Elementary PE & Specials Teacher

Summary

This position is a hybrid role that is split into two domains: (1) teaching PE and (2) teaching specials course such as music creative arts gardening etc. to elementary students K-6.

PE Teacher Responsibilities

1. Provides engaging fun and effective instruction that helps build a health and wellness foundation for students.
2. Analyzes demonstrates and explains basic skills knowledge and strategies of games rhythms and fundamentals of body movement.
3. Discovers and cultivates the talents of students in physical achievement.
4. Develops strength skill agility poise and coordination in individual dual and team physical activities and sports.
5. Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and gym/field areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
6. Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness using the Oregon Core Standards.

Specials Teacher Responsibilities

1. Teaches music art gardening or other creative classes to elementary students based on student/parent interest and your personal expertise.
2. Demonstrates the ability to adapt creative classes and/or content as student/parent interests adjust.
3. Provides a variety of materials and resources for children to explore manipulate and use both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
4. Organizes and leads activities designed to promote physical mental and social development such as games arts and crafts music and storytelling.
5. Teaches knowledge and skills in creative arts using the Oregon Core Standards.

General Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates motivation and enthusiasm with a genuine passion for teaching all learners.
2. Demonstrates the ability to create a student-centered classroom.
3. Facilitates students physical cognitive and social and emotional learning through lessons designed to sequentially develop skills appropriate to their ability and confidence levels.
4. Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
5. Implements Oregon Core Standards with rigor purpose and planning.
6. Provides maximum participation for all students; differentiates learning as needed to ensure all students experience success.
7. Develops engaging and effective lesson plans and supplementary materials.
8. Provides ongoing formative feedback to students.
9. Evaluates academic and social growth of students and keeps appropriate records to include report cards attendance records and other recordkeeping activities.
10. Communicates with parents school counselors and administrators on student progress.
11. Plans and supervises class projects field trips visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.
12. Attends professional meetings educational conferences and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
13. Performs additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• A bachelors degree in a related field 

• A current Oregon teaching license with applicable endorsement (preferred)

• Experience teaching PE or coaching athletics

• Experience teaching art music gardening or other creative arts

Additional Information :

Start date: beginning of 2025-2026 academic school year

Salary: $34250-63871 DOE

This position comes with a limited benefits package that includes:

• Limited medical plan
• Voluntary insurance options
• 403b retirement plan after 1 year
• Employee assistance program
• Generous personal and sick leave
• Professional development

We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Teacher Loan Forgiveness programs.

Evergreen provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race national origin color sex gender identity sexual orientation age religion physical or mental disability military status or marital or family status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law regulation or ordinance. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring firing transfer promotion benefits and compensation.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time