High School Health/PE Teacher

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Health/PE Teacher


Camden County High School

Reports to : Principal

Purpose : Plans and provides for appropriate classroom learning experiences for students. Provides an environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of individuals, ensuring success for every student. Responsible for supervising students in a variety of school-related settings; monitoring and evaluating student outcomes; and communicating/interacting with students, parents, staff, and the community. Develops, selects, and modifies instructional plans and materials to meet the needs of all students. Additionally, the teacher is responsible for maintaining appropriate records, following required procedures and practices, and monitoring the appropriate use and care of equipment, materials, and facilities.


Additional role as Athletic Director preferred, which would equate to part-time PE/Health Teacher and Athletic Director duties (additional supplement for Athletic Director duties). Please see the Athletic Director job posting for the complete description and qualifications if interested in serving as a teacher and Athletic Director.

Qualifications, Training, and Experience:

• Must hold or be eligible to hold a NC Teaching License in Health/Physical Education or related field.
• Previous coaching experience preferred.
• Additional role as Athletic Director preferred.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver instruction aligned to the North Carolina curriculum for Healthful Living, including units on fitness, movement skills, personal health, and lifelong wellness.
• Facilitate structured physical activity and skill development that builds students' confidence, teamwork, and understanding of healthy lifestyles.
• Establish clear routines, expectations, and safety procedures for the gym, outdoor areas, and locker room to ensure a well-managed and respectful learning space.
• Employ a range of instructional approaches-including skill demonstrations, small-group activities, fitness tracking, and student goal-setting-to engage learners at varying ability levels.
• Monitor and assess student progress through performance-based tasks, fitness assessments, and health-related assignments; maintain accurate records in alignment with district expectations.
• Communicate regularly with students and families regarding progress, participation, and wellness goals.
• Collaborate with colleagues, student support staff, and administration to reinforce positive behavior, support individual student needs, and contribute to school-wide initiatives.
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and/or professional growth activities and university courses.
• Other duties as assigned by the principal.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Major Function: Management of Instructional Time


The teacher has materials, supplies, and equipment for each lesson ready at the start of each instructional activity, starts instruction quickly, gets students on task quickly at the beginning of each lesson, and maintains a high level of student time on task.

Major Function: Management of Student Behavior


The teacher has established a set of rules and procedures that govern the handling of routine administrative matters; has established a set of rules and guidelines that govern student verbal participation and talk during different types of activities; has established a set of rules and procedures that govern student movement in the classroom during various types of instructional and non-instructional activities; frequently monitors the behavior of all students; stops inappropriate behavior promptly and consistently, yet maintains the dignity of the student.

Major Function: Instructional Presentation


The teacher begins lesson or instructional activity with a review of previous materials; introduces the lesson or instructional activity and specific learning objectives when appropriate; speaks fluently and precisely; presents the lesson or instructional activity using concepts and language understandable to the students; provides relevant examples and demonstrations to illustrate ideas and skills; assigns tasks that students handle with a high rate of success; asks appropriate levels of questions that students handle with a high rate of success; conducts lesson or instructional activity at a brisk pace, slowing presentations when necessary for student understanding but avoiding slowdowns; makes transitions between lessons and between instructional activities within lessons efficiently and smoothly; makes sure that the assignment is clear; summarizes the main point(s) of the lesson at the end of the lesson or instructional activity.

Major Function: Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance


The teacher maintains clear, firm and reasonable work standards and due dates; circulates during class work to check all students' performance; routinely uses oral, written, and other work products to check student progress; poses questions clearly and one at a time.

Major Function: Instructional Feedback


The teacher provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth; regularly provides prompt feedback on assigned out-of-class work; affirms a correct oral response appropriately, and moves on; provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response or no response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue, or allowing more time.

Major Function: Facilitating Instruction


The teacher has an instructional plan which is compatible with the school and system- wide curricular goals; uses diagnostic information obtained from tests and other assessment procedures to develop and revise objectives and/or tasks; maintains accurate records to document student performance; has instructional plan that matches/aligns objectives, learning strategies, assessment and student needs at the appropriate level of difficulty; uses available human and material resources to support the instructional program.

Major Function: Interacting Within the Educational Environment


The teacher treats all students in a fair and equitable manner; interacts effectively with students, co-workers, parents, and the community.

Major Function: Performing Non-Instructional Duties


The teacher carries out non-instructional duties as assigned and/or as need is perceived; adheres to established laws, policies, rules, and regulations; follows a plan for professional development and demonstrates evidence of growth.

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions: Physical Requirements: Must be able to use various equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for students with special needs, etc. Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Due to the time spent standing and/or walking, physical requirements are consistent with those for light work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics (similar to or divergent from evident standards) of data, people, or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments, and/or directions from superiors.

Language Ability: This requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc., and to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, and instructional materials using a prescribed format.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret various technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: The ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, and follow oral and written instructions. Must communicate effectively and efficiently in various technical or professional languages, including medical, legal, and counseling terminology.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas, add and subtract, multiply and divide, utilize decimals and percentages, and apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and statistical theory.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to rapidly and accurately coordinate hands and eyes when using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires handling office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and in emergencies.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas using spoken words; hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds by ear).


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when a student is participating in an inclusive activity.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
• Ability to perform general clerical duties.
• Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
• Ability to operate common office machines.
• Ability to maintain basic files and records.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Physical Requirements:

• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Must be able to lift and distribute athletic equipment as required by the duties of the position.

Term of Employment: 10 Months

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Salary Grade : NC Teacher Salary Schedule plus local supplement

May 2026

DISCLAIMER:


The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this job.

Camden County Board of Education, Camden, NC 27921