Elementary School Health and Physical Education Teacher

Applications will be accepted beginning Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)

Job Description

The Penn Hills School District, located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh is currenly seekingan anticipated Health and Physical Education Teacher at Penn Hills Elementary School.

POSITION TITLE:
Teacher

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor’sdegree in Health and Physical education is required.
• A valid Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in relevant content area is required.
• One (1) to three (3) years of experience at the elementary school level is preferred.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office 365 including Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Outlook, and willingness to experiment and work with new technologies.
• Working knowledge of curriculum and concepts in area of certificate, child growth, developmental patterns, student behavior characteristics, skilled in classroom management, lesson design and educational trends.
• Ability to utilize a variety of instructional strategies to motivate students in the classroom.
• Understand Pennsylvania School Law and how it is applied towards the educational environment.
• Knowledge of current educational trends.
• Ability to communicate effectively with good oral and written form with students, parents, agencies and staff members.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail required.
• Abilityto work under pressure, be flexible, and work as part of a team.
• Self-motivated;demonstrated initiative and ability to follow through with completion oftasks.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues, while remaining logical and interpersonal.
• Ability to negotiate and diffuse conflict.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work under pressure.

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE:

A teacher must demonstrate knowledge of a variety of instructional strategies and formative and summative assessments. The purpose of this position is to effectively engage students in the learning process and support their growth in and understanding of the specified subject matter.

PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1) Responds appropriately to emergency situations according to the Safety plan or for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns in the classroom and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.

2) Plans and prepares daily lessons that are designed based on formative assessment data and follows the prescribed curriculum. Those planned lessons must include a variety of instructional methods for the purpose of addressing individual student learning styles.

3) Contributes to the school system’s effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives.

4) Establishes and adjusts course outlines and objectives by following curriculum guidelines and State and local school system goals; modifying plans on the basis of student diagnostic and assessment procedures.

5) Conveys information to students by using language concepts, examples, demonstrations and teaching aids, such as audiovisual equipment and current technology.

6) Assesses student learning by preparing, administering, and scoring tests; reviewing and correcting assignments; eliciting student questions and responses; evaluation application of learning to classroom project results.

7) Monitors student learning results by providing instructional feedback; coaching, counseling and disciplining students; planning, monitoring and appraising learning results.

8) Maintains records by documenting learning accomplishments, attendance and behavior.

9) Guides students’ personal and…