Physical Education/Health Teacher

Position Type:

Elementary School Teaching

Date Posted:

5/21/2026

Location:

District (BO)

Date Available:

09/01/2026

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Job Summary:

The K-12 Physical Education teacher will be responsible for student achievement and character development.

Job Description:

The Physical Education teacher will perform all or some of the following Job description:

• Set and hold students to extremely high academic and behavioral standards
• Relentlessly demonstrate and embody the REACH values (Respect, Enthusiasm, Achievement, Citizenship, Hard Work) and ensure that students exhibit the same values
• Deliver measurable student academic growth and increase each individual student's achievement Core Instructional Excellence
• Assess every student's mastery of the content and diagnose areas of student misunderstanding
• Demonstrate strong content knowledge; all information conveyed to students is factually accurate
• Model responses and provide visual anchors; lead students through guided and independent practice and regularly check for understanding
• Ensure academic rigor by asking increasingly difficult questions, accepting only high quality student responses and posting examples of high quality work
• Use high-engagement strategies (e.g. rapid fire questioning, non-verbal responses, etc)
• Meet needs of range of students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work
• Create positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment with high "joy-factor" so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence
• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school's overall vision
• Discuss, celebrate, and reinforce character skills
• Embrace and use school culture systems
• Design classroom space to reinforce school values and culture with obvious, posted examples of outstanding academics and character
• Set measurable, ambitious yet attainable goals for the year and for each interim assessment cycle
• Use data from interim assessments, quizzes and informal assessments to inform instruction
• Internalize standards and scope and sequence (for own grade/subject and the grades one year before and one year after) and know how standards are assessed
• Thoughtfully plan lessons and develop and implement specific strategies to ensure that each student achieves dramatic gains
• Build rapport with students outside of class (e.g. lunches with scholars, special events) so students understand unambiguously that teachers care about them
• Invest parents and families in their children's academic success through regular communication of success and challenges
• Reflect on successes and areas of growth around all areas of teaching; seek to improve performance; receive feedback eagerly
• Work with coach, grade-level chair and school team to constantly evaluate and improve mastery of instructional, culture building, and leadership skills
• Use system to capture and check action items and prioritize work appropriately
• Enthusiastically participate in structured and informal learning and development opportunities
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a rigorous, joyful, and safe environment across the entire school
• Assume responsibility for every single scholar's success by holding all students accountable during transitions, meals, trips, etc
• Create unit plans, lesson plans, or other instructional materials as needed to ensure student success across the entire network.

Medical and dental benefits are offered with this position. Salary ranges from $67,000-$83,000.