Physical Education Teacher

Position Type:

Elementary School Teaching/Physical Education

Date Posted:

3/20/2025

Location:

Gower West Elementary School

Date Available:

08/19/2025

Closing Date:

Until Filled

Position: Physical Education Teacher

Location: Gower West School

Anticipated Start Date: August 19, 2025

Qualifications:

Illinois Professional Educator License with:

Physical Education Endorsement preferred

Additional subject area endorsements preferred Expectations:

Aligned to the Gower School District 62 Belief Statements as follows:

Commit to personal, social, and academic growth resulting in continuous improvement and high achievement

Build strong relationships across our community to foster a culture where everyone thrives

Ensure an emotionally and physically safe, supportive environment for all

Model respect and demonstrate empathy and kindness in all interactions

Provide all students with equitable access to resources, opportunities and experiences through collaboration

Committed to building positive relationships with students

Committed to parent involvement and communication

Committed to collaborating with other staff and a team approach to achieve goals

Committed to a process of ever deveoloping self-awareness, skills, and professional growth

Demonstrates a strong sense of cultural competency and equity

Demonstrates the ability to plan and prepare for high quality instruction aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards for Physical Development and Health

Demonstrates the ability to design and deliver "just right" instruction to meet the needs of every learner

Demonstrates the ability to integrate technology to enhance and support high quality instruction and student learning

Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills

Demonstrates strong organizational skills and a strong sense of professionalism

Demonstrates an interest in contributing to building and District committees and/or extracurricular activities

Demonstrate a clear sense of how to contribute to our:

District Motto - "Children at their Best!"

District Mission - Empowering children to be their best today to lead a better tomorrow

District Vision - Ensure an environment that cultivates confident, compassionate, and innovative learners to actively shape and enrich the world.

Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to insure the overall safety of students

Selects, organizes and maintains physical education equipment and monitors the use of outdoor school-owned property

Applies authentic assessment techniques that are aligned with curriculum goals, learning experiences and student learning with outcomes

Assesses individual student needs and collaborates with faculty, administration and other professional staff members to promote students' social, personal and cognitive development

Peforms such tasks and assumes such responsibilities as the principal may assign

Salary: According to Collective Bargaining Agreement with Gower Education Association

To Apply:

1. Apply online at click on the Employment button

2. Applicants invited for an interview will be asked at that time to provide: Resume, three (3) signed letters of current references, and copies of all college and graduate school transcripts. Note: Unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable. Official copies will be required if hired.