Elementary Physical Education Teacher

Reports to: Principal Location: Fords Prairie Elementary

Bargaining Unit: CEA FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

The physical education/health teacher’s job is to educate and motivate each student to cultivate physical fitness, proper hygiene habits, and effective social and emotional adjustments based upon the know and undiscovered talents of students.

Required Qualifications:

● Possession of a valid Washington State Teaching Certificate and appropriate endorsement

● Ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented

● Organizational skills and flexibility to respond to changing student needs

● Ability to maintain confidentiality, work independently and in a team setting, and effectively problem-solve

● Ability to establish positive relationships with students, parents and community

● Proven ability to successfully work with students and adults

● Ability to maintain a positive attitude

● Ability to support the District’s vision, mission, and goals including the belief that all students can succeed

● Ability to uphold board policies and follow administrative procedures

● Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications:

● Ability to speak Spanish

● Successful experience as a physical education teacher

● Successful experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds

Essential Functions for this Position:

● Creates and implements a physical education and health program aligned to State and local standards

● Prepares and presents daily physical education and health lessons ensuring all students meet daily learning targets

● Prepares developmentally appropriate tasks and assignments for physical education and health content in grades K-6

● Facilitates students’ assessments of their personal skills, abilities, aptitudes, personal strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to physical education content development

● Integrates social emotional learning standards into lessons

Essential Functions of All Teachers:

● Creates a safe physical and emotional space for students to engage in rigorous academic learning

● Actively supports and reinforces school/district policies and procedures

● Creates a classroom management system aligned to schoolwide approach: 1) Clearing define behavior expectations 2) Consistently communicate and enforce behavior expectations 3) Address breakdowns of expectations privately with students 4) Approach discipline as an opportunity to teach/reinforce expectations with the goal of changing behavior

● Collaborates in Professional Learning Communities with colleagues to work on the four questions: 1) What do we want students to learn? 2) How do we know they have learned? 3) How will we respond when they have learned? 4) How will we respond when they don’t learn?

● Records accurate and timely attendance aligned with school/district policies and procedures

● Maintains accurate and timely grades with the primary purpose to communicate students’ progress towards understanding learning targets

● Ensures classroom practices align with students’ individual IEPs, 504s, EL plans or other specialized plans as appropriate

● Utilizes the technology in the classroom to enhance instruction and engage students

● Actively supports all aspects of the School Improvement Plan

● Attends trainings and meetings as directed or appropriate

● Other duties as assigned

Salary: $63,567 - $125,972, depending on experience, qualifications and FTE

Work schedule: 7.5 hours per day (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) – 187 days per year

Benefits: 12 Sick leave and 3 personal leave days; health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance through SEBB; State retirement through DRS; other fringe benefits as allowed under the Centralia Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Application Procedures:

Anyone interested in this position should apply through www.edjobsnw.org AND submit a letter of interest to David Roberts, Principal of Fords Prairie Elementary at droberts@centralia.wednet.edu. Current employees of Centralia School District need only to send a letter of interest to David Roberts.

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