Position: K-2 Movement and Physical Education

FTE: 100%

Agreement Dates: August 16 - August 15, annually (First-year employees required to attend orientation on campus up to 2 business days prior)

Report to: Associate Head of School

Department: Faculty

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Pay Category: Exempt 

Pay Range: $72,471-$97,404    

Pay Rate: Annual

Pay Schedule: Semi-monthly

Summary:

SF Day seeks a creative and dynamic Movement Teacher to lead engaging, non-traditional physical education classes for students in Kindergarten through Second Grade. This role focuses on fostering a love of movement through play, exploration, and creative expression, emphasizing body awareness, coordination, and social-emotional learning rather than traditional competitive sports.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement movement-based lessons that build foundational physical skills, including balance, coordination, spatial awareness, and flexibility.
• Introduce non-competitive movement activities that encourage collaboration, self-expression, and confidence in all students.
• Incorporate a variety of movement styles, such as creative dance, yoga, obstacle courses, cooperative games, and sensory integration exercises.
• Foster a positive relationship with physical activity by making movement fun, accessible, and engaging for all students.
• Use props and equipment (e.g., ribbons, balance beams, stepping stones, hoops) to enhance lessons and support different learning styles.
• Encourage social-emotional development by teaching mindfulness, self-regulation, and cooperative play.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to integrate movement into academic learning and support whole-child development.
• Adapt activities to meet the needs of diverse learners, including students with varying physical abilities and learning styles.
• Maintain a safe and organized movement space, ensuring proper use and care of equipment.

Other

• Collaborate with faculty and staff in student-facing duties such as arrival/dismissal, recess, and lunch.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Degree or certification in Physical Education, Dance, Early Childhood Education, Movement Therapy, or a related field.
• Experience teaching young children in a structured movement-based or PE setting.
• Strong understanding of child development, motor skills progression, and sensory integration.
• Ability to create a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.
• Classroom management skills suited to active, hands-on learning.
• Certification in children’s yoga, dance, or movement therapy is a plus.

Working Conditions:

• 80% Indoors, 20% outdoors
• Ability to move around the school and playground to attend to individual operational and other matters
• Occasional requirement to lift more than 30 lbs
• Sit for an extended amount of time

SF Day Community Expectations

In following these community expectations, we strive to create:

• A working environment for employees to feel grounded in purpose, seen, and respected at school.
• A learning environment for students to gain the skills and knowledge to grow into global citizens who care for themselves, each other, and our world.

Employees:

1. Are compassionate and kind to ourselves and others. We work together as active contributors in a connected community and focus on balance and wellness so we can show up fully for students.
2. Are prepared. We have the appropriate training, knowledge, and skills regarding this age group's developmental characteristics and needs. We complete our responsibilities with professionalism and fidelity.
3. Are reflective and accountable. We take time to consider the intent and impact of our actions and repair the harm done for the betterment of the community.
4. Are lifelong learners. We are committed to continuous professional growth and lifelong learning.
5. Put the children first. We are child-centered, both in and out of the classroom. We treat each child as an individual with respect and dignity. We create a safe environment where students grow in autonomy and the ability to work and play together.
6. Partner with families. We believe in the importance of the home-school partnership and partner with families proactively and positively.
7. Communicate with professionalism and care. We communicate with professionalism and care to each other and our students.
8. Uphold high expectations for ourselves and our students. It is all of our work to create an environment that fosters personal integrity and social responsibility.

Teachers:

1. Are skilled at teaching their subject area and grade level(s). We are constantly deepening and evolving our craft to ensure best practices. We know how we teach is as important as what we teach, and growth requires feedback, reflection, and change.
2. Understand the arc of child development. We align our pedagogy and content to this developmental arc.
3. Create an engaging, culturally responsive classroom. We recognize and value the importance of actively engaging students’ learning. We honor students’ cultural displays of learning and respond positively and constructively.
4. Plan for predictable variability in the learning profiles of students. We provide multiple means of representation and engagement, as well as support and extension in what we teach and assess.
5. Provide clear, consistent classroom norms and logical consequences. We provide feedback to students with clarity and care and guide them through the reflective and restorative process. Students know what routines to expect and what’s expected of them to support them in becoming empowered learners and responsible school community members.
6. Provide clear learning goals and objectives. We align to content area scope and sequence. We ensure that students know what they are learning when they are learning it, and why they are learning it.

• Per CA statutes, all School employees should be able to pass a Federal and State background check, provide a negative TB test, and maintain professional behavior during the period of employment. The employment offer is contingent upon these requirements.