K to 8 Physical Education Teacher Swain Campus

Moravianacademy; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Moravian Academy in Allentown, PA, seeks a Health & Physical Education Teacher for Kindergarten through 8th grade. You will develop physical literacy, support holistic student growth, and collaborate with health colleagues to craft age-appropriate wellness conversations.

You'll lead dynamic PE classes, promote inclusivity, and partner with counselors and educators to advance movement, wellness, and joyful learning at the center of a great education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Health Education, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience teaching health and/or physical education to elementary or middle school-aged students
• Deep understanding of youth physical, social, and emotional development
• An inclusive, student-centered teaching philosophy - you make every student feel capable
• Strong communication skills with students, families, and interdisciplinary colleagues
• Preferred: Master's degree; PA Department of Education certification in Health & PE
• Preferred: Coaching experience and/or background in athletic program coordination
• Required: Pennsylvania Act 34, Act 151, and Act 114 clearances prior to hire

Responsibilities

• Build physical literacy and tend to the whole person in collaboration with health colleagues to develop curriculum for middle school-aged students
• Lead dynamic, inclusive PE classes that celebrate fitness and teach teamwork through action
• Collaborate with school counselors, learning support specialists, and fellow educators to support holistic student growth
• Engage in age-appropriate conversations about wellness, identity, and decision-making within the health education scope

Skills

Strong communication

Inclusive teaching philosophy

Coaching experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Education or related field

Demonstrated elementary/middle school PE/health teaching experience

Master's degree (preferred)

PA Health & PE certification (preferred)

Job description

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Kindergarten - 8th grade

Moravian Academy Swain Campus Allentown, PA

Moravian Academy's Swain Campus is searching for a Health & Physical Education Teacher who understands the importance of health and physical education in a student's life, with the goal of shaping lifelong habits, resilience, and self-belief. In the gym, on the field, and in the health classroom, you'll meet students exactly where they are and challenge them to go further than they thought possible.

This role asks you to do two things simultaneously: build physical literacy and tend to the whole person. Partnership with health colleagues to develop curriculum that will guide middle school-aged students through honest, age-appropriate conversations about wellness, identity, and decision-making. Your PE classes will be dynamic, inclusive environments where fitness is celebrated, teamwork is taught by doing, and no student sits on the sidelines, literally or figuratively.

Moravian Academy is a Preschool - 12th grade independent school with a mission-driven community that genuinely cares about growing the whole child. Here, your collaboration with school counselors, learning support specialists, and fellow educators is not an afterthought; it's how we operate. When you're here, your work matters beyond the gymnasium walls.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Health Education, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or a related field
• Demonstrated experience teaching health and/or physical education to elementary or middle school-aged students
• Deep understanding of youth physical, social, and emotional development
• An inclusive, student-centered teaching philosophy - you make every student feel capable
• Strong communication skills with students, families, and interdisciplinary colleagues
• Preferred: Master's degree; PA Department of Education certification in Health & PE
• Preferred: Coaching experience and/or background in athletic program coordination
• Required: Pennsylvania Act 34, Act 151, and Act 114 clearances prior to hire

Ready to bring your energy and expertise to a school community that will match it? Upload your resume, cover letter, and three professional references to this employment platform. We look forward to meeting an educator who believes - like we do - that movement, wellness, and joy belong at the center of a great education.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Moravian Academy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other legally protected category in its employment practices.

All schools in Pennsylvania are required to obtain the following background clearances once they have hired a candidate for any job.

• FBI Fingerprint Check
• PA Criminal Background Check (PA State Police)
• Child Abuse Clearance Check
• Act 24 - signed affidavit stating no prior convictions
• Act 168 - sent from our HR Department to previous employers for feedback
• Proof of a negative TB Test

By continuing with the application process, you acknowledge that if you are the finalist and are offered a position, you will be asked to provide all of the above clearances before your first day of work.