Physical Education Teacher

Essential Functions:

• Planning whole school and grade level events designed to encourage students to enjoy physical activity, practice social emotional skills, and develop a lifelong commitment to health and wellness.
• Demonstrating an interest in working with students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds.
• Remaining empathetic to students’ previous experiences when observing and responding to their behavior.
• Creating a positive, safe and collaborative classroom environment for students.
• Continuously strengthening their classroom community by investing students and families in our iDream values (Innovation, Diligence, Respect, Empathy, A+ Self Control and Model Student).
• Executing the network adopted unit and lesson plans to accelerate student learning and social emotional development.
• Attending all required meetings to ensure strong communication and professional development, including department, grade level and staff meetings.
• Participating in meetings with their coach to support their development, including observation and feedback meetings, planning meetings and data meetings.

Qualifications:

• An unwavering commitment to the academic success and personal development of our students.
• An eagerness to set ambitious, challenging, and tangible goals, and a relentless drive to achieve them.
• An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people.
• A commitment to doing whatever it takes to ensure the success of their founding school.
• Proficiency in working with computers, including commonly used software like Google Documents, Google Sheets, and Excel.
• Experience supporting students and families on the East Side of Buffalo is strongly preferred.