Lower School Physical Education Teacher

Reports to: Director of Lower School

Status: Full-Time Employee (100%)

Division: Lower School / Toddler–Grade 5 

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION  

Since its founding in 1977, Marin Horizon has been providing a challenging and robust academic program combined with character-enhancing life skills. Marin Horizon is a place of creative, active learning built around our commitment to developing each student’s confident voice. Marin Horizon serves about 300 students from toddler through grade eight and is located in Mill Valley, CA.  

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Marin Horizon School seeks a warm, energetic, and collaborative Lower School Physical Education Teacher to work with students from toddler through grade five. The ideal candidate understands the importance of movement, play, skill-building, outdoor exploration, and sportsmanship in young children’s development and can create learning experiences that are joyful, structured, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate.

Students participate in physical education regularly to build gross motor skills, coordination, confidence, teamwork, resilience, and healthy habits. In addition, Marin Horizon’s physical education program is closely connected to our broader outdoor education philosophy. Students build confidence, independence, care for the natural world, and practical outdoor skills through age-appropriate experiences on campus and off campus.

This role requires a teacher who is flexible, relationship-centered, and able to create safe and engaging environments for a wide range of learners. Strong communication, collaboration, planning, and classroom management skills are essential.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Physical Education and Movement:

• Teach physical education to toddler through fifth grade students in meaningful, developmentally appropriate ways.
• Design engaging lessons that build gross motor skills, coordination, balance, spatial awareness, teamwork, cooperation, sportsmanship, and healthy habits.
• Create joyful, structured, and inclusive PE environments where all students feel safe, capable, and engaged.
• Use research-based, innovative teaching practices to meet diverse learning needs while maintaining clear routines, expectations, and safety protocols in indoor and outdoor PE spaces. 

Outdoor Education:

• Help plan, prepare for, and participate in off-campus outdoor learning and field experiences aligned with the school’s PE and outdoor education goals.
• Support students in developing outdoor skills, confidence, independence, teamwork, and respect for the natural world.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and program leaders to ensure outdoor experiences are safe, inclusive, and age-appropriate. 

Collaboration and Communication:

• Build positive relationships with students and support their social-emotional growth through movement, play, teamwork, and outdoor experiences.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, specialists, and student support team members to support individual student needs.
• Assess and communicate student growth through progress reporting, parent conferences, and professional family communication as needed.
• Participate in division meetings, staff meetings, committees, professional development, school-wide events, and occasional evening or weekend events.
• Uphold Marin Horizon’s mission and values. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in physical education, kinesiology, education, child development, outdoor education, environmental education, or a related field required; master’s degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of teaching experience preferred, ideally with preschool and/or elementary-aged children.
• Experience designing developmentally appropriate PE, movement, outdoor education, and/or experiential learning experiences for young learners.
• Experience supporting off-campus learning, field experiences, or youth sports coaching preferred.
• Strong classroom management skills and the ability to create safe, predictable, and engaging routines.
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive and inclusive teaching practices, with experience supporting students from diverse backgrounds and learning profiles.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and planning skills.
• A growth mindset, willingness to receive feedback, and genuine joy, warmth, and flexibility in working with young children. 

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