Teacher Elementary - Pe Grades K-5 Subject: Physical Education

Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years.

Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver.

Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

Ralston Elementary is located in the Genesee Park and Lookout Mountain neighborhoods of Colorado's Front Range foothills. Ralston is part of the Golden articulation area, however, many students move onto choice middle and high schools. There are currently 250 students enrolled at Ralston in kindergarten through 5th grade. We are proud of our history of high academic achievement and growth, including earning the National Blue Ribbon Award. We are equally proud of our focus on the whole child, hosting full-time Art, Music, and Physical Education, Jeffco's first Kindness Crew, and a commitment to small class sizes. We emphasize content integration, authentic tasks, project-based learning, STEM Lab, meaningful integration of technology, and innovative practices. Ralston is a collaborative community with involved and supportive families. The Ralston community places a high value on the strong relationships students, teachers, and families build. Our expectation is that educators will maintain and model a growth mindset with a focus on collaboration and research-based innovation as we continually work to leverage strength areas and refine our knowledge base and teaching practices.

Successful Ralston teachers display a commitment to ongoing professional learning, collaboration, innovation, integration of content and technology, and authentic tasks. Ralston teachers believe in the importance of developing strong relationships with all students to ensure a highly effective learning environment. The Ralston community is involved and highly supportive; teachers leverage that support to attain high levels of student growth and achievement. Maintaining our positive, collegial and supportive culture is a priority; together we achieve more!

A stong AMP experience is important to the Ralston Elementary community, therefore we dedicate budget to maintaing full time Art, Music and P.E. for our school. This means that our AMP teachers have the oportunity to support our school in many ways beyond their regular subject matter. For example, in addition to teaching physical education our PE teacher organizes a multitude of additional activities including a before school running club, Kids Heart Challenge, Run 4 Ralston (a full day fundraising event for students), the Ralston Elevation 5K (for all ages), organizing Golden Gallop participation, and a variety of other school events to engage the community. Our AMP teachers also support our classrom teachers whenever possible.
Our beautiful mountain setting is conducive to outdoor P.E. classes on our athletic field and our families value this experience for their students. An ideal candidate would enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to be a contributing member to the Ralston Elementary experience for our students, families and staff.

Teacher Elem - PE
Annual Position
FLSA: Exempt
FTE: 1.00000 , Hours/Day: 8.000 , Days/Year: 185
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: JCE - Professional - 185 days , L01, 1
Min-Mid Annual Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $66,989.54 Effective as of: 08-16-2022

**Annual salary noted above is based on an 8 hour day and full days worked calendar. Any position that is less than a full FTE/8 hours per day or late start will be prorated accordingly.

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SUMMARY Responsible for instructing elementary level students in appropriate subject areas as they relate to physical education and in coordination with current curriculum and within the framework of District and state content standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Collaborate with content teams to adapt Health and Wellness curriculum to students to provide lifelong fitness and healthy lifestyle opportunities.
Teach knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms, dance, team sports and other related activities as adopted by the district curriculum guidelines.
Collaborate with staff to provide quality and adaptive programming for Special Education Students with IEP's.
Analyze, demonstrate and explain basic skills, knowledge's and strategies of formal sports, games and fundamentals of body movement.
Provide appropriate safety instruction and make safety checks on equipment and field areas to insure the over-all safety of students.
Maintain all school owned property and equipment.
Communicate with parents or other school personal on student progress.
Participate in school meetings and functions and is an integral part of the staff.
Other duties as assigned.
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.
EDUCATION Bachelor's degree with proper teaching licensure program required.
EXPERIENCE Classroom experience in instructing students is preferred.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, or CERTIFICATIONS Valid Colorado teaching license or authorization with appropriate endorsements. CPR and First Aid certifications as required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS Normal routine levels of activity related to standing, walking and sitting for the majority of the day; While performing the duties of this the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; squat, bend, stoop, kneel, or crouch; and climb or balance. The employee occasionally be required to lift, pull, push, and carry weights up to 10 lbs. Vision demands include the ability to adjust focus, close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), and distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more.) Ability to meet physical needs of students. May also involve above-average levels of activity at times that cannot always be anticipated.
WORK ENVIRONMENT Primarily working inside in a school-setting including classrooms and gymnasiums with the occasional need to work in outdoor weather conditions either in cold or hot temperatures.

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Job Status: Ongoing
A successful external applicant will be issued a probationary contract. A successful internal applicant that currently holds a probationary or non-probationary contract with Jeffco Public Schools will maintain that contract status.

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