Lower School, Physical Education Instructor 2025-2026

CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Position Title:       Lower School, Physical Education Instructor

Department:         Lower School

Reports To:           Head of the Lower School

FLSA:                     Exempt

Mission Statement

Through excellence in education, Charlotte Country Day School develops the potential of each student by fostering intellectual curiosity, principled character, ethical leadership, and a responsibility to serve.

School Overview

Charlotte Country Day School (Country Day) is one of the largest independent, co-educational schools in the Charlotte area and one of the 15 largest in the continental United States. Enrollment is very strong, and the school is thriving. Highly regarded for the rigor of its academic program and the breadth of its offerings in the arts, athletics, community service, and leadership, Country Day is noteworthy for a long tradition of positioning itself at the forefront of curricular innovation.

A strong, forward-thinking institution, Country Day offers every child a chance to shine. The school is a diverse, inclusive community with strong academic and co-curricular programs designed for students to learn to think critically, act respectfully, and show sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others. The unique curriculum offered by Country Day prepares and strengthens students for participation in their local and global communities. With its focus on diversity, service, global study, and technology, Country Day has positioned itself as a school of the 21st century.

Country Day is committed to living as an authentic, inclusive community. Our pursuit of this commitment to community recognizes and affirms the richness brought by difference and discovered through commonality.

Position Purpose:  The Lower School Physical Education Instructor is responsible for preparing curriculum, teaching physical education at the Lower School level, and creating a dynamic learning environment for students in the class.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Teaching Role

• Be well versed in best practices in physical education, nutrition and social emotional learning
• Plan and implement physical education lessons that have clear objectives and integrate skill-based instruction, games, nutrition, fitness, health & wellbeing, and social emotional learning
• Implement small and whole group instruction
• Demonstrate strong classroom management skills
• Integrate diversity, equity and inclusion work into the programming
• Assess and report on student learning, including ongoing assessments and report cards
• Build strong partnerships with families and communicate regularly about student learning and classroom events through Seesaw and other forums
• Utilize technology
• Collaborate and communicate with classroom teachers to support the whole child
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of curricula, materials and methodology on a regular basis
• Maintain expertise in the field through ongoing professional development
• Attend all faculty and grade level meetings.
• Fulfill all SAIS requirements for continued employment. (As stated in the Country Day Employee Handbook)
• Attend all required after school events as stated in the Lower School Handbook
• Perform other duties as assigned

Coaching Role

• Coach a Middle School, Junior Varsity, or Varsity team in at least two seasons and/or serve as the program head/head varsity coach for a single sport.
• Supervise and instruct student-athletes during all team activities
• Maintain inventory of team equipment and apparel
• Regularly communicate with team parents and athletics program staff regarding team activities
• Attend required team and interscholastic athletics program meetings
• Support multi-sport participation for student-athletes
• Promote balanced achievement in all areas of school life for student-athletes
• Comply with all Charlotte Country Day School, Greater Charlotte Middle School Athletic Association, Charlotte Independent Schools Association, and North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association policies and procedures.
• Program heads are additionally responsible for the management of their individual sport program at all levels, including: development of teaching curriculum; hiring, management, and evaluation of staff; development of competition schedules; and budget management.

Supervisory Role

• Monitor children to provide for their safety at all times
• Perform carpool duties as assigned for your particular role
• Interact and respond to parents and faculty regarding phone calls and emails as appropriate
• Prepare for daily instruction

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or post-graduate work in subject matter
• Experience teaching Physical Education at the Lower School level
• Experience coaching an athletic team at the Middle School or Upper School level
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion work
• Passion for children and an understanding of child development
• Strong communication and time management skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Has extended times of standing, walking and performing sports and fitness related skills
• Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled classroom environment
• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold

It is the policy of Charlotte Country Day School not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.  This policy extends to recruitment, employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, training, benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment.