Lower Elementary Physical Education (PE) teacher

The dePaul School for Dyslexia is a specialized, independent school dedicated to the education of children in K-8^th grades with dyslexia and related language-based difficulties, with the primary goal of enabling these students to achieve academic and personal success.

The dePaul School embraces a school-wide vision and commitment to the following core values:

RESPECT the child - showing understanding and acceptance of their challenges.

TEACH the child – with, research-based proven curriculum and methodologies.

CHALLENGE the child - to meet their potential, setting appropriate expectations.

INSPIRE the child - promoting strengths, fostering creativity and building self-confidence through praise and encouragement.

The dePaul School Fast Facts:

·        Founded in Clearwater in 1983

·        Independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

·        Full-time day school for students in 1st - 8th grades

·        Signature Orton-Gillingham based remediation methodology, dePaul Structured Linguistics (DPSL)

·        Appropriately leveled and paced classes and workload

·        Compassionate and challenging environment

·        Small class sizes (Max 12)

Title:Elementary School Physical Education Teacher

Reports To: Principal

Do you want to work in an environment where student needs are at the forefront of all decision-making? At The dePaul School for Dyslexia, we focus on identifying the needs of our learners and filling in specific learning gaps utilizing research-based, explicit, sequential, multisensory teaching methods. We support our staff with ongoing professional development to stay current on best practices for assessing teaching students with language-based learning differences.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

·       Develops and implements curriculum and shows written evidence of preparation as required for  Physical Education.

·       Presents the subject matter according to guidelines established by school administration.

·       Plans and uses appropriate instructional/learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment.

·       Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning and implementing instructional goals, objectives, and methods.

·       Uses technologies in the teaching/learning/ assessing process.

·       Consistently assesses student achievement through formal and informal assessments.

·       Supervise students at all times.

·       Coordinate teacher responsibilities with supervisor including lunch duty, carline, parent teacher conferences and open houses. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required.
• Teaching experience preffered. 
• Experience working with children with language-based learning differences preferred.

Benefits:

·       Part time hours

·       All school holidays off