Health & Pe Teacher

Position Overview

Health & PE Teacher – 195‑day Full‑time

Location:

Potomac Shores Middle School, Dumfries, VA

This position plans and implements an instructional program; manages student behavior; assesses and evaluates student achievement; modifies instructional activities; and provides related educational services. The teacher serves as a general education classroom teacher in single‑grade, multi‑grade, or specialty‑oriented classes, and may be assigned to labs requiring greater monitoring.

• Continuously assess student achievement and maintain appropriate assessment documentation.
• Plan and implement instructional strategies and activities, determining appropriate materials, managing learning time, and utilizing multimedia and computer technology to enhance learning.
• Manage learner behavior in the instructional setting and assist in managing behavior in other parts of the school.
• Coordinate instructional activities with professional staff both inside and outside the school to maximize learning opportunities.
• Work in a self‑contained, team, departmental, itinerant capacity, or conduct off‑school site visits to monitor students and confer with employers or site instructors.
• Participate in in‑service, professional development activities, and staff meetings as required.
• Foster partnerships and maintain continuous communication with parents, in written and oral form, to keep them informed of student progress.
• Communicate instructional expectations to students continuously to keep them informed of progress.
• Assign work to and supervise instructional assistants, parent, and student volunteers.
• Serve at two or more schools on a regular basis as itinerant.
• Support or participate in school‑wide student activities and social events.
• Monitor student behavior in non‑instructional areas, intervene to control and modify disruptive behavior, and report to the appropriate administrator.
• Collaborate with other professionals (guidance counselors, librarians, etc.) to carry out school‑wide instructional or related activities as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the instructional process, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment for the assigned instructional specialty.
• Knowledge of pre‑adolescent and adolescent growth and development.
• Knowledge of the Prince William County Curriculum and the school division’s mission, goals, and organization.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs.
• Skill in the use of multimedia and computer technology to enhance learning.
• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong human‑relations skills.
• For foreign‑language instruction, proficiency in the oral and written communications of that language.
• For choral‑music instruction, ability to teach singing/choral techniques, proficiency on piano, and ability to distinguish pitches and tone quality.
• For instrumental‑music instruction, proficiency in one or more instruments and ability to model correct playing techniques.
• For visual‑art instruction, a personal portfolio demonstrating artistic ability and experience in a variety of media.
• For career and technical education instruction, journey‑level proficiency in the trade is required, with on‑the‑job journey, lead, or supervisory experience desirably.
• Must be eligible for the Virginia State Certification Program and hold a teacher endorsement appropriate to the assigned duties.
• If assigned off‑site tasks or serving as itinerant, possession of a valid automobile operator’s license in Virginia.

Minimum educational requirement:
Bachelor’s degree.
Certification:
Collegiate professional, postgraduate professional, or appropriate vocational certification/license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia with endorsement(s) required for the teaching assignment(s).

Indoor classroom environment; work is performed in a standard office or classroom setting. Employees may experience minor environmental inconveniences such as noise, computer screens, crowded conditions, or heating/cooling issues.

Must be able to work in‑person and physically report for work on site.
Must participate in the annual professional growth planning process.