Job Description
Job Description
REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER
RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful, and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities, and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.
The Redwood City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.
Brief Description of Position
The Physical Education teacher is responsible for the implementation of the physical education program including direct instruction to students and providing support services to classroom teachers in implementing PE activities with their students.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Establish and implement standards of expected progress for students in physical education and fitness and assessment techniques of that progress in cooperation with the principal based upon the District standards.
Administer skill tests, California physical best tests, and written and verbal tests to assess student progress in physical education and fitness.
Monitor student activities on the playing field, gymnasium, blacktop, and classroom to ensure student safety.
Teach all content standards.
Encourage and give lessons on healthy eating and nutrition and wellness.
Address individual students’ needs by individualizing physical exercises and classroom assignments in addition to holding student conferences.
Maintain conditions and practices in the classroom that positively affect the physical and mental health of the students, such as instructing children to value students with different cultural backgrounds, physical characteristics, and learning styles.
Maintain student records utilizing a computer.
Promote individual growth in students.
Organize and maintain P.E. equipment.
Consult with teachers regarding additional classroom activities.
Qualifications Required
Appropriate Single Subject California Teaching Credential, or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and application to the CTC for an emergency credential.
Physical Abilities:
Sufficient vision to read material with or without vision aides;
Sufficient hearing to conduct in-person conversations with students, teachers and parents;
Sufficient voice volume to be heard at normal conversational distances;
Ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time;
Physical, mental and emotional stamina to endure stressful conditions;
Use hands to touch, handle, reach, feel objects, controls, or tools;
Ability to demonstrate gross and fine motor skills and movements to students
Occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds;
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. RCSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
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