Physical Education Teacher, Saltonstall Elementary School, Salem Public Schools, Salem MA SY2025-2026
Physical Education Teacher, Saltonstall Elementary School, Salem Public Schools, Salem MA SY2025-2026
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Physical Education Teacher Saltonstall Elementary School Salem Public Schools Salem MA SY2025-2026
About Salem Public Schools where belonging leads to opportunity.
Salem is a small diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4000 students across our 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged globally connected and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging equity and opportunity in everything we do. Over the next three years (2023-2026) we are committed to the work outlined by the four core priorities in our strategic plan: 1) Elevate Learning; 2) Empower Educators; 3) Center Belonging; and 4) Strengthen Our Foundation. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students regardless of ability economic status gender/gender identity language race/ethnicity sexual orientation or other backgrounds. Applicants who have experience working in urban schools and settings and are bilingual are strongly encouraged to apply.
What Youll Do:
The Physical Education Teacher works to develop in each student an understanding of the relationship of good body function and exercise. In addition s/he motivates each student to cultivate his or her talents in physical achievement including strength skill agility poise and coordination in individual and team activities and sports.
Responsibilities include but are not necessarily limited to the following:
- Teach and evaluate standards-based knowledge and skills in physical fitness health education and individual or team sport;
- Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential;
- Provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt inclusive PE lessons to the needs of each student;
- Establish and maintain high standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly safe and productive environment in the physical education areas;
- Communicate with parents teachers and administrative team on student progress;
- Share and support the schools responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth;
- Promote PE learning through the school community;
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal
What Youll Bring:
We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change childrens lives through education. Youll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:
- Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant diverse in background ethnicity language and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
- Hold high expectations for yourself students and colleagues You see potential in all especially our SPS students and maintain high expectations for achievement while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
- Build authentic caring relationships with colleagues students and families You build strong relationships across students families and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
- Embrace feedback You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors degree or higher from accredited institution required;
- Required Massachusetts teaching certification/licensure;
- Experience working in an urban public school or charter school setting is preferred;
- Ability to provide a structured orderly safe and respectful school environment;
- An entrepreneurial spirit that reflects an openness to change willingness to problem-solve and an interest in developing new ideas and programs;
- A willingness to engage with colleagues in constructive feedback to improve professional performance;
- Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the District and/or in self-selected professional growth activities;
- Belief that every child can learn and the drive to help every child reach his or her potential;
- Second language (Spanish and/or Portuguese) proficiency a plus;
- Bilingual candidates and candidates of color strongly encouraged to apply;
- Current authorization to work in the United States.
Essential Attributes
- Holds an unwavering belief that every student in Salem can grow and succeed
- Skilled in providing equitable access to the curriculum particularly in underserved populations
- Able to work collaboratively and flexibly as part of a building team
- Has a strong work ethic is self-directed and has the ability to work independently
- Self-reflects and accepts feedback with a growth mindset
Work Year: Salem Public Schools teachers work a 185-day school year (180 student contact days plus 5 professional development days). Please visit to view the 2025-26 district and/or school calendar.
Salary: Teacher salaries in the Salem Public Schools are determined by the Salem Teachers Union collective bargaining agreement.
Benefits: The City of Salem offers all full-time employees Group Insurance Commission (GIC) benefits. Click here for more information about our health benefits.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination based on race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth housing status age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
