HS Health & Physical Education

Job Description

Employer:
Nansha College Preparatory Academy


Location:
Job Location
China

Position Title: Health & Physical Education Teacher
Position Description
GUIS seeks a knowledgeable, passionate and collaborative educator to join its high school team. The selected individual will teach five sections of Health and Physical Education over a two-day block schedule arrangement. GUIS has adopted the Ontario Health and Physical Education standards, and the School employs a standards-based assessment and reporting scheme. Candidates with a commitment to the philosophy, pedagogies, and social-emotional development of adolescents are encouraged to apply. Coaching competitive athletics at the middle or high school levels will be an expectation of the role; the school participates in competitive teams at both levels in the ACAMIS and Pearl River Conferences. The Heath & Physical Education department is well-resourced and enjoys a purpose-built facility featuring sports fields, fitness room, pool, covered outdoor courts, and gymnasium.

Overall Responsibilities
* Support and model the GUIS mission
* Promote positive and productive relationships and communication between colleagues, and other stakeholders
* Using the norms of collaboration to co-plan with colleagues who are teaching the same subject, and/or with EAL specialists
* Use individual planning time to create scaffolds and supports to make content accessible and provide challenge to students at a range of English proficiency levels
* Deliver lessons in the assigned subject area(s) ensuring language is integrated and developed alongside content skills and knowledge
* Interpret data from both formal and informal assessments to improve student’s content language growth
* Offer after-school activities during the three trimesters
* Provide Office Hours support before and after school
* Provide intervention support to students identified by Student Response System
* Other responsibilities as assigned by the high school principal

Qualifications:

The middle school Health & PE teacher must be qualified as follows:
* holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree in physical education
* holds relevant teaching experience in a middle school or setting
* holds or be eligible for state or provincial teacher certification/licensure

Please note that due to visa restrictions, GUIS cannot employ teachers who are 60 years or older on the first day of the initial contract with the school.

Nansha College Preparatory Academy

Job Location
China

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