Postion is OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Title: K-8 P.E. Teacher
Department: Building Level
Classification: Licensed
Supervised by: Superintendent or Designee
Work Year: Assigned by Superintendent
Job Purpose Statement:
The job of “K-8 P.E. Teacher is done for the purpose/s of developing students’ health and physical wellness, documenting progress/activities/outcomes; addressing specific educational, physical and health needs of students; providing a safe and optimal learning environment; providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations and goals.
Job Qualifications: Education and Experience:
- BA/BS or higher degree (required) with a major in one or more of the following areas: Health and Wellness, Phyical Education – K-12.
- Valid Oregon Teaching License and endorsement(s) from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission in the State of Oregon; and displays a willingness to teach any qualified subject area.
- Must hold a current recognized first aid card or be willing to obtain same if directed by the district under ORS 342.664 (2).
- Skills to motivate students, communicate with individuals from varied educational and cultural backgrounds, direct support personnel, evaluate performance.
- Knowledge of age appropriate teaching methods, state curriculum framework, education code, appropriate instructional subjects.
Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:
- Valid Oregon Teaching License – Physical Education endorsed
- Adaptive P.E. Certification - preferred
- Holds and maintains an appropriate license and endorsement(s) from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission in the State of Oregon; and displays a willingness to teach any qualified subject area.
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance
- Valid Driver’s License and evidence of insurability
- Successfully pass district background screening
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ·
- Demonstrate motivation and enthusiasm with a genuine passion for teaching young learners.
- Facilitate children’s physical, cognitive and social and emotional learning through lessons designed to sequentially develop skills appropriate to their ability and confidence levels.
- Provide engaging, fun, and effective instruction that helps build a health and wellness foundation for young children.
- Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance utilizing curriculum and other appropriate learning activities. Analyze, demonstrate, and explain basic skills, knowledge and strategies of games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
- Provide a variety of classroom techniques and methods.
- Promote high levels of physical and wellness achievement in relation to individual student abilities.
- Use techniques and methodologies appropriate to student abilities.
- Utilize current and relevant subject matter.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and abilities to use research-based principles of effective instruction.
- Organize instruction using learning objectives with clearly defined student outcomes.
- Employ teaching strategies congruent with planned student outcomes.
- Select teaching strategies emphasizing student involvement.
- Monitor student learning and pace instruction accordingly.
- Develop and maintain an environment conducive to effective student learning.
- Develop written rules of classroom behavior and communicate those rules to all students.
- Enforce written rules for classroom behavior.
- Communicate course goals and academic expectations to students.
- Provide for the health and safety of student in all instructional settings.
- Prepare effectively for class
- Prepare daily lesson plans.
- Provide instruction predicated on course goals objectives, aligned with district adopted standards.
- Develop and communicate appropriate grading standards to students
- Establish written grading standards that are clear and incorporate a variety of graded activities.
- Assure that grading standards are explained and available to parents.
- Develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships
- Model personal behaviors of honesty, fairness, courtesy consideration, respect, and cultural awareness and responsibility.
- Maintain a cooperative relationship with administration, staff, students and parents.
- Share appropriate information with parents and with other staff members.
- Provide documentation of students’ progress
- Provide timely and accurate feedback/documentation to students, parents, and appropriate staff members.
- Assign and check homework and provide feedback to students.
- Maintain appropriate records of student performance.
- Build motivation and interest in learning
- Exhibit personal interest and encourage student interest in the subject area.
- Maintain a current awareness of literature/activities in subject area.
- Maintain an ongoing personal program of professional growth and development.
- Develop and implement annually an approved plan for professional growth and development.
- Identify and request to attend professional workshop activities intended to increase the teacher’s instructional effectiveness.
- Participate in District sponsored in service offerings appropriate to assignment.
- Maintain an ongoing personal program of professional growth and development.
- Develop and implement annually an approved plan for professional growth and development.
- Identify and request to attend professional workshop activities.
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