2026-2027 - Physical Education/Health Teacher - Barnstable High School

JOB GOAL: To empower students to achieve lifelong physical, mental, and emotional wellness by delivering high-quality Physical Education and Health instruction aligned with Massachusetts DESE frameworks. The teacher fosters an inclusive environment that promotes physical fitness, sportsmanship, healthy decision-making, and social-emotional well-being.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Massachusetts Department of Education certification in Physical Education & Health. Has knowledge of children based on both formal learning and/or practical experience. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the School Committee may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO:

Principal

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understands Child Growth and Development
• Maintains responsibility for relating teaching methods and materials to the growth and development of students.
• Considers the interest level and attention span of students in all learning activities.
• Makes allowances for potential differences in intellectual maturity levels in learning activities within class groups.
• Recognizes symptoms of vastly superior and inferior pupil performance and seeks appropriate referrals.
• Demonstrates the use of a vocabulary appropriate to students.
• Uses and knows social physical, mental and emotional traits as a basis for learning and teaching.
• Displays initiative and creativity in providing learning activities.
• Planning and Evaluating Student Learning Plans for a long range and short range instructional program consistent with school/team/system curriculum.
• Long range – Units to be covered for the year approximate timeframe; general outcomes (goals) for each unit.
• Short range – Objectives for present unit; weekly plan of objectives and activities.
• Develops a one-day lesson plan for substitute (activities or skills).
• Diagnoses learning needs of students using appropriate instruments.
• Uses results of unit or weekly assessments to continue or modify student learning and teacher plans.
• Provides instruction in those skills and processes necessary for learning the subject being taught.
• Takes care to inform students of long-range and weekly goals or objectives.
• Insures clear, objective and timely reports are offered to students and parents of student progress.
• Keeps appropriate records, administers and uses standardized tests and prepares progress reports.
• Uses outside assignments to enrich and/or reinforce curriculum objectives.

Classroom Management

• Organizes the physical environment to provide for basic comfort, health and safety of students.
• Provides climate conducive to the lesson(s).
• Encourages students to assist in the development of positive, reasonable, consistent rules of classroom behavior or self-discipline.
• Conducts the routine and clerical chores with efficiency, accuracy and promptness.
• Cooperates with the team(s) in sharing space and materials.
• Uses the instructional program, where appropriate, to encourage citizenship and responsibility.
• Manages full use of class time for instruction/learning.
• Uses community resource, where appropriate.
• Solicits appropriately the help of parents, resource staff and administrator(s) as aids to classroom management.

Interpersonal Relationships

• Demonstrates and reinforces mutual respect among students.
• Uses positive reinforcement and encouragement with students.
• Cooperates with fellow teachers, administrators, and other staff to maintain a positive school and system climate.
• Listens to and respects the opinions of other staff.
• Communicates effectively with staff and parents.
• Fosters tolerance and understanding of ethnic, cultural, racial and religious differences.

Professional Responsibilities

• Participates in curriculum development or review.
• Improves and maintains professional competence through in service, formal course work and readings.
• Shares ideas, materials and methods with colleagues.
• Protects confidentiality of information about pupils.
• Utilizes prescribed district and association channels for solving problems or grievances in a constructive manner.
• Uses oral and written English correctly in the exercise of the professional assignment.
• Accepts, considers and uses suggestions and criticisms in a responsive manner.
• Cooperates in the development and support of school and system policies.

Personal

• Sets a strong example of good hygiene and self-control.
• Displays a personal interest in students as individuals.
• Maintains good humor, enthusiasm, initiative and integrity with students, staff and parents.
• Cooperates with administrators, staff members, parents and pupils in developing and supporting school activities.
• Uses good judgment in the exercise of authority.

Other duties as assigned by the Principal.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Per Contract

SALARY:

Per Contract

Barnstable Public Schools is an EOE and strongly encourages minority candidates to apply.