Pre-K to 8 PE Teacher

To create a classroom environment that fosters and promotes an understanding of the relationship of healthy body function and exercise; that motivates each student to cultivate physical fitness and appropriate social and emotional adjustment; that discovers and develops talents of students in physical achievement; and that develops strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each student’s ability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teaches PE to Pre-K through eighth grade students.
• Integrates standards of physical education into the program.
• Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Communicates with parents to discuss students’ progress as needed.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service and professional growth activities.
• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities during the school day, as needed.
• Participates in curriculum development programs as required.
• Demonstrates a commitment to best practice in all dimensions of effective teaching.
• Works cooperatively with the other physical education teacher 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.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree of related subject from accredited university.
• Illinois teaching certificate or equivalent teaching experience.
• Experience is preferred but not necessary for hiring.