Physical Education Teacher

This position is for AdvitCare Housing (Youth Program)

We are seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for openings for our Youth Housing program within AdvitCare Housing. Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do and understand as a result of the instruction

• Use knowledge of child's background, interest, style, culture, language, individual needs, and assessment data to inform planning

• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standards

• Develop common year-long/course plans that identify the essential questions and resources to support student learning

• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students

• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasks

• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests

• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning

• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning

• Use multiple ways to check for student understanding and clarify, reteach and/or make adjustments to instruction based on information gathered

• Provide the children with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process

• Provide opportunities for teacher–to-student, student-to-student and student-to-teacher feedback both orally and written

• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data

• Establish rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible

• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs

• Collaborating with all staff in support of student learning, e.g., team planning and co-teaching.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree. Official transcripts are required for formal employment.

• Teaching license in Physical Education and Adaptive Physical Education and/or Health.

Starting Salary

• 23 USD per hour (after tax)

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance

• Paid vacation program

• Paid Holidays

• Retirement plan

• Dental Insurance Available

• Vision Insurance Available

• Disability Available

• Continuous Education and Training

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.