Caliber Smart

Title: P.E. Teacher

Division: Elementary School (TK-4th)

Location: Beta Academy (San Pablo)

Reports to: Assistant Principal

Status: Full-time, Exempt, (During the Academic Year)

Salary Scale: $63,000-108,000 (based on years of experience and expertise)

*Scales are competitive with other charter school organizations and local districts.

About Caliber Public Schools

Caliber’s Mission is to achieve educational equity by shifting the experiences, expectations and outcomes for students in historically underserved communities. Our strengths-based educational program validates, affirms, respects and supports students, families and staff members to reach their full potential. Caliber graduates will be academically college ready; have emotional intelligence or ‘EQ’; be critical thinkers, and have the skills and desire to be changemakers in their communities and the world.

Caliber’s four graduate pillars--Heart, Smart, Think, Act--guide our work. We are a community-based organization and celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve. Our parents are active partners; frequently engaging through school events, restorative practices, and academic support.

As we grow, we are looking for educators and leaders who want the opportunity to use their voice to build something new; to be a part of a team that's building something from the ground up. Our first school, Beta Academy in Richmond, CA, opened in 2014 and ChangeMakers Academy in Vallejo, CA opened in fall 2016.

Position Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate Physical Education Teacher. You’ll work collaboratively with your team to implement curriculum to get students active, healthy and having fun! You will be encouraged and supported to lead engaging, personalized, and rigorous lessons that integrate our four pillars: Heart, Smart, Think, and Act. You'll equitably support the development of each child through restorative practices and social-emotional learning strategies. You will build meaningful relationships with families because you believe they are partners, and play a critical role in student success. You will also receive weekly training and support through high-quality professional development and tailored one-on-one coaching.

Essential Job Functions:

• Collaboratively design and implement PE curricula and activities to meet and exceed state standards
• Create engaging strength and conditioning lessons based on the Caliber PE program that implement a variety of methodologies including yoga, plyometrics, crossfit and a variety of martial arts.
• Develop student strength, confidence and well-being by cultivating student awareness, and ownership, of personal performance data.
• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards standards.
• Develop teamwork by teaching groups of students how to set collective and personal development goals, by celebrating individual and collective accomplishments, and by teaching the importance of self improvement / competing against self, rather than competing against teammates.
• Consistently integrate coaching feedback.
• Implement and support school-wide social-emotional programming and restorative practices.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with students, families, and colleagues.
• Approach professional development with commitment and reflection.
• Maintain a clean and structured PE classroom that is a safe place for all Caliber Students.
• Fulfill other professional obligations as needed with enthusiasm, commitment, and flexibility.

Working Conditions:

Environment:

This job operates in a school/classroom environment. This role routinely uses standard classroom equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers, whiteboards, fitness equipment, and Chromebooks, etc. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Physical Abilities:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position classification involves sitting with some walking and standing for extended periods of time. Staff may be required to lift, pull or push objects approximately 50 pounds or less. The employee will encounter exposure to ill students. The position requires mobility to climb, kneel, stoop, crawl, reach and bend, and accurate perceiving of sound; near and far vision with the ability to read small print; depth dexterity; and the providing of oral information and direction. The position is primarily located at a school site with outside supervision and some district office visits. The employee will frequently work independently with high work volume and tight deadlines.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid California State Teaching Credential or equivalent and transferable teaching license from another state
• Intern credential accepted

Other Qualifications:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• Within 60 days of hire, provision of TB (tuberculin) clearance, as mandated by the California Education Code
• CA DOJ and FBI fingerprint (Livescan) clearance prior to the first day of school

Preferred Experience:

• 2 or more years experience as a PE teacher
• Experience working with diverse student populations.
• Preferred experience with social-emotional learning and restorative practices.
• Passion for fitness, nutrition and/or health education
• Driven to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom
• Spanish language proficiency

Values:

Caliber staff…

• are committed to a culture of feedback, development and continuous improvement.
• validate and affirm the identities, strengths and passions of each person.
• know that It is everyone’s collective responsibility to work in service of and alongside our school communities.
• approach situations and people with empathy and kindness.

Caliber Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Questions? Email careers@caliberschools.org

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