Physical Education Teacher

• Position Type:
  High School Teaching / Physical Education
• Date Posted: 3/2/2026
• Location:
  
  Hamtramck High School

REPORTSTO:
School Administrator(s)

The classroom teacher will create a flexible, developmentally appropriate environment where children can demonstrate personal growth, social skill, and language development as well as academic skills.

• State of Michigan Teacher Certification
• MX, MA and MB Endorsement

• Develop lesson plans and instructional material and provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve an effective learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluate students' academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare report cards and other necessary documentation to report student growth and achievement.
• Maintain student classroom records using current district technology and expectations.
• Communicate regularly with parents through conferences and other means to discuss curriculum, assessments, and student progress.
• Identify student needs and collaborate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students address social, emotional and academic issues.
• Administer standardized and local assessments.
• Provide a nurturing, supportive, and positive learning environment with high expectations that encourage student responsibility, enhance motivation, clearly communicate classroom routines, and incorporate challenging instructional strategies.
• Participate in school improvement initiatives at the school level, committees and collaborative learning teams.
• Plan, organize and provide instruction based on guidance from the Michigan Department of Education. Instruction must be consistent and coordinated with the district instructional program so that students meet and exceed learning targets and the requirements outlined in the state and federal law.
• Provide a nurturing, supportive, and positive learning environment rich with culturally responsive best practices, complete with high expectations that encourage student responsibility, enhance motivation, clearly communicate classroom routines and incorporate challenging instructional strategies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

Upon recommendation for employment, Section 1230g, as amended, of the Revised School Code requires all school employees to be electronically fingerprinted for the purpose of undergoing a criminal history background check. The fingerprinting is conducted by a third party and is at the expense of the applicant.