Health and Physical Education Teacher-High School

Health and Physical Education Teacher-High School
- Job  # 14291

• Position Type:
  
  K-12 Teaching/ Physical Education
• Date Posted:8/26/2026
• Location:
  
  Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
  - High School
• Date Available:
  
  09/08/2026
• Closing Date:09/04/2026

Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) has been dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective educational programs and services to meet the diverse needs of children and adults in Greater Hartford. Serving 33 member districts and reaching additional communities statewide, CREC supports approximately 12,000 students annually through more than 120 educational programs. Our offerings include professional learning and coaching for educators, specialized programming for students with diverse needs, and PreK-12 education across 16 interdistrict magnet schools.

Additionally, CREC provides school construction, operations, and cooperative business services, while also delivering programs that help adults build real, job-ready skills.

CREQ seeks a talented PE/Health teacher for a teaching position atThe Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School(GHAA). To find out more about CREC Magnet Schools and locations visit: crecschools.org.

PE/Health teachers work under the general supervision of their school principal performing the essential performance responsibilities listed below.

• Develop and administer curriculum consistent with school district goals and objectives.
• Promote a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small-group instruction, and student learning.
• Develops grade-level appropriate lesson plans and instructional materials for students. Then translates lesson plans into learning experiences to develop pertinent sequential activities, challenge students, and best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of student learning and progress, and modify instructional methods to fit individual students' needs; conduct individual and small group instruction as needed.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Demonstrate a dedication to all learners – especially those historically marginalized.
• Demonstrate commitment to lifelong professional learning and growth.
• Design, strengthen, and participate in positive learning environments (i.e., school and classroom culture) that support individual and collaborative learning.
• Build strong relationships with students, peers, families, and learning community members that contribute to individual and collective success.
• Contribute to the lifelong success of all learners, particularly those who have been historically marginalized due to background, demographics, neurodiversity, ability, or culture.
• Utilize in-depth understanding of content and learning progressions to engage learners and lead individual learners toward mastery.
• Demonstrate awareness of and employ culturally responsive teaching (CRT) to center students' diversity as a strength and asset in their learning journey.
• Employ techniques for developing students' skills of metacognition, self-regulation, and perseverance.
• Personalize learning experiences through assessments, supports, progressions, relationships, and technology.
• Develop student agency, ownership, self-advocacy, and effective communication skills with regard to learning.
• Uses technology in the service of learning and completing professional responsibilities (e.g., various learning platforms, gradebook, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office).

Teaching/Subject Assignment Specific:

• Administer and record results for the Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment.
• Attend training sessions for supervising high ropes courses (if applicable for program site)

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.
• Physical Education, PK-12 (044).
• Health,…