Fitness, Health Education, Lesson Plans, Physical Education, Training/Teaching
Job Description:
Scotland Elementary School is located in the quiet Northeast corner of Connecticut, Scotland is a small unique PreK-6 school setting with approximately 90 students and 35 staff members. Supportive administrative team seeks the addition of either:
Choice 1: Part-Time (.6 FTE) 3 days a week Physical Education/Health teacher
OR
Choice 2: A FULL TIME position with another school district (Hampton Elementary prek-6th grades) to complete our school teaching community.
Position: Physical Education/Health Teacher (.6 FTE)
School: Scotland Elementary School or/and Hampton Elementary School
Reports to: Principals
Start Date: August 2026
Compensation: prorated per the union contract
Application: Please submit a cover letter of interest, resume, and transcript to Ann Knowles, Principal at aknowles@scotlandes.org.
Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Plan, create and deliver daily PE and health lesson plans that are rigorous and aligned to state standards, while fostering fun and high level of interest for students.
- Introduce elements of strength, endurance and flexibility into physical education teaching and activities;
- Provide multimodal and differentiated instruction using a variety of teaching methods to meet the needs of students with diverse learning styles and varying needs/interests;
- Prepare equipment and materials for physical education activities;
- Observe, assess and communicate student progress (academic, behavioral, social, physical);
- Ensure individual well-being and safety is incorporated into teaching and activities;
- Support student physical fitness assessments at the school, state and national levels, as requested;
- Actively participate in wide variety of school day and extracurricular events as planned, including activities centered around professional development;
- Responsibly fulfill additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- Current or eligible Connecticut Teacher Elementary Certification - (044, Physical Education, Pre-K to 12) AND (043, Health, Pre-K to 12)
- Prior experience working with elementary students a plus but not a requirement