Adaptive Physical Education Teacher

SUMMARY:
The Adaptive Physical Education Teacher is responsible for creating and conducting
developmentally appropriate adaptive physical education activities for preschool students with
developmental disabilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The duties and responsibilities of the Adaptive Physical Education Teacher include, but are not
limited to the following:

• Creates and conducts developmentally appropriate adaptive physical education activities for

preschool students with developmental disabilities.

• Collaborates with classroom and therapy staff to provide goal-directed instruction in the

context of a group gross motor activity.

• Ensures that services are provided to students with the utmost regard for their personal

dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.

• Follows established gym activity schedule.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and organized gym.
• Practices Universal Precautions at all times.
• Attends required staff meetings.
• Participates in activities of professional development with school staff.
• Performs other related duties as requested by the program director.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with coworkers, employees,

children and their parents.

• Maintain confidentiality of children's records.
• Ability to analyze problems and determine corrective measures.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in education, Special Education, or Early Childhood Special Education.
• At least 2 years of experience working with students with disabilities as an Adaptive

Physical Education Teacher.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret
reports and documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries, concerns or complaints from
employees and customers. Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical
situations. Basic understanding of statistics.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
function

• Ability to lift and position children safely.
• Ability to stoop, bend, squat, and kneel
• Ability to lift, push, and pull heavy objects such as gross motor equipment, furniture, and

students' individual adaptive equipment such as a prone stander and/or wheelchair.

For further information and to apply, please contact:
Yanet Haile
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 205
Fax: 1-718-302-0070
Yanet@bondhealthstaffing.com