Classroom Teacher / Health

Job Description:

Position: Long Term Substitute Teacher

• Secondary

• Health/PE

Location: Downingtown High School East

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Effective Date: August 14, 2024 through January 20, 2025

At Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:

• Communicate openly to build relationships and trust

• Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed

• Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth

• Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment

• Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning

• Strive to be kind and reflective

• Focus on the solution and put people first

• Lead by example!

Qualifications:

• Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and hold a proper Pennsylvania certification for the position

• Bachelor's degree

• Valid PA certification specific to content area: Grades PK-4

• Demonstrates knowledge in the area of assignment

• Possesses a positive attitude toward the teaching profession, service to the district, and importance and purpose of the education program

• Proficiency in use of current technology for individual or group demonstration or communication

• Exhibits excellent classroom management skills

• To follow the standard of member conduct as stated in the PA Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators

• Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements

• Click here for more information about required clearances

• Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment

Duties & Responsibilities: (Abbreviated

• Please review the attached Job Description for more details on this specific opportunity)

• Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, and individual, dual, or team sports, utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities

• Instructs pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district

• Works cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning a balanced physical education program

• Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge's, and strategies of formal sports, games rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement

• Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil, to the extent feasible

• May teach Physical Education classes for handicapped pupils, interscholastic athletics, or drill team

Salary 2024-2025 School Year:

Full salary matrix is available in the appendix of the following collective bargaining agreement, which can be accessed by clicking here. Placement upon salary scale is dependent upon education and years of teaching service.

Summary of Benefits:

• Medical, including Telemedicine

• Prescription

• Dental

• Vision

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Life Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Workers' Compensation

• Paid Sick and Personal Days

• Employee Assistance and Advocacy Program

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 403(b) Retirement Savings

• State Pension System (PSERS)

• Wellness incentives, including fitness club reimbursement

• Administrator and peer support mentorship programs

• Induction program and Professional Development

• District-provided technology

• ...and much more!

Schedule:

7.5 hours per day based upon district-approved calendar

Up to 191 days per year, plus up to 3 days of orientation for professional employees during first year of employment

EOE