Elementary Physical Education teacher

Lander-Grinspoon Academy, a private school in Northampton, MA, is currently seeking a dynamic, creative, and highly motivated part-time Physical Education Teacher to work with students in grades K6. This is a great opportunity for a current graduate student or someone who has retired from school teaching but isn't quite ready to leave it all behind!WHO YOU ARE

• An experienced and enthusiastic educator who values movement, wellness, and social-emotional growth
• Excited about contributing to school-wide initiatives including:
• social justice education
• our on-site working farm
• creative arts
• Someone who works well as part of a collaborative team, whopartners closely with classroom teachers and communicates openly with families to support each childs development, confidence, and joyful sense of identity
• Equally committed to fostering physical skills, teamwork, and healthy habits as you are to nurturing students social and emotional well-being
• Interested in being a part of a close-knit and supportive community, teaching PE outdoors when weather permitting and in our multi-purpose room the rest of the year
• Committed to teaching PE in a non-competitive environmentBENEFITS
• Flexibility: You choose to hold PE on either Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays
• Fits with your existing schedule: just 4 hours of teaching each week
• Salary: $6500-$7500/year, commensurate with experience
• Community: Join a school where educators stay for 12 years because they love it!ABOUT USLander-Grinspoon Academy is an open and diverse Jewish community providing an outstanding K6 education. Most of our staff have been working together for over 12 years. At our school, each childs success is our highest priority. Our philosophy, curriculum, and community work together to ensure that each student is embraced and nurtured both as an individual and as a constructive member of the community.We have a strong social curriculum integrated into all aspects of school life, and we see physical education as an essential part of educating the whole childsupporting resilience, cooperation, self-awareness, and responsible citizenship. Our teachers collaborate closely to create engaging, inclusive learning experiences and to help each child reach their full potential. We foster a dynamic work environment filled with collaboration, communication, respect, love, and a lot of laughter.Being a teacher at Lander-Grinspoon Academy is unlike anything you will experience anywhere else.