooth to uneven surfaces indoor/outdoor
- Repetitive movement of fingers and hands for keyboarding and whiteboard usage
- Teachers may need to supervise students outdoors in varying weather conditions and, on rare occasions, move quickly to intervene in student safety situations involving student safety
- Repetitive movement of fingers and hands for keyboarding and whiteboard usage
- Occasional travel to sites for PD within and outside LCPS
Supervision
This position will report to School Principal or principal’s designee.
Time Commitment
This position is 1.0 FTE (full-time exempt) and follows a 10-month (190 day) work year with significant student-free days for professional learning and collaboration with colleagues and interaction with families. All new instructional staff will report on July 27, 2026 per the LCPS Calendar for the 26-27SY.
Compensation Package
Lighthouse Community Public Schools provides a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a competitive salary and generous health and retirement benefits (100% employee health coverage/50% for dependents; 8% employer-matching for retirement program; medical and dependent FSA, Employee Assistance Program, life insurance, optional 403b retirement plan, and other optional insurance benefits).
To Apply
Interested candidates should submit:
- Resume
- Cover letter describing your interest in this exciting position and why you are an optimal fit, including how your teaching philosophy, approach to student learning, and educational expertise would contribute to Lighthouse Community Public Schools
- 3-5 Professional References: Name, position, phone number, and email address. (Two of which should be current or previous supervisors of your role)
- A list of all prior school-based employers: In accordance with Education Code section 44939.5, Lighthouse is required by law to request information from your former school-based employers about your employment history, including verification of credentialed and/or classified experience and whether you were ever the subject of a credible complaint, substantiated investigation, or discipline for egregious misconduct at your school.
Application Submission Screening and Initial Phone Interviews
Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis. In-person interviews and performance tasks will take place on-site.