Health & Fitness Teacher, East Farms Elementary, 1.0 FTE Continuing

Job Title: Health & Fitness Teacher, East Farms Elementary, 1.0 FTE

Reports to: Building Principal

Work Schedule: 7.5 hours per day, 184 days per year, starting at the beginning of the 2024/2025 school year.

Salary: East Valley Certificated Salary Schedule, $56,397 - $113,589 depending on placement per degree, credits, and experience.

Benefits: Click Here to view Employee Benefit Information

Job Summary:

Under the direction and supervision of the principal or designee, this teaching position will plan instruction, teach, motivate, inspire, and assess students in health/fitness. This teaching position will promote a high-quality education program that reflects state standards.

Essential Job Functions:

This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:

• Incorporate the state standards within the health/fitness content area.

• Implement adopted health/fitness education programs and provide for individual learning needs of students.

• Assist in the evaluation of health/fitness education programs and the selection and evaluation of instructional equipment and materials.

• Develop lesson plans and teaching outlines using the district's adopted curriculum and instructional program guidelines.

• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.

• Teach using various methodologies, including lectures, demonstrations, and discussions.

• Perform curriculum and instructional development activities.

• Teach effective communication skills.

• Be responsible for constructive classroom management and environment.

• Meet course and school wide student performance goals.

• Create a positive educational climate for students to learn.

• Provide social and academic guidance for students under his/her direction.

• Promote the district's educational goals through parent conferences and related activities.

• Counsel, confer, and communicate with parents and school district personnel regarding student progress.

• Observe and evaluate students' performance.

• Maintain appropriate student records.

• Manage student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary procedures.

• Participate in grade level and department PLC meetings, analyzing and using data to close the opportunity gap.

• Maintain and promote own personal professional growth through appropriate coursework, workshops, reading of professional materials, etc.

• Assist in upholding and enforcing school district rules, administrative regulations, and board policies.

• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

• Requires the use of multiple communication systems, such as electronic mail and computers.

• Inspect school or district facilities for the purpose of ensuring that the site is suitable for safe operations, maintained in an attractive and clean condition, and/or identifying necessary repairs due to vandalism, equipment breakage, weather conditions, etc.

• The employee shall maintain a consistent presence at the assigned work site(s) and work the regular work hours specified by the contract.

• Professionally interact with colleagues, members of the public, and students.

• Comply with all district policies and all applicable laws.

• Perform special assignments and other duties as assigned or required by the supervisor.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrate understanding and ability to implement a trauma informed learning environment where the needs of the whole child are accounted for in classroom design.

• Knowledge of proper English grammar, spelling, and usage in both oral and written communication.

• Demonstrates ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both oral and written communication.

• Working knowledge of the district-adopted software, including Microsoft Office.

• Ability to handle confidential matters and information in a professional manner.

• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with district staff to enhance the completion of assigned tasks.

• Ability and willingness to upgrade skills to maintain the highest level of efficiency and high-quality work.

• Demonstrates classroom management procedures that provide for large and small groups, and individuals, and provides an environment conducive to learning.

• Flexible in learning new concepts, cooperates with others, and adapts to a variety of assignments and conditions.

• Enthusiastic and displays an overall optimism and motivation toward teaching and student learning.

• Gains the respect and confidence of students, parents, and staff through modeling appropriate demeanor, behavior, and attire.

• Sets and attains a high level of expectations with a commitment to using available resources in a way that accomplishment occurs.

• Relates positively to youth and adults of varying socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

• Demonstrates the ability to learn new ideas and skills and for solving problems.

• Aware of current educational developments and applications and works collaboratively with others.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse group of students, colleagues, parents, and administrators in a confidential manner.

• Integrates technology into planning, learning, and record-keeping activities.

• Ability to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the instructional/learning process and effective teaching strategies.

• Willingness and commitment to participate in professional collaboration and student supervision.

• Demonstrated interest, commitment, and ability to work with students, staff, and community at the elementary school level.

• Demonstrated positive interactions with students at the elementary school level.

• Demonstrated experience in working effectively with a wide range of students abilities, both academically and socially.

• Demonstrates personal characteristics of flexibility, high-stress tolerance, reliability, punctuality, dependability, and an ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to maintain high standards of professionalism and diplomacy in dealing with the public and district staff.

• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to work independently within the parameters of the job, without the need for constant supervision.

• Ability to organize, set priorities, meet deadlines, make sound decisions, attention to detail, and follow through on a variety of assigned tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Washington State Teaching certificate, no later than the first contracted day of the 2024/2025 school year with appropriate endorsements as required by law and regulations.

• Health and Fitness endorsement required.

• School degree in related field preferred.

• Successful Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Clearance.

• Valid Washington State driver's license or evidence of mobility.

• Proof of Immunization (if born 1/1/57 or later).

• I-9 Employment Eligibility in compliance with the Immigrations Reform and Control Act.

• Completion of all district-required trainings within thirty (30) calendar days from hire date.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be required to deal with distraught and/or angry persons and may be exposed to infectious diseases carried by children. The noise level in the work environment is acceptable to this particular environment and can vary depending upon daily activity but will remain within acceptable ranges.

Evaluation:

The Health/Fitness Teacher shall be evaluated per the terms of the East Valley Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement. The process shall include an evaluation of the employee's performance of the above essential job functions and desired skills.

Classification History:

Job description developed: July 2014 mmr

Job description revised: April 2024 lme

East Valley School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Compliance Coordinator: Brian Talbott, 3830 N Sullivan Rd Bldg. 1, Spokane Valley, WA 99216, Phone: (509) 924-1830 talbottb@evsd.org. ADA/Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: Jane Stencel, 3830 N Sullivan Rd Bldg. 1, Spokane Valley, WA 99216, Phone: (509) 924-1830 stencelj@evsd.org. Section 504 Coordinator: Heather Awbery, 3830 N Sullivan Rd Bldg. 1, Spokane Valley, WA 99216, Phone: (509) 924-1830, awberyh@evsd.org.