Elementary Physical Education Instructor

Elementary Physical Education Instructor
2024 School Year; 100% FTE
Location: Mandan Public School District
Starting $51,600 for Bachelors degree; starting $53,122 for Master's degree. Salaries are prorated for the remainder of contract starting 1/3/2024. Full benefit package included.
Position Summary:
Position is responsible for creating a classroom environment that fosters, promotes and develops an understanding of the relationship of healthy body function and exercise; that motivates each student to cultivate physical fitness, and appropriate social and emotional adjustment; that discovers and develop talents of students in physical achievement; and that develops strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each student's ability.
Essential Functions:

1. Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual or team sports, utilizing curriculum designated by Mandan Public Schools and other appropriate learning activities.
2. Works cooperatively with other Physical Education teachers in planning and implementing a balanced Physical Education program.
3. Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
4. Develops lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division's basic instructional philosophy; provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.
5. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the Physical Education areas.
6. Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
7. Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other record keeping activities as necessary.
8. Maintains control of storage and use of school property.
9. Evaluates each student's growth in physical skills, knowledge and contribution in team sports.
10. Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
11. Supervises students in out of classroom activities during the assigned working day.
12. Administers testing in accordance with division testing practices.
13. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Reports to:

• Elementary Principal

Qualifications:

• Must hold appropriate license from the ND Education Standards and Practices Board.

Position is open until filled
Application Procedures
Please attach a resume to your electronic application. All application material must be received by 11:59 pm on the closing date. Application form and resume should demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed to meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Applications should include information which directly addresses how the applicant meets the minimum qualifications and summary of work. It is very important to be thorough and detailed on all your application materials.
Employment requires satisfactory completion of the interview process and verifiable record of satisfactory performance in previous employment.
A state and federal background check will be conducted on the final candidate.