Location:
Balas Administration BuildingPOSITION TITLE: Adaptive Physical Education Teacher

POSITION LOCATION: Balas Administration Building

FTE: 1.0

SALARY: Teacher's Salary Schedule

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Student Intervention and Support Services Director
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and PREFERRED QUALITIES:
Posses a Bachelor's Degree.
Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement (MB).
Adaptive PE experience.
CPR for the professional rescuer.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in teaching gross motor, perceptual motor and sensory motor development.
Knowledge of ability to provide instruction to physically disabled, communicatively disabled, and severely disabled populations.
Ability to communicate successfully with parents and staff. Ability to diagnose, assess prescribe, and evaluate the motor needs of individual students.
Proof of COVID vaccination required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate adaptive physical education instruction to students with
physical, communication, and intellectual disabilities.
Provides regularly scheduled adaptive physical education activities and instruction.
Identifies and provide ongoing assessment of physical and perceptual motor needs.
Develops and write individualized educational programs according to each student's needs.
Evaluates students' growth through review on a consistent basis.
Modifies the IEP as needed.
Consults with teachers, on request, regarding issues related to regular physical education, modified, or Specially Designed Physical Education instruction.
Provides instruction that is congruent with goals and objectives listed on current IEP.
Serves as a member of the IEP team and conferences with parents when appropriate.
Maintains current knowledge of recent instructional trends related to Adaptive Physical Education.
Provides innovative and creative programs that develop self-esteem through successful participation leading to physical independence.
Explores and coordinates special games and/or Special Olympics for students, staff, and/or parents.
Maintains thorough records for each student.
Selects, requisitions, and maintains instructional materials and aids.
Performs other tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of this position.
Confer with students, parents, and school counselor to resolve student problem.
Select, store, order, issue, and inventories equipment, materials, and supplies used in physical education program.
Teach students with disabilities.
Supervises students and aides.
Other duties as assigned.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Communicate effectively and present information both in oral and in written form
REASONING ABILITY:
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Interpret an extensive variety of statistical information and data related to student achievement.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally sit and walk and sometimes stand.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as typed material. Hearing abilities used
while performing this job are hearing conversation in a quiet or noisy environment. The employee will frequently
interact with the public and other staff and occasionally work extended hours.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well
being and work output of students.
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
All applicants must complete the online application at A2schools.org >> District Links >> Job Postings
Certified Positions Only: Copies of an active Michigan Teaching Certificate and college transcripts are required with application packet. Original certificate and certified transcripts are required prior to being hired.