Posted: 23-Mar-26
Location: San Francisco, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $84,339 - $120,448
Categories:
The Role: Physical Expression Guide
Millennium School is seeking a Physical Expression Guide to bring a thoughtful, integrated, and engaging approach to physical development within our middle school community. This position involves teaching physical expression and education classes to approximately 90 students in grades 6–8, four days per week.
The ideal candidate will ground their practice in core PE competencies, such as fitness, motor skills, and sport, while also incorporating less traditional modalities such as yoga, rock climbing, and outdoor education. We are looking for someone who can build a cohesive curriculum that balances structured athletic development with opportunities for self-discovery and connection to the natural world. We are seeking someone with a genuine enthusiasm for working with middle schoolers and a playful approach to teaching.
Moving forward, our program will draw from a rich spectrum of mind-body disciplines, including yoga, martial arts, capoeira, mindfulness, and somatic movement, alongside outdoor education experiences such as hiking, nature immersion, and environmental stewardship. Students are invited to explore both the physical and contemplative dimensions of movement as pathways to self-knowledge and community.
Millennium looks for educators with a progressive, embodied teaching philosophy who understand the developmental needs of middle schoolers. The ideal candidate brings deep personal practice in one or more mind-body disciplines (such as yoga, martial arts, or capoeira), a love of the outdoors and experiential learning, and a commitment to supporting students’ inner and outer growth — helping them build self-awareness, resilience, and a lifelong relationship with movement and nature.
This Guide also will lead an advisory group, and deliver regular social-emotional education to students.
About Millennium
We are a middle school (grades 6-8) in San Francisco, California. Our mission is to guide adolescents through a transformative coming-of-age journey that integrates challenging academics, real-world exploration, and self-discovery.
Essential to bringing our mission to life are the following approaches to teaching and learning:
Awareness: Presence, Personal & Professional Growth
Millennium educators are mindful and intentional in their work. They see teaching as purposeful, commit to ongoing growth, and bring creativity, responsibility, and energy to their roles. They engage in professional learning, share their skills with colleagues, and contribute actively to the life of the Millennium community.
Compassion: Connection, Environment & Engagement
Guides at Millennium embody compassion and empathy. They love working with middle schoolers in particular and are dedicated to reimagining how to best guide students through this period of development. They are committed to anti-racist practices and strive to dismantle all forms of oppression. They are open, clear, and timely communicators with students and their families, as well as our colleagues.
Wisdom: Thinking & Planning
Our Guides are not satisfied with a surface-level understanding. They know their content area and pedagogy, and are also committed to expanding their educational philosophy and vision. They consider content in the context of the diverse needs of our students, planning with the needs of all students in mind and shifting in the moment to ensure our work is relevant and responsive.
Purpose: Delivery & Assessment
Guides apply research-based best practices in our classrooms, providing engaging, relevant, developmentally appropriate, and effective learning experiences. They give all students the chance to learn by utilizing a wide range of instructional styles and technologies, and providing regular feedback and accommodations.
Who Thrives as a Millennium Guide?
According to our current team of Guides, educators who thrive at Millennium “build strong, trusting relationships and create spaces where students feel safe to take risks, slow down, and grow."
“We show up fully, balancing care, curiosity, and high expectations while creating spaces where students feel seen, challenged, and supported."
"We model mindfulness, empathy, and courage, and we believe that who students are becoming matters just as much as what they are learning."
The Ideal Candidate
Awareness: Presence, Personal & Professional Growth
- Demonstrates commitment to personal development and authenticity; contributes to the school program beyond classroom responsibilities, including serving as an advisor for a group of 10 students
- Has demonstrated experience with mindfulness, social-emotional learning
Compassion: Connection, Environment & Engagement
- Embodies Millennium's vision, philosophy, and mission with demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, social justice, and the school's values
- Passionate about "Whole-Self" development as the purpose of adolescent education, with dedication to students' social-emotional well-being; promotes wellness of body and mind throughout the Millennium Program
- Prioritizes connection and empathy; creates brave, respectful, physically-safe classroom spaces centered on students and anchored in JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) principles
- Communicates openly and frequently with students, families, and colleagues; plans collaboratively and demonstrates flexibility when pivoting to meet student needs, including coordinating subject-matter experts and guest instructors
Wisdom: Thinking & Planning
- Has 3-5+ years of experience as a Physical Education teacher, preferably at the Middle School level, with deep content knowledge and pedagogical expertise
- Has 2+ years of experience coaching and coordinating logistics for school-based athletics programs and is seeking leadership development in the areas of athletics education
- Experienced in designing and implementing physical expression curriculum using project-based learning and other progressive pedagogies that meet diverse student needs
- Plans collaboratively and demonstrates flexibility when pivoting to meet student needs
Purpose: Delivery & Assessment
- Has experience and demonstrated success coaching middle school students in a variety of sports and settings
- Provides regular feedback and accommodations supporting a wide range of learners; ensures students understand learning goals
Responsibilities:
- The school day is from 8:30-3:30 pm for students, except on Wednesdays, when school ends at 2:20pm.
- All staff arrive by 8:00 am and remain at school until 4:00pm, except on team meeting dates, which may run until 4:45pm.
- Guides attend and occasionally lead two staff meetings a week.
- Guides lead weekly student circle meetings, grade-level meetings, and once-monthly affinity spaces.
- Guides plan, lead and participate in weekly real-world expeditions, as well as camping trips, domestic, and international class trips.
- All team members share supervision duties throughout the week.
- All guides are expected to be visible and present at school events, which occasionally occur on evenings or weekends.
- Start Date: July 1, 2026.
Please note that this list of responsibilites is not exhaustive and does not cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities. As a lab school, we continually review and update all areas of the school based on experience and best practices.
Application Process
- To apply, please send your resume to hiring@millenniumschool.org
- Millennium School is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation and evaluate all candidates based on merit.
- More information at www.millenniumschool.org.
Compensation and Benefits
- This is a full-time position. Millennium recognizes the incredible work that educators perform on a daily basis. When compared with peer schools and the greater Bay Area and California markets, Millennium currently compensates teachers at the 95-100% percentile.
- Pay for this position is dependent on experience and education and ranges between an annual compensation of $84,339 - $120,248