Physical Education/Health Teacher

    Highlights

    To create a flexible instructional program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with pupils; to motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to live a rewarding life in an ever-changing world. Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.

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    LocationChapel Hill, NC

    Description

    TITLE: PE/Health Teacher

    QUALIFICATIONS: Licensure in K-12 PE and Health required. Previous experience as a high school PE/Health teacher preferred.

    SALARY: NC Teacher Salary + 18% supplement

    BENEFITS: Full Benefits

    SUPERVISES: May coordinate and direct activities of paraprofessionals, volunteers and/or clerical assistants.

    REPORTS TO: The school principal or his/her designee

    JOB GOAL: To provide each student with the help, counsel, and learning experience he needs to make progress toward educational goals established. To create a flexible instructional program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth; to establish effective rapport with pupils; to motivate pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to live a rewarding life in an ever-changing world.

    PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Develops lesson plans and instructional materials. Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
    • Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
    • Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
    • Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals. Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicates these objectives to the students.
    • Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media.
    • Evaluates students'' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
    • Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student''s progress and interprets the school program.
    • Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
    • Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and through self-selected professional growth activities.
    • Participates in curriculum development programs as required. Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.
    • Instructs pupils in a classroom, utilizing the course of study adopted by the Board of Education, and other appropriate learning activities.
    • Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
    • Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
    • Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
    • Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
    • Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals. Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects, and communicates these objectives to pupils.
    • Evaluates pupil performance and growth using a variety of formative and summative evaluation tools
    • Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student''s progress and interprets the school program.
    • Collaborates with colleagues to promote an optimal learning environment for pupils.

    TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten-month year. Salary in accordance with certification and placement on the adopted schedule.

    EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the Board of Education policy on the evaluation of teachers.

    Updated 8/11/2026

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