Job Description Overview
Position is responsible for creating 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
Bachelor’s degree from accredited institute of higher learning with endorsement in Physical Education
Professional Education License (PEL)
Duties and Responsibilities
Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual, or team sports, utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and skill in the appropriate unit of instruction taught for each grade level, using a variety of instructional technique
Exhibit professional judgment and responsibility for student supervision and instruction at all times
Works cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning a balanced physical education program
Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge’s, and strategies of formal sports, games rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement
Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil, to the extent feasible
Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to insure the over-all safety of pupil
Maintains control of storage and use of school-owned property
Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas
Evaluates each pupil’s growth in physical skills, knowledge, and contribution in team sports
Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district, and/or in self-selected professional growth activities
Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines
Selects and requisitions uniforms, equipment, and instructional aids; maintains required inventory records
Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students, parents, and colleagues to foster a productive physical education program
Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems
Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs
Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities
Performs other duties as may, from time to time be assigned by the supervisor
Physical Requirements
The employee should have the physical capabilities to perform the job functions