Physical Education/Health Teacher

Job Summary

The Physical Education Teacher is responsible for creating a classroom environment that fosters, promotes, and develops an understanding of the relationship between healthy body function and exercise; motivating each student to cultivate physical fitness, and appropriate social and emotional adjustment; discovering and developing talents of students in physical achievement; and developing strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual, and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each student's ability.

Essential Duties

• Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual or team sports.
• 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 in order 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.
• Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
• Maintains control of storage and use of school property.
• Evaluates each student's growth in physical skills, knowledge, and contribution in 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 in accordance with division testing practices.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Job Specifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Must possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in education or a related field and must be eligible for, or in possession of a teaching license.
• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and the public.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors from an accredited college or university in Physical Education or related discipline applicable to teaching assignment. Masters Degree in related area preferred.
• Experience: Successful prior teaching experience for the appropriate grade levels a plus.

Additional Duties

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal and other central office administrators as designated by the Director of Schools.