Summary: Physical Education (PE) Teacher is responsible for creating a classroom environment that fosters, promotes and develops an understanding of the relationship of healthy body function and exercise; that motivates each student to cultivate physical fitness, and appropriate social and emotional adjustment; that discovers and develop talents of students in physical achievement; and that develops strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual and team physical activities and sports, in accordance with each students ability.Major Responsibilities:Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual or team sports.Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of students. Evaluates each students growth in physical skills, knowledge and contribution in team sports.Supervises students in out of classroom activities during the assigned working day.Morning Duty: Includes active supervision of hallways and classroom.Afternoon Duty: Includes active supervision of dismissal process.Additional duties may be assigned without additional compensation or stipendQualifications:Bachelors Degree, MS Preferred Commitment to ensuring academic success for all studentsExperience working in an urban setting, preferredExperience working with diverse student populations, preferredRequired license(s)/ PE all levels or MTELCommonwealth charter school teachers hired at any charter school after August 10, 2000, must either take and pass, within their first year of employment at the charter school, the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) or be already certified or licensed to teach in Massachusetts." This includes a passing score on the Communication and Literacy Skills test and a passing score on the relevant subject matter knowledge test(s). In addition, the Education of English Learner regulations, 603 CMR 14.07 require that all core academic teachers responsible for the education of one or more ELL students hold an Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Teacher Endorsement within one year of employment.