Elementary Health/P.E. Teacher

Each teacher is assigned yearly to a position which is under the direct supervision of an administrator to whom he/she is immediately responsible for all aspects of his/her professional behavior. The primary responsibility of all other personnel is to support the instructional efforts of District teaching personnel. The teachers' evaluation criteria is based upon, but not limited to, specific minimum job expectations and responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans a health/physical education program to promote development of student's health/physical attributes and social skills.
• Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge, and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
• Teaches physical education/health classes for handicapped pupils as necessary.
• Instructs individuals or groups in beginning or advanced calisthenics, gymnastics, or corrective exercises, determining type and level of difficulty of exercises, corrections needed, and prescribed movements.
• Teaches and demonstrates use of gymnastic and training apparatus such as trampolines and weights.
• Confers with students, parents, and counselor to resolve student problems.
• Selects, stores, orders, issues, and inventories equipment, materials, and supplies used in the health/physical education program.
• Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of pupils.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom/physical education area.
• Is responsible for pupil attendance accounting as delegated by the administrator to whom they are responsible.
• Evaluates each pupil's growth in physical skills, knowledge, and contribution in team sports.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) from an accredited college or university; and a valid Montana teaching certificate with an endorsement in health and physical education. (For elementary Physical Education an endorsement in Elementary Curriculum is acceptable).
• The work environment for instructors has increasingly become technology driven. Lewistown Public Schools expects staff to meet reasonable expectations in the use of computers and other technology, in and out of the classroom.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, parents, and the general public.