Details
Posted: 13-Apr-22
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Athletics/PE
Edmund Burke School, located in Washington D.C., seeks a permanent, full-time physical education teacher for the fall of 2022 who will run physical education classes to middle and high school students. Coaching responsibilities include at least one season of Middle and High School athletics. This teacher will also have the possibility to teach health classes in future years. The ideal candidate will have at least an undergraduate degree in physical education or a related discipline, as well as a minimum of two years experience teaching. This is a new position, needed due to the robust growth of our program.
A progressive co-educational day school for grades 6-12, Edmund Burke School emphasizes a student-centered, constructivist approach to education. Committed to building a diverse, multicultural faculty, the school values open-mindedness and collegiality. We expect teachers to run equitable and energetic classes, use innovative, developmentally-appropriate classroom activities and assignments designed to engage a diverse student population, and employ appropriate technology in the classroom. Burke values the ability to use or include multicultural perspectives in classroom instruction, and expects teachers to show patience and foster a respectful, caring community. Candidates should enjoy building curriculum through collaboration with colleagues and take pleasure in the company of adolescents. Teachers at Burke join a lively, dedicated and cooperative school community. In addition, we look for teachers who can enrich Burke’s community outside the classroom, especially by coaching.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Teach middle and high school courses that are engaging and educational
- Provide clear curricular expectations and create assessments that hold students accountable for their learning, and grade students' work fairly and efficiently
- Serve as a student advisor
- Chaperone bonding trips and field trips
- Regularly attend department meetings, team meetings and faculty and staff meetings
- Respond in a timely and informative way to phone calls and emails, generally within 48 hours
- Engage in continuing professional development
- Use our web-based Student Information System to write comments, report cards and post assignments.
- Participate in the duty schedule for teachers
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Experience:
- BA in physical education or a related field
- Experience working with middle and/or high school aged students
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment and emotional maturity
- An affinity for working with adolescents
- Exhibit experience successfully teaching and coaching Physical Education and Health curriculum
- Working knowledge on how to use National Standards for Physical Education and Health to guide lesson planning and assessment
- A willingness to learn and improve professionally
- Personal and professional interest in and knowledge of the discipline being taught
- Interest in extra-curricular involvement with students
- A demonstrative commitment to equity and inclusion
- Familiarity with independent schools and the progressive philosophy