Health Education​/Physical Education Teacher

About Innovation Charter High School

At Innovation Charter High School, we believe schools can be places where young people are deeply known, challenged, and prepared to shape their futures, and where educators do some of the most meaningful work of their careers.

We are a mission-driven public charter high school in New York City serving students with ambition, care, and urgency. Our team is fiercely committed to improving student outcomes and continuously strengthening the school we are building together.

This is a place for educators who believe:

• Feedback is essential to growth, for students and adults
• Curiosity is a driver of strong teaching and learning
• Great schools are built through reflection, collaboration, and persistence
• Students thrive when adults hold high expectations and provide deep support
• Supporting one another as a community and showing up as strong team players matters just as much as individual excellence

We are not interested in maintaining the status quo. We are actively working to create new ways of supporting students and new ways of working together as colleagues. That takes humility, experimentation, resilience, and heart.

Our staff cares deeply. We challenge one another. We learn in public. We keep improving.

If you are energized by joining a dedicated team that is building toward something better, for students and for each other, we'd love to meet you.

We are seeking a NYS-certified Health or Physical Education (PE) Teacher who is passionate about promoting lifelong wellness, physical fitness, and healthy decision‑making among high school students.

This educator will design and deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate Health and Physical Education instruction aligned with New York State Learning Standards, while creating an inclusive environment where students of varying abilities and fitness levels can participate successfully. The teacher will collaborate closely with instructional teams, student support staff, and families to help students develop physical literacy, teamwork, confidence, healthy habits, and the knowledge and skills necessary to support their overall well‑being.

• Plan, teach, and assess Health and Physical Education instruction aligned with New York State Learning Standards and school wide instructional expectations.
• Design engaging lessons that promote physical fitness, health literacy, wellness, and lifelong healthy habits.
• Differentiate instruction and activities to ensure students of varying abilities, skill levels, and physical needs can participate meaningfully and successfully.
• Adapt activities, equipment, instructional strategies, and expectations to support students with disabilities and other individual learning needs.
• Teach students the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions related to physical activity, nutrition, mental and emotional wellness, personal safety, and healthy relationships.
• Create a safe, structured, inclusive, and supportive environment that encourages participation, teamwork, sportsmanship, and personal growth.

• Teach and reinforce fundamental movement skills, fitness concepts, sport‑specific skills, teamwork, and responsible participation in physical activities.
• Help students develop individualized fitness and wellness goals while building confidence in their physical abilities.
• Promote healthy decision‑making and help students understand the connection between physical activity, mental health, nutrition, and overall wellness.
• Encourage cooperation, leadership, communication, perseverance, and sportsmanship through individual and team‑based activities.
• Use formative and summative assessments, fitness data, student reflection, and observation to monitor progress and adjust instruction.
• Provide targeted supports, accommodations, and modifications that enable students with disabilities to access and participate meaningfully in Health and Physical Education.
• Reinforce proper safety practices, use of equipment, and expectations for responsible participation in all physical…