Gym teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Gym teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Gym teacher key duties/responsibilities, Gym teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Gym teacher duties:

1. Assists in maintaining an environment that is safe, stimulating, educational and age-appropriate.
2. Under the guidance of the teacher, follows Individual Education Plans; recording data as required.
3. Maintains a clean and neat educational environment.
4. Participates in planning.
5. Maintains a calm and respectful voice and manner when dealing with students, students family members and co-workers.
6. Assists students to independently perform Activities of Daily Living (ADL)/functional living skills.
7. Monitors and documents health status and whereabouts of students.
8. Accompanies/transports students on educational/field trips as required.
9. Prepares and assists in the preparation of meals as required.
10. Lifts, transfers and positions students as necessary.
11. Evacuates students during emergencies according to specific building plans.
12. Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned by the Teacher.

II. List of Gym teacher qualifications

1. 4 Year Degree preferred but not a requirement
2. Minimum of 1 year experience in Physical Education or Sports related field
3. Background in cheerleading, sports, gymnastics or dance is a plus but not required
4. We are looking for dedicated teachers that are seeking a truly wonderful career

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.