Physical Education Teacher
The Physical Education Teacher will be responsible for providing students with a foundation of movement and fitness that focuses on locomotor and non-locomotor skills; strength conditioning and stretching through individual dual and team sports or activities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Promote a physically active lifestyle
- Develop well-structured units that meet state and national standards that develop cooperation teamwork and sportsmanship that will promote normal growth and development
- Measure student progress to encourage the mastery of school/state/national physical education standards
- Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness locomotor non-locomotor movements individual and team sports cooperative and team building physical activities to promote all students to be lifetime physical learners
- Models and leads all students to master challenging material through effort and work in physical education
- Encourage teamwork as to set collective and personal development goals
- Design plan and implement physical education lessons based on school district/state/national standards
- Ensure that the physical education environment is clean safe and constructive for all students
- Assesses students regularly and adjust practice to maximize student success
- Passionate about their content and the teaching profession and demonstrates mastery of the content to promote a lifetime of physical fitness
- Attend all building and physical education department meetings
- Participate in all department and building professional activities
- Maintain great communication skills and the ability to foster positive professional relationships with students families and teachers
WORKING TIME:
School Calendar
SALARY:
Salary for this position will be in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Everett School Committee and the Everett Teachers Association.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid Massachusetts teacher certification in Physical Education
- Knowledge of standards-based instruction
- Ability to communicate effectively with students teachers parents and administrators
- Demonstrate a commitment to excellence equity and high expectations for all students with
an emphasis on building strengths that students bring to the teaching/learning process - Ability to collect interpret and disseminate data to teachers to improve instruction and learning
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Familiarity with working in an urban school District.
- EPS respects linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language brings value to the district culture and diversity.
The Everett Public Schools in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race color age criminal record (inquiries only) disability homelessness sex/gender gender identity religion national origin ancestry sexual orientation genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.