Teacher Physical Education Elementary School

Polaris Tech Charter School; Ridgeland (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Packet

403b Retirement plan

Competitive Salary

Job summary

Polaris Tech Charter School is seeking an Elementary Certified PE teacher to join a dedicated team focused on preparing students for college, career, and community involvement. The Navigator will foster high expectations, use competency-based learning, and personalize instruction to meet diverse student needs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with navigators, parent communication, and the use of technology tools to enhance instruction while maintaining strong community ties and rigorous

Qualifications

• Certification in the subject area (SC or reciprocity)
• Experience with project-based learning preferred
• Experience with iReady preferred
• Willingness to collaborate with navigators on interdisciplinary studies
• Ability to learn new technology tools quickly

Responsibilities

• Create a rigorous but supportive classroom environment with high expectations.
• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse student needs.
• Support and guide parents and students to promote successful outcomes.
• Build effective relationships with students, families, navigators, staff and the wider community.

Skills

Project-based learning

Differentiated instruction

Parent engagement

Relationship building

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Technology adoption

Education

Certification in Elementary PE (SC or reciprocity)

Tools

Power School

iReady

Job description

Polaris Tech Charter School is looking for an ElementaryCertified PE(Teacher). We seek those who will join an outstanding education team to unleash student potential and cultivate aspirations - where students are career-focused, college-ready, and invested in the community.

At Polaris Tech Charter School, the Navigator:

Holds High Expectations for Equitable Outcomes: The Navigator will create a rigorous but supportive environment in which all students are held to high academic expectations. The Navigator will seek evidence of achieving goals to help all students meet expectations. The Navigator will move beyond the traditional notion of providing each student with the same learning experience and be willing to apply differentiated instructional strategies.

Embraces Competency-Based Learning: The Navigator will recognize that not all students learn at the same pace and differentiate instruction to meet students’ diverse needs.

Values All Learners: In seeking to personalize instruction, the Navigator will recognize all students bring different strengths and needs to the classroom. The Navigator is aware of different learning preferences, diversity, and universal design principles and appropriately differentiates and adapts to meet the academic, social, and emotional individual needs of each student.

Has a Growth Mindset: Navigators constantly enhance their skill sets through professional development opportunities. Navigators use a growth mindset in and out of the classroom to take risks in developing engaging project-based learning opportunities for all learners. They also apply the same mindset to students by encouraging them to take risks and learn from their successes and failures.

Requirements

• Certification in the subject area (South Carolina or reciprocity state)
• Power School Experience
• Experience in project-based learning is preferred
• Experience with iReady is preferred
• Willingness to work with other navigators to promote interdisciplinary studies
• Ability to learn new technology tools quickly (e.g., database and web-based tools)
• Ability to support and guide parents as well as students
• Knowledge of effective and innovative instructional and student evaluation techniques
• Ability to develop effective relationships with pupils, parents, navigators, staff and the community
• Outstanding references from current and former supervisors
• Satisfactory SLED (SC Law Enforcement Division) report

Benefits

• Benefits Packet
• Retirement: 403b
• Competitive Salary