(2024-2025) Physical Education Teacher, Our Lady Perpetual Help School

DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Bethlehem

Position Description

Job Title: Physical Education Teacher

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Job Status: Part-Time, 2 days a week

Reporting Functions: Reports to Principal

Job Function: To motivate each student to cultivate physical fitness, hygienic habits, and good social and emotional adjustment; to discover and develop talents of students in physical achievement; to develop strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual, and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each student's ability.

****NOTE: APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A TEACHER APPLICATION, COVER LETTER, AND RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and implement PE classes for grades K-8 that expose children to various activities, games, and sports; emphasize activities that promote lifelong physical fitness, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.

• Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness, individual, dual, or team sports, as well as health education for grades 3-8, utilizing appropriate learning activities.

• Analyze, demonstrate, and explain basic skills, knowledge, and strategies of formal sports, game rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.

• Provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student to the extent feasible.

• Provide appropriate safety instruction and make safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of the students.

• Maintain control and require inventory records of the PE storage closet.

• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive environment in physical education and health.

• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the school and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.

• Communicate with parents on student progress.

• Identify student needs and cooperate with other professional staff members to help students.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Education or related field.

• PA Teacher certification in Health and Physical Education.

• Previous teaching experience preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Due to the nature and mission of the Catholic Church, all employees are bound to exhibit respect for the teachings and discipline of the Church in regard to matters of faith and morals.

• Thorough understanding of the curricular elements of Physical Education and a general knowledge of K-8 Physical Education curriculum.

• Applicants should possess a love of Physical Education, teaching, and children as well as the desire to nurture and shape the lives of our students.

• Enthusiasm for the mission of the school and for working collaboratively with fellow faculty members.

Physical Demands: Must be in good physical shape to do this job with the ability to be on your feet for extended periods. Must have the ability to walk, reach with arms and hands, climb and balance; some carrying, pushing, and/or pulling may be involved; as well as some stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; exhibit manual dexterity to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard and dial a phone; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions: Normal school environment; part-time- 2 days per week; 7:30 AM-3:30 PM; may have exposure to outside elements; may be required to work beyond normal school hours to attend various meetings, school events, and retreats.

PRIOR TO INTERVIEW: Clear records of Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check (PATCH), Pennsylvania Child Abuse History, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Fingerprint Check as required under Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Act 153 of 2014 (No less than 1 year old.) As well as attendance at the online Protecting God's Children class and Mandated Reporter Training.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements.

Please use this link to access the Diocese of Allentown's Teacher Application:

AllentownDiocese/Employment

Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, teacher's application, and clearances to:

Mrs. Danielle Frio, Principal

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Email: friod@olphbeth.org

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