Acting Physical Education Instructional Aide (7 hours), CRLS
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Job Location:
Cambridge, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position: Acting Physical Education Instructional Aide (7 hours)
Available now through December 2025
Health & Physical Education Department/Cambridge Rindge & Latin School
Health Physical Education and Wellness Department Overview:
Cambridge Public Schools Health Physical Education and Wellness Department is dedicated to creating supportive learning spaces where all students are known celebrated empowered and thrive. Students will receive relevant learning opportunities that develop the skills knowledge and attitudes necessary for a healthy and physically active lifestyle. These experiences will support students to be engaged in exploring creating and advocating for meaningful changes at the individual and societal levels. We also recognize that certain groups have been historically marginalized resulting in significant health and educational working to uphold the districts overarching mission we are committed to:
- Anti-racism social justice and racial equity by working with community partners to address the needs of youth families and educators of color
- Promoting inclusiveness valuing diversity and creating a culturally responsive curriculum within our department
Upon completion of our program students will develop competence in a variety of skills which include motor skill development self-efficacy advocacy and empowerment to take control of their health and engage in lifelong efforts to maintain and enhance their individual and community health and wellness.
The Opportunity:
The Health Physical Education and Wellness (H/PE) department seeks a 7-hour Instructional Aide to join our team. Reporting to the Coordinator of Health/Physical Education. The Health Physical Education and Wellness Instructional Aide will be responsible (K-12) for assisting Physical Education/Wellness teachers with the education of students in accordance with the Massachusetts Health Curriculum Framework which includes health and physical education. The Physical Education Aide will assist the Health Physical Education and Wellness teacher in the setup and take-down of equipment student monitoring in locker rooms and classroom spaces and other duties required by a teacher. The Health Physical Education and Wellness Instructional Aide (K-12) will assist the Health Physical Education and and Wellness teacher in teaching and assessing physical education programs such as aquatics team sports adventure lessons individual sports and Health education.
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Instructional Aideyou will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:
- Associate Degree or 48 college credits
- Experience and/or education in: health education physical education and teaching swim development skills
- Successful teaching experience in an urban setting is preferred
- First Aid/CPR/WSI/lifeguarding certification preferred
- Experience leading instruction in multicultural and urban community settings
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills alongside the ability to establish and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with a diverse staff and student body
How to Join Our Team:
At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.
Key Skills
- Patient Care
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Physiology Knowledge
- Medical office experience
- Office Experience
- Patient Assessment
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Front Desk
- Teaching
- Heavy Lifting
- Patient Service Experience
