Middle School Wellness Teacher - 2024-2025

About the SchoolThe Christa McAuliffe Charter School is a diverse Expeditionary Learning school for scholars in grades 6-8. Our hands-on curriculum inspires achievement through active learning, character growth, and teamwork.The mission of the Christa McAuliffe Charter School is to cultivate within each member of a diverse student body an intense commitment to self and community, the courage and insight to set high standards for academic and personal success, and the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to achieve those standards.What is Expeditionary Learning?Expeditionary Learning (EL) is a national organization that partners with schools to improve student achievement through an inquiry and project-based approach. ELs definition of student success combines academic achievement, character and high-quality work. We believe that academic success is built on strong character qualities of collaboration, perseverance, responsibility, and compassion, and that character is shaped through engaging and challenging academic work.
Position OverviewA Wellness Teacher at McAuliffe leads sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in a combination of health and fitness classes. Students attend Wellness enthusiastically (especially the fitness classes) because they are physically active in a really fun and engaging way. The health topics taught in each grade level are relevant to students lives: nutrition, sex education, substance abuse, peer pressure, dealing with stress and anxiety, etc. Due to both our philosophy and our physical space, we are seeking an educator who can think outside the box about what a physical education class can look like and who is committed to helping each student develop life skills to grow into healthy adults.
McAuliffe Charter School is a Middle School and so everything that we do in our school is intended to meet the needs of students in their early adolescence. This means that you must be someone who finds sixth, seventh, and eighth graders much more entertaining than aggravating! You must be compassionate, have the ability to develop meaningful connections with students, have strong classroom management skills, and feel confident in your ability to create a psychologically safe classroom culture in which individuals are respected and valued for what they bring to the group. We are looking to hire an educator who values the idea that you, as well as your students, are always learning, reflecting, and growing.
Responsibilities* Facilitate fitness classes for Middle School students as part of our Wellness program* Create and deliver curriculum that meets the needs of students with diverse learning needs* Participate in ongoing professional development including observations and feedback from an instructional coach* Implement school-wide positive behavioral systems to effectively manage the classroom* Continually communicate with students families regarding performance and progress* Serve as an active member of the McAuliffe Community including attending evening celebrations of student learning and /or attending off-site overnight field work. Qualifications* Appreciation for the EL Education design model – a commitment to develop curriculum and implement EL core practices, including in-depth learning expeditions* Appreciation for the life and mind of the adolescent scholar* Personal qualities that exemplify the schools emphasis on character development and community* Experience working with adolescents (ideally in grades 5 through 9) * Strong interpersonal skills, commitment to teamwork, and readiness to reflect and grow* Values a collaborative approach to working with a diverse population of children and adults* Sense of humor and a high level of energy, enthusiasm, flexibility, and spontaneity* Exemplary organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize, complete tasks (such as grading) efficiently, keep gradebook up to date, and document lessons, materials, and assessment; and maintain equipment. The Christa McAuliffe Charter School (McAuliffe) may not and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, homelessness or any other legally protected status. (M.G.L.
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