Physical/Outdoor Education Teacher and Lead Health Instructor

Faculty / Full-Time

Crossroads Academy, Lyme, NH

Physical/Outdoor Education Teacher and Lead Health Instructor

2025 – 2026

100% FTE

Exempt under FLSA

General Teacher Responsibilities:

  • Create, deliver, and record a cohesive, well planned and articulated program that is in concert with classroom topics and curricula
  • Set and achieve annual professional development goals with Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs
  • Provide substitute lesson plans as needed
  • Substitute for absent colleagues when available/as needed
  • Advise and meet with MS students weekly and attend MS advisory meetings
  • Communicate with advisors/parents regarding student concerns
  • Write weekly plans, student reports, and enter grades into PS within deadlines
  • Assist in recess duty, arrival & dismissal duties, hall monitoring, study halls, and lunch duty as assigned. Chaperone MS trips as needed
  • Respond in a timely way to voice-mail, email, and mail
  • Keep classroom orderly and safe
  • Other duties as may be assigned

PE Teacher Responsibilities:

  • Teach classes of PE in grades K-8, incorporating Core Virtues into daily lessons and interactions
  • Assist in maintaining equipment and grounds, setup and takedown of performance/special events seating
  • Recognize that the gym is a multi-purpose space and share it for special events and other activities as needed; this may require relocating your classes outdoors or to other spaces
  • Keep PE space including office and bulletin boards neat and organized
  • Coordinate annual special events as needed
  • Maintain CPR certification
  • Maintain Physical Education equipment and perform and document recommended safety inspections

Lead Health Instructor Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate all health instruction
  • Teach health classes with assistance from School Nurse
    • Teach Grade 5 health program
    • Teach as a concentrated MS health program
    • Schedule to be arranged/confirmed with Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Develop and maintain proficiency in computer skills including PowerSchool, Google, Word documents
  • Effectively communicate orally and in writing
  • Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
  • Be creative and energetic
  • Maintain healthy and appropriate boundaries with all students and school community members
  • Maintain appropriate confidentiality
  • Ability to frequently sit, stand, stoop, bend, and move throughout the room and campus
  • Pass a state and federal background check

 

Crossroads Academy

Lyme, NH
Elementary, Middle School
Day
All Gender