K-4 PE teacher/Long-Term Sub

2024-2025 School Year Hartland Elementary School - Hartland, VT Job Posting: K-4 Physical Education and/or Long-Term Sub option At WSESU, we are committed to engaging hearts and minds for a limitless future - where students want to learn, staff want to work, and families want to live. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and strive to be a place where everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We are actively seeking to create a more diverse institutional culture because teams are stronger and more innovative with different perspectives and experiences. Hartland Elementary School is located in the center of the vibrant Upper Valley. It is in close proximity to Dartmouth College and less than a two hour trip to Boston. Hartland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving approximately 250 students in grades K-8. Our school is dedicated to a student centered approach through projects, an integrated curriculum, differentiated instructional strategies, and proficiency based learning. We value educating the whole child through a team approach. We are an enthusiastic and inclusive community committed to student agency and self-directed learning. JOB DESCRIPTION: To plan, organize, and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development in the 21st century. Qualifications: Vermont State certification in teaching in appropriate subject area encouraged B.A/B.S degree in teaching from an accredited institution or related field teaching encouraged Position Responsibilities ● Leads in the Physical Education environment by taking responsibility for all students’ learning. ● Develops integrated curriculum for K-6 Physical Education based on Vermont State Standards. ● Provides an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults by encouraging an inclusive, equitable climate that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible. ● Treats students as individuals by maintaining high expectations for all students; and by appreciating differences and valuing contributions. ● Works collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students by improving communication and collaboration between the school and the home and community. ● Knows the ways in which learning takes place and the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students. ● Plans instruction appropriate for diverse students by collaborating with colleagues ● Integrates and utilizes technology in instruction by knowing when and how to use technology to maximize student learning. ● Helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills by encouraging students to ask questions, think creatively, and be curious ● Uses a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned by using multiple indicators to evaluate student progress. ● Creates an active and engaging learning environment where students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying. Knowledge Skills and Ability Required (or willingness to learn): ● Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ● Knowledge of Trauma-informed instruction preferred ● Knowledge of Responsive Classroom and Collaborative Problem Solving preferred ● Interest, willingness, and/or experience integrating and advancing practices of diversity, equity and inclusion We encourage women, people of the global majority, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and individuals from diverse lived experiences and backgrounds to apply. Please send cover letter and resume to: Lyndsie Perkins, Principal 97 Martinsville Rd Hartland, VT 05048 Apply online at Schoolspring.com EOE