Physical Education Teacher - 2026 - 2027 School Year Job Phenix City area,Alabama USA,Education / Teaching

Physical Education Teacher Job Description

Position Title:

Physical Education Teacher
- Supervises:
Directly supervises students assigned to his/her classes. Indirectly supervises all students.

Job Goal:
To develop in each student an awareness of good body function and exercise; to motivate each pupil to cultivate physical fitness, hygienic habits, and good social and emotional adjustment; to discover and develop talents of pupils in physical achievement; to develop strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual, and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each pupil's ability.

Qualifications:

Possess valid Alabama's Teacher Certification. Popper endorsement in physical education. Such alternatives to the above qualification as the Board might find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports To:

School Principal
- Salary:
To be determined commensurate with local salary matrix, credentials, and experience.

Performance Responsibilities:

Teach knowledge and skill in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual, or team sports, utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities.

Work cooperatively with other physical education teacher in planning a balanced physical education program.

Analyze, demonstrate, and explain basic skills, knowledge, and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.

Teach physical education classes for handicapped pupils, as well as students in the regular program.

Provide appropriate safety instruction and make safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of pupils.

Control assigned district-owed physical education equipment and supplies to prevent loss or abuse.

Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.

Prepare written lesson plans with appropriate objectives and utilize appropriate state standards, guides, tasks lists, etc.

Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, policy, and administrative regulation.

Make provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional environment when required or requested to do so under reasonable circumstances.

Sponsor student extracurricular organizations as requested.

Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students. Provides nine week and mid-nine week progress reports as well as keeping students and parents aware of at least weekly progress.

Establish and maintain cooperative relations with others.

Assist the administration with and/or supervise entry and exit of students while providing supervision of the commons area as assigned.

In order to maximize student achievement, teachers should be able to assess student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and student outcomes.

Develop and implement a program of instruction that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of students and is consistent with local and state study and curriculum guides.

Plan and employ a variety of appropriate instructional / learning strategies and activities which are compatible with the physical facility but serve the needs and capabilities of the students.

In order to provide a general environment conducive to the learning process, the teacher should be able to manage the behavior of learners in the classroom and participate in the management of student behavior in other parts of the school.

Continually communicate to students and parents (either in writing or verbally) instructional expectations, student progress or lack of progress.

Continually assess student achievement and maintain appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes.

Actively participate in and work with other school personnel in the selection of books, equipment and other instructional materials which provide the…