Physical Education Teacher

The Physical Education Teacher will be responsible for providing students with a foundation of movement and fitness that focuses on locomotor and non-locomotor skills, strength, conditioning, and stretching through individual, dual, and team sports or activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
? Promote a physically active lifestyle.
? Develop well-structured units that meet state and national standards and develop cooperation, teamwork, and sportsmanship to promote normal growth and development.
? Meet the varied needs of students with disabilities, including students on the autism spectrum and emotional and behavioral disorders, by planning lessons that differentiate to their individual needs.
? Plan lessons that provide for necessary scaffolds for students who are multilanguage learners.
? Measure student progress to encourage the mastery of school/state/national physical education standards
? Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness, locomotor, non-locomotor movements, individual and team sports, and cooperative and team-building physical activities to promote all students to be lifetime physical learners.
? Models and leads all students to master challenging material through effort and work in physical education.
? Encourage teamwork to set collective and personal development goals.
? Design, plan, and implement physical education lessons based on school district/state/national standards.
? Ensure the physical education environment is clean, safe, and constructive for all students.
? Assesses students regularly and adjusts practice to maximize student success.
? Passionate about their content and the teaching profession and demonstrate mastery of the content to promote a lifetime of physical fitness.
? Attend all building and physical education department meetings.
? Participate in all department and building professional activities.
? Maintain excellent communication skills and the ability to foster positive professional relationships with students, families, and teachers.

WORKING TIME:
School Calendar

SALARY:
The salary for this position will be in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Everett School Committee and the Everett Teachers Association.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
? Valid Massachusetts teacher certification in Physical Education
? Knowledge of standards-based instruction
? Ability to communicate effectively with students, teachers, parents, and administrators
? Demonstrate a commitment to excellence, equity, and high expectations for all students with an emphasis on building strengths that students bring to the teaching/learning process
? Ability to collect, interpret, and disseminate data to teachers to improve instruction and learning

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
? Familiarity with working in an urban school district.
? Familiarity with working with special education students, including those with emotional disability and autism spectrum disorders.
? Familiarity with adaptive physical education programming for students with disabilities.
? EPS respects linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring value to the districts culture and diversity.

The Everett Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate in its programs,
facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record (inquiries only),
disability, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics
or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that
demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.