Job Description
Job
Title:
Health & Physical
Education Elementary Specialist
Department: Elementary Education
Reports
To:
Principal
FLSA
Status:
Exempt
Salary Schedule: TT
Prepared
By:
Assistant Superintendent Elementary
Education
Prepared
Date:
Approved
By:
Human Resources Director
Approved
Date:
5/16/06 (revised 2/24/14)
SUMMARY
Under
the direction of the school principal, the teacher is responsible for the
education of assigned students and will create a flexible program and class
environment intended to address the intellectual, social, emotional, physical,
and ethical development of children.
Physical education contributes, primarily through movement experiences,
to the total growth and development of all children. The teacher will provide the students with
the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes which promote physical
activity as part of their everyday lives. The teacher will establish effective
rapport with students; motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes, and the
knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for further education, and do so
in accordance with each student’s ability.
Professional relations will be developed and maintained with other staff
and parents.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other
duties may be assigned. Regular
attendance and timeliness is an essential job function to perform the essential
duties and responsibilities of the position.
Oversees the Health and Physical
Education programs of assigned elementary schools.
Provides
learning experiences and teaches the course study prescribed by the District
approved curriculum that will enable the students to do the following:
Demonstrate
a positive learning attitude
Develop
social skills and ethical responsibility
Demonstrate
responsible emotional and cognitive behaviors
Develop
physical skills and personal hygiene
Participate in
daily sustained physical activity to develop health-related physical fitness
Achieve and apply
knowledge of physical fitness
Demonstrate
respect for self and others through responsible personal behavior in physical
activity settings and social behavior.
Trains
paraprofessionals and provides oversight to insure all instructional time is
productive, meeting state and federal requirements.
Collaborates with teachers within
assigned schools, developing curriculum and instruction from a professional
learning community perspective.
Develops
and uses instructional materials suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction
of students with wide range of mental, physical and emotional maturity.
Provides
individual and group instruction designed to meet individual needs and motivate
students.
Establishes
and maintains standards of student control required to achieve effective
participation in all activities.
Evaluates
academic and social growth of students and keeps appropriate records.
Provides appropriate instruction and
activities for students to meet school and District policies, goals, and
objectives.
Communicates with parents through a
variety of means.
Holds
parent conferences to discuss the individual student’s progress and interpret
the school program.
Identifies
student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing
and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
Creates an effective environment for
learning through functional and attractive displays such as bulletin boards,
interest centers, etc.
Maintains professional competence through
in-service education activities provided by the District and/or professional
growth activities and university courses.
Participates cooperatively with the
appropriate administrator to develop action plans and goals based on a
completed evaluation summary.
Selects
and requisitions instructional materials; maintains inventory records.
Cooperates in school-wide supervision of
students during out of classroom activities.
Participates in faculty committees and
the sponsorship of student activities.
Provides
accurate attendance information in accordance with the procedure established by
the school where the teacher is assigned.
Cooperates
with the custodian(s) for the general housekeeping needs in the area(s) for
which the teacher is assigned.
Teachers
are expected to dress in good taste and be well groomed, befitting to members
of a respected profession. Cleanliness
of self and attire, neatness, and attractive grooming are stressed and
expected. Teachers should always dress
in a manner that professionally sets them apart from students. Exceptions to the dress limitations are
teachers of P.E. may wear shorts of modest attire during classes or other
school approved special events or activities.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES: This position supervises the Health and
Physical Education Paraprofessionals.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must demonstrate an
acceptable level of maturity, good judgment, and emotional stability.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's
degree from four-year college or university.
CERTIFICATES,
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Early Childhood
Education or Elementary Education License (no endorsement required) or
Secondary Education License with a Physical Education (K-12) Endorsement
LANGUAGE
SKILLS: Fluent in
English. ESL endorsement would be
beneficial.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS: Ability
to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole
numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to
draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve
practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations
where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety
of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS: The
physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use
hands to handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands
and arms. The employee is occasionally
required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or
smell. The employee must regularly lift
and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25
pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT: The work
environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While
performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside
weather conditions. The noise level in
the work environment is usually moderate to loud.