Teacher (Physical Education, Itinerant, Elementary)

Napa Valley Unified School District; American Canyon (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Napa Valley Unified School District in California seeks a permanent, full-time itinerant Physical Education teacher (1.0 FTE) for the 2026-27 school year.

You will teach according to the district curriculum, participate in planned professional development, and collaborate with peers to create a student-centered, engaging learning environment. The district emphasizes equity and safety and requires credential verification and standard employment checks.

Qualifications

• Teaches according to the district curriculum and engages in planned professional development.
• Implements learned strategies and participates in daily classroom instruction.
• Familiar with highly structured cooperative learning and collaboration with peers.

Responsibilities

• Teach physical education following the district curriculum and standards.
• Attend planned professional development and apply new strategies.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain a student-centered learning environment.

Skills

Collaborative work

Professional development

Student-centered learning

Education

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Physical Education

Job description

About the Employer

Join our collaborative, inclusive environment that allows you the opportunity to do meaningful, rewarding work. Become part of our family-oriented, welcoming community that strives to prepare each student for a successful future by delivering rigorous and relevant learning experiences that develop their literacy and career-ready skills, cultivate their interests, and build resilience, compassion and confidence. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be hired contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the following: Fingerprinting/background checks, Verification of freedom from Tuberculosis, and Verification of I-9 Employment Eligibility.

Job Summary

There is a permanent, full-time itinerant position for Physical Education (1.0 FTE) available for the 2026-27 school year.

Requirements / Qualifications

Teachers at Napa Valley Unified School District are expected to teach and follow our developed curriculum as well as incorporate all engagement strategies planned at the school. Teachers are expected to attend planned professional development and implement learned strategies into daily classroom instruction. Candidates should be familiar with highly structured cooperative learning. Candidates must be dedicated to growing professionally and collaborating with peers to establish a student-centered learning environment. The District is committed to the goal of developing a workforce reflective of the community's demographic diversity. Must be CLAD certified or be qualified to obtain an Emergency CLAD permit.

• Credential Copy
• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 required - must be recent)
• Resume

• Single Subject Teaching Credential - Physical Education

Comments and Other Information

The Napa Valley Unified School District is deeply committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. The district does not permit discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality/national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification/ethnicity, age, religion, marital status/pregnancy/parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, medical information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This commitment also extends to affiliation with Scouting America and other designated youth groups, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation, both in employment and in any program or activity the district conducts or significantly assists. For questions or complaints, contact our District Equity Officer and District Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for Employee Affairs: Dana Page, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources, 2425 Jefferson St., Napa CA 94558, 707-253-3571, [e-mail], [e-mail]; and/or District Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for Student Affairs: District Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Rupi Bhatti, Director of Student Services, 2421 Jefferson St., Napa CA 94558, [e-mail], [e-mail], 707-253-3815.