Adaptive Physical Education Teacher

Adaptive Physical Education Teacher Needed

SUMMARY:

The Adaptive Physical Education Teacher is responsible for creating and conducting

developmentally appropriate adaptive physical education activities for preschool students with

developmental disabilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties and responsibilities of the Adaptive Physical Education Teacher include, but are not

limited to the following:

• Creates and conducts developmentally appropriate adaptive physical education activities for

preschool students with developmental disabilities.

• Collaborates with classroom and therapy staff to provide goal-directed instruction in the

context of a group gross motor activity.

• Ensures that services are provided to students with the utmost regard for their personal

dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.

• Follows established gym activity schedule.

• Maintains a clean, safe, and organized gym.

• Practices Universal Precautions at all times.

• Attends required staff meetings.

• Participates in activities of professional development with school staff.

• Performs other related duties as requested by the program director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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.

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

• Good oral and written communication skills.

• Good interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with coworkers, employees,

children and their parents.

• Maintain confidentiality of children's records.

• Ability to analyze problems and determine corrective measures.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in education, Special Education, or Early Childhood Special Education.

• At least 2 years of experience working with students with disabilities as an Adaptive

Physical Education Teacher.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret

reports and documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries, concerns or complaints from

employees and customers. Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical

situations. Basic understanding of statistics.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

function

• Ability to lift and position children safely.

• Ability to stoop, bend, squat, and kneel

• Ability to lift, push, and pull heavy objects such as gross motor equipment, furniture, and

students' individual adaptive equipment such as a prone stander and/or wheelchair.

For further information and to apply, please contact:

Yanet Haile

Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing

th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY, 11219

Office: (phone number removed) ext. 205

Fax: (phone number removed)