Company Description

At KIPP Chicago, we are guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our campuses are located in the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods. KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program. KIPP Chicago is the highest-performing network of schools in Chicago, as measured by our city’s school quality index. We attract, develop, and retain a diverse and talented staff of educators. Our students and families choose our schools because our teachers are exceptional educators who work together as a collective to ensure students achieve and thrive. For more data and information about our successes and vision for the future, visit www.kippchicago.org

Job Description

KIPP Chicago is hiring Physical Education teachers to serve our middle schools for SY 24-25. The position may be full-time (salary, 43 hours/week) or part-time (hourly, 25 hours/week). Full-time positions will serve two middle schools, proximate to each other, and with a schedule that allows for travel. The part-time position will serve one school 4.5 hours/day, in the morning. The Physical Education teacher must hold an active Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) and endorsement in Physical Education. 

KIPP Chicago seeks Physical Education teachers with a proven track record of structuring a physical education program that includes principles of human movement, motor skills, health-related fitness and training. This candidate will also collaborate with classroom teachers and specialty teachers to ensure a strong culture of student safety and inclusion within the PE setting. 

Specifically, the PE teacher responsibilities include

• Follow the daily schedule for each campus with timeliness and exemplary attendance 

• Utilize the standards-aligned curriculum (SPARK) with fidelity to plan effective lessons 

• Manage the PE setting with safety at the forefront and include clear routines and procedures. 

• Cultivate student engagement that support inclusivity, participation, and belonging for all students 

• Appropriately modify lessons for student ability needs, by grade level. 

• Align actions and decisions to school-wide student culture expectations 

• Collaborate with other teachers and staff to maximize the positive impact of the PE setting for all students 

• Practice a growth mindset about own teaching and practice byu reflecting and incorporating feedback towards improvement 

• Actively Participate in summer orientation (3 weeks) and ongoing professional training.

• Other duties as assigned. 

Our supports for teachers’ work include, but are not limited to the following:

• Common behavioral expectations upheld by all school staff and recorded through our student paycheck system with attached school-wide incentives and disincentives

• Principals and assistant principals who are routinely present throughout the building and day

• One-on-one meetings with your principal and/or assistant principal once per week to discuss student progress and the teacher’s development

• Collaboration with grade-level and content teams three afternoons per week

• A prep period each day

• Frequent in-building professional development from school leadership

• Prepared unit plans and unit assessments alongside freedom to plan weekly and daily instruction

• In-building technology support

• Highly efficient and thoughtful scheduling, including for special events like field lessons or testing windows

• A team of ambitious, talented staff, every single one committed to our important work

Qualifications

The requirements of Physical Education Teacher are:

• Active Illinois PEL with Physical Education endorsement (required)

• Ability to climb stairs, lift 50lbs, and run & move to model student PE expectations (required)

• Ability to travel to, from, and between campuses with efficiency to ensure on-time arrival (required)

• A track record of effective PE instruction in an urban setting, Chicago preferred 

• A Cleared CPS background check before first date of employment (required)

Additional Information

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

KIPP Chicago Schools offers a competitive compensation and benefits package:

• Competitive salaries commensurate with experience
• Competative rates for medical insurance and short-term disability insurance
• Dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance are offered at no cost
• Contributions to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund in accordance with Illinois state law
• An additional, optional 403(b) retirement account
• Robust professional development 

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

KIPP Chicago Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. KIPP Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic background. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.