Fitness Assistant

Qualifications

60 or more hours of college credit required; Bachelor's Degree preferred

2+ years in working with elementary aged students in the area of fitness preferred

Mastery of communication skills, verbal, written, and interpersonal.

DUTY DAYS: 183

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Provides fitness activities for students in grades K-6

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement school physical education program to encourage the development of lifelong healthy habits for all children.
• Plan and implement lesson plans that call for students to have moderate to vigorous physical activity during designated class time
• Assess each student’s level of physical abilities and provide activities to increase fitness level
• Lead demonstration of proper skills for activities
• Encourage and demonstrate safety in all classroom activities
• Maintain effective internal and external oral and written communications with students, parents, school based staff, and district staff
• Follows curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school
• Keeps attendance records
• Maintains discipline in classroom and on school grounds
• Meets with parents to discuss student progress and problems
• Participates in meetings and training workshops.
• Other duties as assigned by the superintendent or designee
  
  

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 functions. ? Requires ability to sit up to 8 hours per day with intermittent occasional walking, standing, bending, and squatting. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ? Moderate noise level in the work environment. ? Adequate lighting ? Comfortable temperatures

SALARY: $19.00

HOURS / DAY: 5.25