The Steward School is seeking a Lower School/Middle School Physical Education Teacher for grades JK through 8th for the academic year 2026-2027.  The P.E. educator is the primary instructional delivery person for students’ health and wellness, fitness, and growth. The position is demanding, varied, and complex. The educator must be collaborative, a relationship builder, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be well-trained in P.E. content knowledge, and effective and engaging teaching strategies for students in grades JK-8. This is a full-time, benefited position reporting to the Lower School and Middle School Division Directors.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate motivation and enthusiasm with a genuine passion for teaching students in Lower and Middle School.
• Demonstrate the ability to create a child-centered classroom.
• Facilitate children’s physical, cognitive, and social and emotional learning through lessons designed to sequentially develop skills appropriate to their ability and confidence levels.
• Provide engaging, fun, and effective instruction that helps build a health and wellness foundation for children.
• Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness and health education utilizing curriculum and other appropriate learning activities.
• Provide maximum participation for all students; differentiate as needed to ensure all students experience success.
• Analyze, demonstrate, and explain basic skills, knowledge and strategies of games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
• Provide ongoing formative feedback to students.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset individually and support this development with all students.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive, and safe environment in the physical education areas.
• Evaluate fitness and social and emotional growth of students, prepare thoughtful report card comments, and keep appropriate records as necessary.
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with team members, parents, community members, and partners to improve the instructional program and student success.
• Effectively use technology to support effective instruction and student learning.
• Communicate with parents and team members on student progress.
• Attend faculty meetings.
• Update curriculum maps.
• Other duties as assigned.

Duties:

Supervision at lunch, recess, carpool, and study hall

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education or related field.
• E. teaching experience.
• First aid & CPR, team player.
• Strong communicator (both written and oral).
• A professional who understands the importance of deadlines.

Desired:

• Coaching potential.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Commensurate with experience and education.
• Comprehensive benefits package available.

Interested candidates should upload their resume and cover letter via the online employment application. Please reference “Lower School/Middle School P.E. Teacher” as the position of interest. No calls or visits, please.

About The Steward School

The Steward School's mission begins with "to prepare each child for college and for life." Critical to this endeavor are the faculty and staff members of our school. Our core character values are honor, responsibility, and achievement, balanced by caring and respect for oneself and for others. Our faculty and staff are much more than mere representations of these values—they are the designers, sculptors, and builders that frame our students’ educational goals with these values in mind. The Steward School is committed to diversity and the development of an educational environment that fosters mutual respect, responsibility, and empathy in our school and in life. We value the presence of individuals whose differences include, but are not limited to, age, ethnicity, gender, learning style, talents, physical ability, political views, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and family structure. We actively encourage applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds and from individuals of all races, nationalities, and beliefs. Why Work at Steward? The Steward School was named one of the 2020 Top Workplaces in the Richmond region by the Richmond ...Times-Dispatch in conjunction with Workplace Dynamics. In addition, Steward offers a competitive compensation package for full-time employees. We invite you to find out more about how you can become a part of our community.

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