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Mark Day School
Independent, All-Gender, K-8
P.E. Associate Teacher
Full-Time Position Beginning August 2021
Mark Day School seeks a collaborative, innovative educator with a passion for teaching physical education, leading students in daily fitness and physical activities, and coaching. Join us and teach in a community characterized by academic excellence, student-centered teaching methods, close collaboration between colleagues, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity. The successful applicant for this position will help advance the school’s mission with positive energy, creativity, dedication to a diverse and equitable community, love for children, a strong work ethic, and a willingness to collaborate in partnership with the wider school community.
Students participate in a daily running program to build fitness over time thorough consistent application of effort and skill. They learn the value of fitness as part of a healthy, active life and participate in daily activity units across multiple sports designed to teach skills, teamwork, resilience, a sense of fair play, and ethical behavior.
Opportunities and Responsibilities
-Teach daily Physical Education in grades four through eight.
– Teach daily PE to one section each in grades four through eight (approximately 20-27 students).
– Demonstrate multicultural competency in pedagogy, including innovative teaching methods as well as recognizing and responding to various learning profiles.
– Set high learning and behavioral expectations while maintaining a climate of responsibility, safety, enthusiasm, and fun.
– Form supportive and responsive relationships with students and families.
– Differentiate instruction to challenge every learner.
– Build a strong, positive learning culture in which students advocate for themselves and others.
– Provide constructive, timely feedback that fosters a growth mindset.
– Collect assessment and feedback information longitudinally for PE students and share with PE teaching colleagues during the semester and to contribute to the report card writing process.
– Collaborate closely with the primary supervisor, Mark Day’s Upper School PE Teacher and Athletic Director, on the planning and implementation of the daily PE program.
– Provide after-school athletic coaching throughout the year – a minimum of one sport per season for two days a week over each of our three seasons. Coaching a team has generally been two afternoons per week.
– Supervision duties for recess, lunch, and other times as assigned
– Faculty meetings when not in conflict with after-school coaching for Mark Day teams.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
– Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
– PE and coaching experience
– Knowledge with physical education, fitness, and health
– Proven track record of working effectively to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
– Strong skills with initiative, follow-through, organization, collaboration, and communication.
More About Mark Day School
Mark Day School is a vibrant and diverse community, and all community members continue to work towards the furthering of an inclusive and supportive school. The school is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and multiculturalism. Mark Day School’s compensation and benefits are very competitive by both NAIS and regional standards. For more information about Mark Day School, please visit our website (www.markdayschool.org).
Interested candidates should visit our website and send a letter of interest and resume via email to usresumes@markdayschool.org
