Health and Physical Education Teacher

Health and Physical Education Teacher

Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

Reports to: Principal

Terms of Employment: Full Time (10 Months)

Salary: NC State Salary Schedule

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

Qualifications:

• Must hold or have the ability to obtain a North Carolina Teacher License, or
• Must meet the qualifications for Residency Teacher License.
• May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Essential Job Functions:

• Cooperate in the development of annual objectives for the school and plan an instructional program that incorporates these objectives.
• Incorporate learner objectives compatible with the subject, grade level, established curriculum, and student needs.
• Assess the instructional program to determine its effectiveness.
• Maintain an effective program by establishing and maintaining adequate knowledge of subject areas and child growth and development.
• Attend and participate in staff development, professional learning communities, and other relevant training.
• Stay abreast of and implement current evidence‑based research practices to increase student achievement.
• Ensure that instruction, materials, and procedures are appropriate for the subject taught and for the needs of students.
• Ensure the application and practice are used by students to acquire or reinforce a concept or skill.
• Encourage students, parents, and others to become actively involved in daily instruction.
• Collaborate with parents, employees, and community to create a supportive approach to reaching students.
• Assess individual student abilities to devise techniques that accommodate differences in learning rates, styles, and ability levels, including long‑term or short‑term grouping or differentiation of materials and equipment.
• Monitor individual student achievement continuously, employ a variety of teaching methods to meet student needs, and provide remediation as required.
• Implement professional classroom‑management techniques to maintain an appropriate instructional environment.
• Make use of community resources, student talent, volunteers, and other school personnel to enhance instruction.
• Demonstrate respect for the dignity and worth of all students, value cultural differences, and maintain communication with parents.
• Accept responsibility for non‑instructional duties as may be assigned by the principal, superintendent, school board, or other administrative personnel.
• Conduct oneself to promote a safe, secure, and orderly environment, fostering a climate of respect and modeling appropriate personal conduct.
• Report acts of violence to the principal.

The teacher's primary functions are:

• Direct the growth and development of pupils.
• Assume responsibilities toward the safe, efficient operation, and improvement of the total program of the school.
• Teach the required curriculum as adopted by the Board.

Additional responsibilities may include:

• Bus duty
• Cafeteria supervision
• Playground duty
• Supervision of extracurricular activities (subject to policy regarding experienced teachers)
• Attend professional development or other training
• Service on committees
• All other duties as assigned by the Superintendent, principal, or supervisor.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

• Ability to prepare, read and comprehend a variety of job‑related forms, reports, spreadsheets, maps, plans, records, documentation, and correspondence in all languages required by the job.
• Understand and conform to rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
• Speak to individuals or groups with poise, voice control, and confidence.
• Respond appropriately to inquiries or complaints.
• Write using standard conventions in all required languages.
• Apply logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Use common sense to carry out written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently in all required languages using required devices or systems.
• Interpret job‑related terminology, mathematical formulas, and functions effectively and efficiently.
• Deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Perform under stress, deal with persons acting under stress, and adapt when confronted with emergency situations.
• Be sensitive to cultural differences among individuals and groups.
• Operate a motor vehicle.
• Operate or use a variety of automated office machines and other office equipment.
• Operate or use a variety of printing/graphic arts machines.
• Operate or use a variety of audiovisual/electronic machines and devices.
• Operate or use a variety of communication machines, equipment, or devices.
• Operate or use a variety of job‑specific machines or equipment.

Disclaimer:
This job description is not a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required. It may be revised by the supervisor, with HR review and approval, at any time.