Tenure Track Physical​/Health Education Teacher

Tenure Track Physical /Health Education Teacher

• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching/ Physical Education
• Date Posted:
  1/21/2026
• Location:
  
  Wanaque Elementary School
• Date Available:
  
  03/10/2026

• Valid New Jersey Instructional Certificate and Health and Physical Education Endorsement or eligibility
• Demonstrated knowledge of subject specialty and effective teaching methods
• Ability to maintain a positive learning environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

To promote pupils' safety, wellness, health maintenance, and physical fitness; provide pupils with an understanding of the relationship of a healthy body to healthy behaviors; and to cultivate knowledge and skills that are conducive to good physical and mental health.

• Works to achieve state core curriculum content standards and district educational goals and objectives by teaching skills in comprehensive health and physical education using curriculum and instructional materials adopted by the board of education.
• Works cooperatively with other health and physical education teachers and regular classroom teachers in planning an effective comprehensive school health program.
• Participates in curriculum development activities, faculty meetings, and school-level planning.
• Set specific objectives wherever possible in lesson preparation and weekly lesson plans and carry through presentations to effectively achieve these objectives.

• Provides health, safety, family life education and/or physical education instruction as assigned.
• Provide appropriate safety instruction and make safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of pupils. Assumes responsibility for proper use and storage of physical education equipment.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive learning environment.
• Evaluates each pupil's growth in health/physical education related knowledge and skills and maintains records of pupils' progress in class record books and/or board approved forms and summarizes these marks for reporting purposes.
• Identifies pupil needs, and cooperates with other professional staff members in helping pupils solve health, behavior, and learning problems.

Postings current as of 2/19/2026 11:40:50 PM CST.