Position Type:
Elementary Teacher/Physical Education
Date Posted:
4/26/2025
Location:
Harriet Gifford Elementary
Date Available:
08/06/2025
Closing Date:
Until Filled
Position / Title: Elementary Physical Education Teacher
Bargaining Unit: ETA
Department/Location: Student Wellness/Elementary Schools
Calendar Days: 184
Reports To: Building Principal
JD Revision Date: 02/19/2025
Supervises: K-6 Students in Physical Education
Function / Position Summary
Elgin U-46 Elementary Physical Educators are results-driven educators with experience in, and
commitment to implementing a standards-based curriculum and the use of data and assessments
to drive instructional decisions. They are proven managers of classrooms who have established a
culture of learning for all students with the effective implementation of strategies, structure, and high
expectations to achieve measurable academic, physical and social emotional success.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
- Assume personal responsibility for the academic progress of all students
- Implement and modify K-6 standards-based U-46 physical education curriculum and assessments
- Assesses student’s skills, knowledge and abilities pertaining to physical education for the purpose of providing formal and informal feedback to students, parents, administration and state reporting.
- Use consistent school-wide practices and individualized methods to engage all students
- Uses assessment and observation to identify students’ physical, behavioral and cognitive needs to support the development and implementation of IEP goals and data tracking
- Vast knowledge of specialized equipment and instructional strategies to support inclusion in general education physical education
- Develop lessons, assessments and rubrics aligned to U-46 k-6 curriculum
- Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment for all students
- Communication and collaboration with parents and classroom teachers
- Participates in a variety of training, meetings and professional development for the purpose of gathering information to improve teaching and learning.
- Provide administration directed instructional support or intervention if content specific minutes do not meet the specials instructional minutes target. This would be designated as “owed time.”
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Professional Educator License (PEL) with Physical Education endorsement (K-9, PrK-12 or K-12) required
- Adapted PE Approval required
- PEL with endorsement in Health Education preferred
- Experience working with students in adaptive PE preferred
- Experience / KnowledgeDevelop and implement a variety of assessments and data to refine instructional practices
- Modifies curriculum, instruction, and equipment based on individual student needs
- Able to assess individual student growth in physical, social, emotional and cognitive areas within the physical education classroom.
- Assessment, and development of IEP goals aligned to physical education curriculum and data tracking system
- Ensure smooth operation of all classroom instructional functions
- Develop and maintain a positive, engaging classroom culture
- Implementation of technology into the physical education classroom for student and teacher use during activity and assessment
- Ability to adapt to changing work priorities, communicating with diverse groups, setting priorities, building collaborative relationships and implementing effective lessons in a variety of settings
- Using movement as an intervention and/or strategy to support students’ academic/behavioral success
- Physical DemandsThe job’s functions require the following physical demands: lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling light to heavy objects or students. The job requires 95% standing/walking and 5% sitting when not with students.
- Must be able to provide own transportation between teaching assignments daily
- Work in a variety of settings, gym, outside, multipurpose room or classroom
- Work in in a variety of settings with varied temperatures, lighting and ground
- Terms of EmploymentThis is a 10-month position (184 days). Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education.
Attachment(s):
- ETA Salary Schedules 2025-2027.pdf
- ETA Teacher 2024.pdf
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