Physical Education / Health Teacher

The purpose of the health and Physical Education Teacher is to coordinate and facilitate the implementation of curriculum and instruction for the content area program listed above for the purpose of increasing students’ knowledge, understanding and skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a leadership role for the purpose of developing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating curriculum and the selection of instructional resources.
• Knowledgeable in the latest developments and trends in the field of art education for the purpose of implementing researched-base instructional practices into daily instruction.
• Implements a comprehensive assessment system (e.g. formative, interim, and summative) for the purpose of monitoring student achievement and utilizing the data to guide and inform instruction.
• Maintains and communicates standards of pupil behavior and classroom management expectations for the purpose of providing a safe and secure environment conducive to learning.
• Coordinates, monitors and efficiently move students (individually or groups) to various locations within the educational setting for the purpose of ensuring student safety or order within the educational setting.
• Maintains and reports required pupil accounting, student achievement and inventory management record systems for the purpose of accurately collecting and reporting student demographic and achievement data and accounting of district resources/inventories.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and interpret documents, instructions and correspondence.
• Clearly and concisely communicate (orally and in written form) information in one-on-one, small group, and large group settings to students, parents, community members and employees of the organization.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, parents and community. Ability to perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of Education policies and administrative guidelines.