Teacher - Physical Education

Physical Education and Health Teacher (Grades K-5) May 2021

MS Educator license in Health/Physical Education Bachelor's Degree in Education

• MS Educator license in Health/Physical Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Education

The Physical Education/Health teacher is responsible for organizing innovative games and challenges that promote physical activity among all students from grades K‑8. The goal is to develop motor skills, physical development, proper exercise, and eating habits among all students. The teacher must be knowledgeable about healthy life practices and use everyday relevant situations to teach these practices, must be creative and resourceful in using school space and limited resources to provide physical activities, and be flexible and engaging as an instructor for students from multiple grade levels.

Reports To:

Building Principal

• Demonstrate motivation and enthusiasm with a genuine passion for teaching young learners
• Facilitates children's physical, cognitive and social and emotional learning through lessons designed to sequentially develop skills appropriate to their ability and confidence levels
• Provides engaging, fun, and effective instruction that helps build a health and wellness foundation for young children
• Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance utilizing curriculum and other appropriate learning activities
• Provides maximum participation for all students; differentiates as needed to ensure all students experience success
• Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement
• Develops engaging and effective lesson plans and supplementary materials
• Provides ongoing formative feedback to students
• Communicates in developmentally appropriate ways through a humane, sensitive approach that clearly communicates that every child, regardless of ability, can succeed and will benefit from a physically active, healthy lifestyle
• Collaborates with school team members in providing ideas and support to increase health and wellness, movement and activity within the classroom
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas that supports and aligns with the school-wide PBIS Framework
• Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and playground areas to ensure the overall safety of students
• Evaluates fitness and social and emotional growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records as necessary
• Maintains control of storage, PE equipment, recess equipment, locker room, and school property
  
  Evaluates each student's growth in physical skills and knowledge and collaborates with center staff to share with parents
• Effectively use technology to support effective instruction and student learning
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and district meetings as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

187 days. Salary for this position shall be commensurate with the years of experience as determined under the policies and procedures of the Moss Point School District and in accordance with the teacher pay scale.

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board of Trustees' policy on evaluation of District personnel.