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Short Term Elementary PE Teacher - Camden New Jersey
Company: Uncommon Schools Location: Camden, New Jersey
Posted On: 04/21/2024
Company DescriptionUncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of high-performing, public charter schools providing an outstanding K-12 education in historically under-resourced communities. We have proudly built schools that reflect our student population, with more than 60% of our teachers and staff across our network identifying as a person of color. Uncommon currently manages 53 -schools serving more than 20,000 students in five -cities: Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, and Rochester. We are proud that Uncommon graduates persist in and graduate from college at five times the rate of their peers nationally. We achieve this by offering strong academic, co-curricular, and social-emotional learning that prepares students for success in college and beyond. -Camden Prep currently manages four schools serving students in grade K through 10 (growing to grade 12). We believe in strong authentic relationships between teachers and students, supported by effective school systems and an engaging instructional model that enables students to flourish academically and personally. Camden Prep is consistently the highest performing of all district or Renaissance schools in Camden, NJ.Job DescriptionUncommon Elementary School Physical Education (PE) Teachers cultivate a passion for an active lifestyle in every student. Our PE instruction--which promotes physical fitness to improve health and wellness, team building, and physical exercise--is culturally-responsive, fast-paced, and fun. We have built a community that encourages respect, hard work, and celebrates our students' academic and nonacademic achievements. Our goal is for students to love learning and living a healthy lifestyle from the very start.Responsibilities1. - - -Instruction - You'll create a safe and interactive environment where students feel empowered to engage in physical activity.
- You'll develop students' physical fitness through team building activities, independent exercises such as stretching, cardio, and calisthenics, and structured sports and games.
- You will help students build healthy habits in mindset and physical activity.
- You'll teach an engaging and culturally responsive PE curriculum that meets the needs of various types of learners in your class.2. - - School Culture
- You'll build positive relationships with students to ensure they feel seen, loved, and heard.
- You'll partner with students' families to ensure appropriate resources are available to support their children's learning needs.
- You'll engage in practice-based professional development, mentorship, and coaching sessions. -
- You'll support morning arrival, lunch duty, student assemblies, class transitions, and after-school dismissal. -
- You'll participate in weekly, school-wide meetings to foster community, model our core values, and encourage student achievement.Qualifications
- A commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools and investment in our vision for being an anti-racist organization
- A demonstrated commitment to supporting students' social emotional and academic development
- An enthusiasm for working with families in the best interest of students -
- A self-directed learner who solicits and implements feedback to improve outcomes and achieve objectives -
- Required Experience:
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