Teacher - PE Middle School

Description

Job Summary:

The Physical Education Teacher is responsible for organizing innovative games and challenges that promote physical activity among all Middle School students, along with meeting the standards for middle school health courses. The goal is to develop motor skills, physical development, proper exercise, and eating habits among all students through core academic content integration.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual or team sports, utilizing standards-based curriculum
  • Works cooperatively with other consortium physical education teachers in planning and implementing a balanced physical education program.
  • Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
  • Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials that support core content standards.
  • Differentiates the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
  • Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive, and safe environment in the physical education areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
  • Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards.
  • Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

What UCP Offers

Our mission at UCP is to empower children with and without disabilities to achieve their potential by providing individualized support, education and therapy services in an inclusive environment. When you join UCP of Central Florida you partner with a team that is making a positive impact on the futures of our children. For over 70 years, we have been dedicated to enriching the lives of children of all abilities across Central Florida as 8 campuses: Downtown Orlando, East Orlando (near UCF), Kissimmee, Pine Hills, Lake Mary, and Winter Garden.

UCP of Central Florida offers a competitive benefit package available to all employees! Some perks to being a UCP Team Member include: health insurance (free option after the first year), dental insurance options, free life insurance, paid time off, discounted on-site childcare, 403B/Retirement match, short & long term disability, and support in continuing your education.



Qualifications

Education and Training:

Florida Certification in Physical Education and Health Education

Minimum Experience:

  • 1-3 Years Teaching experience (including internship)
  • 1-3 years Physical Education experience
  • Preferred ESE Certification
  • Preferred experience working with students with special needs in a multi-disciplinary setting and urban education settings
  • The teacher must be knowledgeable about healthy life practices and use every day relevant situations to teach these practices, must be creative and resourceful in using school space and limited resources to provide physical activities, and be flexible and engaging as an instructor for students from multiple grade and ability levels.

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