High School Physical Education and Health Teacher

• Sparta High School seeks a physical education and health teacher for the 2026-2027 school year.EMPLOYMENT: Work year and

Salary

• to be determined by the board
• Work year and

Salary

• to be determined by the board

Qualifications

• Valid New Jersey Instructional Certificate and Subject Area Endorsement or eligibility
• Minimum experience as required by the Board
• Demonstrated knowledge of subject specialty and effective teaching methods
• Ability to maintain a positive learning environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Required criminal history background check
• Upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations and board policy
• REPORTS TO: Health and PE Supervisor
• SUPERVISES: Students, and when assigned, student teachers and classroom aides
• JOB GOAL: To provide an approved education program and establish a class environment that fosters learning and personal growth; to help students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for continued education; and to maintain good relationships with parents and other staff members.PERFORMANCE

Responsibilities

• Develops lesson plans and classroom learning activities
• Works to achieve state core curriculum content standards and district educational goals and objectives by promoting active learning in the classroom using board-adopted curriculum, board-adopted curricula and textbooks, and other appropriate learning activities.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Sets specific objectives wherever possible in lesson preparation and weekly lesson plans and carries through presentation to effectively achieve these objectives.
• Plans class activities and lesson presentations that are age-appropriate for the class and meet the individual needs, interests and ability levels of all students.Instruction and student contact
• Differentiates learning experiences based on student readiness, learning styles and interests meeting the needs of diverse learners.
• Monitors student academic progress and personal growth toward stated objectives of instruction.
• Maintains records of student's educational progress in class record books and/or board approved forms and summarizes these marks for reporting purposes.
• Identifies student needs and provides instruction appropriate to those needs.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a classroom climate conducive to learning.
• Budgets class time effectively.
• Devises written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking as well as the reproduction of facts.
• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.Contact with parents and community
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to inform them about the school program and to discuss student progress.
• Makes effective use of community resources to enhance the instructional program.Professional contacts and activities
• Cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and resolving learning problems.
• Maintains professional competence and continuous improvement through in-service education and other professional growth activities.
• Participates in school-level planning, faculty meetings/committees and other school system groups.
• Supports school and district initiatives through participation in school and district projects.
• Takes responsibility for growing and developing professionally based on personal areas of needed growth in content knowledge and pedagogical skills
• seeking growth experiences within and outside the district
• acting on areas of growth suggested by supervisors
• offering turnkey support to colleagues
• Other
• Upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations and board policy.
• Performs other duties within the scope of his/her employment and certification as may be assigned.Coaching interest or experience a plus.