$58,516–$143,740 Per Year
Analysis Skills, Charter Schools, Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Fitness, Health Education, Identify Issues, Internet Technology, Lesson Plans, Microsoft Office, Organizational Skills, Physical Education, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Primary School, Secondary School, Special Needs, Sports, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Curriculum, Writing Skills
Who We Are
Excellence Community Schools ECS is a Charter Management Organization CMO supporting schools in the Bronx, NY, and Stamford, CT. Our programs are based on a proven, nationally recognized model, which originated in our flagship school, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, a National Blue Ribbon School.
Our Mission and Vision
Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest of grades, has an eye towards college preparation. To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students. We offer a differentiated project-based learning environment that seeks to develop high-level analytic and critical thinking skills in all of our students. Our engaging and rigorous approach to educating our scholars is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.
Who We Need
We are seeking individuals who are dedicated, ambitious, and committed to student success and education reform. Qualified candidates must demonstrate records of achievement, high degrees of personal responsibility, and the drive to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child achieves academic success. This individual must be committed to excellence, lead by example, and see collaboration as a key component of success.
Duties
- Plan and implement lesson plans for teaching health & wellness & physical fitness techniques, sports playing, and living a healthy and active lifestyle.
- Facilitate one-on-one sessions with youth and family health workshops for scholars and their parents.
- Motivate scholars during exercises to help them develop athletic skills and enjoy exercising.
- Conduct health assessments to determine overall health status of all youth (e.g., height, weight, PACER endurance test, etc.).
- Teach the rules behind playing several different sports and proper techniques for running, stretching, and other exercise activities.
- Collaborate with assigned grade level team leads to plan and execute reading instruction for one period each day.
- Modify existing instructional plans as necessary to accommodate individual scholars special needs.
- Administer assessments, collect, and analyze data gathered on each scholar.
- Build relationships with scholars, families, through regular communication regarding progress and provide ways in which families can be supportive of their scholars health & motivation.
- Participate in school-wide scholar assessments to diagnose scholars needs.
- Attend professional development trainings.
- Provides coverage for classroom teachers, lunch, recess, and/or dismissals as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- NYS Teacher Certification in Health & Wellness and/or Physical Education or reciprocity from another state in the equivalent area.
- Bachelors degree in Health Education or related field required.
- Minimum of 1 year of teaching work experience in working with elementary and middle school-aged students is required.
- Knowledge of best practices and current trends in Health & Wellness and/or Physical Education, school wellness policy, and/or public health required.
- Expert knowledge of New York State & National Health Education Standards & National Sexuality Education Standards required.
- Experience conducting health assessments, facilitating group and individual counseling, and implementing health education workshops required.
- Comfortable working in various urban settings and with diverse populations required.
- Team-oriented with strong organizational and collaborative skills required.
- Adapts well to changes in assignment and priorities with the ability to respond effectively to new information, changing conditions, and unexpected obstacles required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Suite & using technology & web-based platforms to teach Health & Wellness and/or Physical Education required.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $58,516 - $143,740.
- Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
- Health Insurance, dental, vision, 403b Retirement Plan - Employer Match, Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Parental Leave, FMLA, Short-term Long-term Disability, and Life Insurance.
- 5,000-year Tuition Reimbursement.
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