Physical Education Teacher K-8

K-8 Physical Education Teacher Job Description

Salary: NC Teacher Salary Scale

Reports to: Principal

JOB GOAL: Create a classroom environment that fosters, promotes and develops an understanding of the relationship of healthy body function and exercise; that motivates each student to cultivate physical fitness, and appropriate social and emotional adjustment; that discovers and develop talents of students in physical achievement; and that develops strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each student’s ability.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an approved education program in subject areas.
• NC Teaching License in grade levels and areas assigned or have qualifications to obtain a NC teaching license.
• Strong background in North Carolina Course of Study/Common Core and Essential Standards.
• Pass Criminal Background Check
• Zest, grit, professionalism, and a sense of humor
• Dynamic character, personality, flexible, team player and proper social capability to relate effectively with diverse staff, students, parents and community within a rigorous K-8 academic environment

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual or team sports, utilizing curriculum designated by Lakeside Charter Academy and other appropriate learning activities.
• Work cooperatively with other teachers in planning and implementing a balanced physical education program.
• Analyze, demonstrate, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
• Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with NC standards; provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.
• Provide appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
• Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
• Maintains control of storage and use of school property.
• Evaluates each student’s growth in physical skills, knowledge and contribution in team sports.
• Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
• Supervises students in out of classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
• Maintains professional competence by attending staff development programs, curriculum development meetings and other professional activities.
• Participates in various student and parent activities which occur in school including PTO, student clubs and after-school activities.
• Creates an effective learning environment through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and activity/learning centers.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or other appropriate administrator

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must be able to manage equipment, tools and classroom, and storage spaces. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Requires the ability to talk and hear.
• Ability to manage instructional time.
• Ability to manage student behavior.
• Ability to consult with parents, teachers and the community to enhance the learning of students.
• Ability to monitor student performance.
• Ability to interact within the educational environment.
• Ability to perform non-instructional duties as assigned.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Months, unless otherwise specified.

EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in the NC Educator Effectiveness System, in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

LAKESIDE CHARTER ACADEMY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER