Healthy Minds Teacher

Fremont School District 79 is seeking a Healthy Minds Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year.

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Illinois Professional Educator License;
• Self Contained General Education Endorsement or Health Endorsement

POSITION SUMMARY:

This role focuses on promoting a healthy lifestyle by teaching nutrition, safety, hygiene, fitness, and the human body systems, while exploring factors influencing growth and development. It emphasizes the development of self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, and interpersonal skills to foster positive relationships and life success. Additionally, the position encourages responsible decision-making in personal, school, and community settings, integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) practices into all aspects of instruction.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teaches students that health is related to their levels of physical, mental/emotional and social well-being.
• Teaches knowledge about body systems and how they relate to healthy living.
• Instructs students in lessons geared to Illinois Social/Emotional Learning Standards to enhance their growth as good citizenships able to make good decisions.
• Completes Erin’s Law instruction to ensure compliance with state law. Communicates with families detailing Erin’s Law Curriculum and process for opting out if they so choose.
• Provides instruction related to nutrition and fitness.
• Offers individualized and small group instruction to meet needs of all students, where possible.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to promote effective learning.
• Works with other professional staff to help students solve health, attitude and learning problems.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
• Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of Principal.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media.
• Strives to implement by instruction and by action the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.

SALARY INFORMATION:

• FEA Collective Bargaining Agreement
• 2025-2026 Salary Schedule
• Full benefits package/see fsd79.org for benefits details
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $47,603.00 - $94,907.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Relocate:

• Mundelein, IL 60060: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $47,603 - $94,907