Physical education teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Physical education teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Physical education teacher key duties/responsibilities, Physical education 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 Physical education teacher duties:

1. Train and lead several Associate Teachers in daily athletic and fitness programming;
2. Arrive every day with an extremely strong, positive, energetic presence to motivate and inspire students;
3. Engaging and motivating all students during athletic classes;
4. Design and implement daily lesson plans for athletic classes that focus on elevating heart-rate for all students, as well as fitness and/or athletic skill-building;
5. Design and implement academic skill-building activities in athletic classes;
6. Design, implement, and schedule one sports period for approximately 130 students with the support of 5 Associate Teachers;
7. Oversee and manage multiple structured recess periods and/or lunch;
8. Teach small group leveled instruction academic class;
9. Provide regular rigorous constructive feedback for Associate Teachers on athletic programming;
10. Provide specific and actionable feedback to students on their progress towards fitness and athletic goals;
11. Collaborate with academic colleagues to build in applicable academic skills into athletic classes;
12. Participate in grade-level activities and school-wide functions;
13. Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior;
14. Communicate regularly and effectively with students, families, and colleagues;
15. Participate in 4 after school family events every year (e.g. “parent nights”, etc.);
16. Arrive promptly and professionally for every 8 hour and 25 min teacher day;
17. Participate in a teacher orientation prior to the start of school;
18. Other responsibilities as designated by the administration.

II. List of Physical education teacher qualifications

1. Drive to improve the minds, bodies, and lives of students in and out of the classroom;
2. Proven track-record of student athletic success;
3. Mastery of and enthusiasm for fitness and athletics;
4. Experience motivating and inspiring students who may not have had success with athletics in the past;
5. Willingness to incorporate academics into athletic classes;
6. Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player;
7. Bachelor’s degree is required;
8. Minimum of two years teaching experience in an urban school setting preferred;
9. Valid Massachusetts License in subject is required; in addition, valid Massachusetts License in ESL is preferred;
10. Fluency in Spanish preferred;
11. Alignment with the Academy’s core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable.

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.