Physical Education Teacher - 0.8 FTE

About the Employer

Novato Unified School District (NUSD) has 700+ staff members who, along with the larger school community, are responsible for the education of over 7,500 students. We have eight elementary schools, including one dual-immersion, one K-8 school, two middle schools, and two comprehensive high schools.

NUSD also has an Alternative Education Center housing a continuation school and an independent study student program serving grades K-12. All schools within Novato Unified offer special education services, along with Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), and special assistance is provided for all English learner students. OUR MISSION:

Engage, inspire and empower all students, in a rapidly changing world, to realize their life goals.

OUR VISION: NUSD will provide an innovative and personalized learning experience for every student in a caring and supportive environment to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful and productive citizens.

NUSD will engage parents, teachers, and our community to actively support our students' growth and learning. OUR VALUES: Innovation, Equity, Caring, Inclusion, Collaboration

Job Summary

Job Summary

Novato Unified School District is excited to find an educator with a background in Physical Education for opening at Novato High School. The ideal applicant would be coming to us with a preliminary or clear California Credential in Single Subject Physical Education with an authorization to teach Dance as well as an authorization to teach English Learners.

NUSD welcomes aspiring educators in the process of obtaining appropriate credentialing that would qualify for emergency permits. Novato is a suburb located in north Marin County, with a population of approximately 53,000. We are a close-knit community, with a number of our population being lifelong citizens.

Many of our NUSD parents attended Novato schools themselves. Our community is known for its more than 3,600 acres of open space, which include a number of popular hiking and biking trails. Novato Unified's mission is to engage, inspire and empower all students, in a rapidly changing world, to realize their life goals.

Our vision is to provide an innovative and personalized learning experience for every student in a caring and supportive environment to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful and productive citizens. We engage parents, teachers and our community to actively support our students' growth and learning. We currently are home to 15 schools, with enrollment of approximately 7,400 students. Our 800 employees including certificated, classified and administrative staff are at the heart of our district.

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Requirements / Qualifications

Letter of Introduction Resume Three Current Letters of Recommendation California Single Subject Credential: Physical Education English Learner Authorization

Comments and Other Information

PLEASE READ ALL COMMENTS AND JOB DESCRIPTION BEFORE CONTACTING HUMAN RESOURCES WITH QUESTIONS. A 5% increase to the Certificated Salary Schedule is pending final approval later this month.

Novato Unified is only accepting applications on EdJoin. If you are unable to provide any required information at this time, please submit a brief note of explanation in place of the missing documentation, and be prepared to provide this information if an offer is extended. A record of TB clearance will be required of successful candidate.

Questions about your EDJOIN application submission should be directed to the EDJOIN helpdesk at 888-900-8945. EDJOIN will send confirmation of your application submission. Please do not contact the district office to inquire if your application is complete.

If you are uncertain, review your application on EDJOIN. Please do not mail or email applications. Only EDJOIN applications will be accepted.

Only candidates invited to interview will be contacted. You may address letters of introduction to: Francesca Whitcomb Director of Human Resources 1015 Seventh Street Novato, CA 94945 Note that your candidacy will be reviewed for attention to instruction, spelling, grammar and professionalism.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate resourcefulness and a basic knowledge of the district and the job for which they are applying. • Letter of Introduction • Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 current and from supervisors preferred.) • Resume (2 page maximum please.) • Credential Copy (Please attach detailed copy from CTC website.) The Novato Unified School District prohibits, at any district school or school activity, discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This shall apply when applicable, to interns, volunteers, and job applicants. For questions, concerns or complaints, please contact District Equity and Title IX Compliance Officer: Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources; 1015 Seventh Street, Novato, CA 94945; (415) 493-4207; hradmin@nusd.org.

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