Teacher, Elementary Physical Education

Overview

POSITION TITLE: Teacher Elementary, Physical Education

JOB CODE: 130C

DIVISION: Leadership

SALARY

SCHEDULE:

Teacher

DEPARTMENT: Leadership

WORK DAYS: 187

REPORTS TO: Principal

PAY GRADE: CIT 4, 5, 6, or 7

FLSA: Exempt

PAY FREQUENCY: Monthly

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To provide physical education instruction to students that enables them to achieve to the maximum of their ability.

Requirements

• Educational Level: Bachelor Degree Required
• Certification/License
  
  Required:
  
  Valid Georgia Teaching Certificate
• Experience: None
• Physical
  
  Activities:
  
  Routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Communication; instructional strategies that connect the curriculum to the learners; student management

The Board of Education and the Superintendent may accept alternatives to some of the above requirements.

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
• Teaches movement concepts in conjunction with awareness of body parts and spatial awareness (personal, group, and general space); analyzes, demonstrates, and explains fundamental loco motor skills and non-loco motor patterns for movement skills such as running, hopping, jumping, galloping, twisting, turning or bending.
• Works cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning a balanced physical education program; provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil, to the extent feasible; teaches physical education classes for handicapped pupils as necessary
• Evaluates each pupil's growth in physical skills, knowledge, contribution in sports participation, and social skills; communicates with parents and school staff on pupil progress; identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education provided by the district, and in self-selected professional growth activities; participates in curriculum and other developmental programs; participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Cooperates with school administration in providing specialty performing groups for special occasions, attends PTA meetings and assemblies; supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day; conducts an annual field day activity.
• Selects and requisitions supplies, equipment, and instructional aids in concert with county guidelines, and maintains accurate inventory records.
• Meets expectations according to the regular elementary school teacher job description.
• Maintains prompt and professional communication with parents.
• Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator.
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