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Immediate: K-2 Physical Education Teacher

Employer
Caliber Schools
Location
Vallejo, CA, United States
Salary
Competitive

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About Caliber Schools Our mission at Caliber Schools is to shift the experiences, expectations, and outcomes for students in historically underserved communities. We provide students with a challenging and engaging education that equips them with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in college, career, and community. 
Caliber's four graduate pillars--Heart, Smart, Think, Act--guide our work. Caliber graduates will be academically college ready; have emotional intelligence or 'EQ'; be critical thinkers, and have the skills and desire to be changemakers in their communities and the world. We are a community-based organization and celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve. Our parents are active partners; frequently engaging through school events, restorative practices, and academic support.
We are looking for educators and leaders who want to join a small but growing team of diverse community schools. Our first school, Beta Academy in Richmond, CA, opened in 2014 and is now a fully grown K-8 serving 800 students. ChangeMakers Academy in Vallejo, CA opened in fall 2016 and serves 700 students, TK-8th grade. Our long-term vision is to serve students K-12 in our immediate and surrounding communities.
 
 
Position Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate P.E. teacher to join our team! You'll work collaboratively with our P.E. team to implement curriculum to get students active, healthy and having fun! You will be encouraged and supported to lead engaging, personalized, and rigorous lessons that integrate our four pillars: Heart, Smart, Think, and Act. You'll equitably support the development of each child through restorative practices and social-emotional learning strategies . You will build meaningful relationships with families because you believe they are partners, and play a critical role in student success.
You will also receive weekly training and support through high-quality professional development and tailored one-on-one coaching.
Responsibilities
  • Collaboratively design and implement PE curricula and activities to meet and exceed state standards
  • Create engaging strength and conditioning lessons based on the Caliber PE program that implement a variety of methodologies including yoga, plyometrics, crossfit and a variety of martial arts.
  • Develop student strength, confidence and well-being by cultivating student awareness, and ownership, of personal performance data.
  • Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards standards.
  • Develop teamwork by teaching groups of students how to set collective and personal development goals, by celebrating individual and collective accomplishments, and by teaching the importance of self improvement / competing against self, rather than competing against teammates.
  • Consistently integrate coaching feedback.
  • Implement and support school-wide social-emotional programming and restorative practices.
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with students, families, and colleagues.
  • Approach professional development with commitment and reflection.
  • Maintain a clean and structured PE classroom that is a safe place for all Caliber Students.
  • Fulfill other professional obligations as needed with enthusiasm, commitment, and flexibility.
Values Caliber staff...
  • are committed to a culture of feedback, development and continuous improvement.
  • validate and affirm the identities, strengths and passions of each person.
  • know that It is everyone's collective responsibility to work in service of and alongside our school communities.
  • approach situations and people with empathy and kindness
Qualifications
  • 2 or more years experience as a PE teacher
  • Experience working with diverse student populations.
  • Preferred experience with social-emotional learning and restorative practices.
  • Passion for fitness, nutrition and/or health education
  • Driven to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom
  • Preferred Spanish language proficiency 
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree
Mindsets:
  • Impact is Measurable: you are driven by excellence and use data to set goals, as well as measure student progress.
  • The Time is Now: you operate with urgency.
  • Discover and Do What Works: you search for the best research-based practices to serve your students' needs. If something isn't working in your classroom, you seek out a solution.
  • Focus on the Whole Child: you believe that academic success includes diverse, culturally responsive instruction. You are committed to teaching social-emotional skills, as well as using restorative discipline practices.
  • Growth Mindset: you give and embrace honest feedback, always seizing the opportunity to grow and improve. You view your students, colleagues, and administrators with a growth mindset; understanding that everyone can improve with dedication and hard work.
 
Salary scales are based on years of experience and expertise. Scales are competitive with other charter school organizations and local districts.
 
Caliber Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.  
 
 

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