Physical Education Teacher

Scope of Work

Provides classroom instruction in one of the specialty areas and helps plan events specifically related to their instructional focus.

Experience Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Experience teaching in specific content area 2 years classroom teaching experience preferred
• Comfortable working in a culturally diverse environment and committed to embracing differences and valuing multiple perspectives

Education/Certification Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• CLEAR CORI and MA fingerprinting

Specific Responsibilities

• Demonstrate competency with methods and learning in your specialty
• Plan and implement curriculum appropriate to your specialty
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and other specialists in innovating new curricula or areas of study
• Prepare an environment in which furnishings and materials are complete and correspond to the needs of the class
• Give lessons to students in groups (and to individual students as applicable)
• Teach extensions to the curriculum as needed such as Open Studio (may be included as part of the After School Enrichment Program)
• Recognize when students are not progressing as expected and communicate this to administration and families for collaboration and follow-up
• Follow recommendations for students with an IEP, 504, neuropsych evaluation, or who receive support through a specialist (Early Intervention, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, etc.) and ensure that they have the supports in place to be successful
• Support students with individual behavioral plans
• Train and supervise children regarding emergency practices such as fire drills
• Build productive relationships with parents through parent education events and parent meetings if concerns arise
• Build positive relations with community organizations to support specific classroom curriculum and service learning
• Prepare progress reports for each child (twice yearly) to assess skills and progress in your area of study
• Submit progress reports to administration
• Maintain class attendance
• Work collaboratively with administration to address concerns regarding students, parents and staff
• Report all accidents/incidents to administration and complete accident forms as needed
• Attend weekly faculty meetings and specialist meetings as scheduled
• Attend all mandatory events
• Perform recess duties

School Culture

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to professional ethics
• Model the Montessori values of grace and courtesy, respect and responsibility in visible daily actions
• Show commitment to competent communications and conflict resolution efforts across the school community
• Protect the privacy and confidentiality of each student, parent and colleague
• Aid in planning school events, including Family Fundays which occur four times a year

Professional Development

• Attend in-service training as provided by Riverbend School
• Attend one goal-related conference per year to further professional development

Commitment to DEIJ

Riverbend School is committed to becoming an anti-bias and anti-racist community. All candidates must be committed to furthering this work by embracing differences; exploring and affirming the identities and intersections of all which include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomics, social class, family structures, learning differences, and differences in ability. Candidates must be comfortable working in a culturally diverse environment. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, LGBTQIA+ educators, or educators from communities that are historically underrepresented in independent schools.