Early Childhood Center Fitness Teacher

Objective

To foster a dynamic environment that promotes and develops an understanding of the relationship of healthy body function and physical fitness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness.
• Develop or implement an early childhood fitness curriculum that targets gross and fine motor development.
• Demonstrate and explain basic skills, knowledge, and strategies of games and body movement.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, safe environment in the physical education areas.
• Provide safety instructions and make safety checks on equipment and fitness areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
• Provide maximum participation for all students by utilizing a variety of teaching methods to meet the needs of students with diverse ability levels.
• Provide ongoing feedback to students to encourage them to develop their fitness level.
• Monitor students’ progress, strengths, and weaknesses, and communicate these when necessary to parents/guardians, faculty and administrators.
• Communicate effectively and timely with parents/guardians, administrators, and faculty as needed.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the early childhood center and athletic department.
• Attend and contribute in full, divisional, and departmental faculty meetings.
• Take an active role in professional activities and attend relevant professional meetings and conferences.
• Stay abreast of the latest advances in physical fitness education.

Work Environment

Physical demands include:

• Ability to demonstrate the appropriate skills and techniques to be used by the students.
• Ability to visually monitor students.
• Ability to operate fitness equipment.
• Sitting, standing, lifting and carrying (up to 25 lbs.), reaching, squatting, climbing stairs, kneeling, and moving equipment/boxes (up to 25 lbs.)

Position Type

This is a full-time position with teaching responsibilities from August – May. As with any independent school, teachers should be ready to chaperone class trips, perform typical day-to-day duties such as lunch and carpool duties, and engage fully in all school events that develop the student.

• Bachelor’s degree in physical education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or related field preferred
• A minimum of three years classroom or clinical experience is preferred.
• Experience in fitness or gross / fine developmental programming for lower school students.
• First aid, CPR, and AED certifications required. This will be provided by the school, if necessary.
• Represent the school in the larger community in a positive manner that reflects the values of the school.
• Ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, administrators, and parents/guardians.
• Professional written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Google Suite required.