Overview:
We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to plan, coordinate and conduct physical education and health classes/activities based on the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) including swimming, for students ages 5-22 who are blind or visually impaired and may have additional intellectual and physical disabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Implement all therapeutic and behavioral support programs for students in accordance with the student’s ability
• Teach health and fitness to diverse students
• Assist with extracurricular activities as designated
• Follows school’s policies and procedures as stated in the Employee Handbook
• Essential Functions: Develops and implements IEP goals related to Physical Education and Health Classes
• Writes weekly PE and health lesson plans, documents student progress, and writes IEP updates and progress reports that are aligned to state standards
• Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the students based on their IEP
• Works cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning a balanced physical education program
• Instructs and supervises classroom Paraeducator(s), 1:1’s and Intervener(s) on how to support students cultivating physical fitness, hygienic habits and good social and emotional adjustments
• Analyzes, demonstrates and explains basic skills, knowledge’s and strategies of games rhythms and fundamentals of body movement
• Provides age appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of the students
• Participates cooperatively with Teachers, Therapists and other members of the team to address student’s needs and develop plans according to the IEP goals
• Integrates individualized student communication and therapeutic goals into daily lessons
• Demonstrates good communication skills written and verbal
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs
• Participates in faculty committees and student sponsored activities
• Communicates with Coordinators, Teachers, Therapists, etc on students’ progress
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Current Pennsylvania Certification in Physical Education or Adaptive Physical Education
• 1 - 3 years’ experience working with special needs children and/or young adults visually impaired with multiple disabilities is highly desired
• Physical Requirements: Able to lift/transfer a minimum of 50 pounds, be agile, physically pursue clients on foot, physically restrain, bend, squat, stretch, reach, push up and stand for several hours at a time.
• Act 34 Criminal History Background Check Report, Act 114 FBI Criminal History Report & PA Child Abuse Report.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

• Implement all therapeutic and behavioral support programs for students in accordance with the student’s ability
• Teach health and fitness to diverse students
• Assist with extracurricular activities as designated
• Follows school’s policies and procedures as stated in the Employee Handbook
• Essential Functions: Develops and implements IEP goals related to Physical Education and Health Classes
• Writes weekly PE and health lesson plans, documents student progress, and writes IEP updates and progress reports that are aligned to state standards
• Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the students based on their IEP
• Works cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning a balanced physical education program
• Instructs and supervises classroom Paraeducator(s), 1:1’s and Intervener(s) on how to support students cultivating physical fitness, hygienic habits and good social and emotional adjustments
• Analyzes, demonstrates and explains basic skills, knowledge’s and strategies of games rhythms and fundamentals of body movement
• Provides age appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of the students
• Participates cooperatively with Teachers, Therapists and other members of the team to address student’s needs and develop plans according to the IEP goals
• Integrates individualized student communication and therapeutic goals into daily lessons
• Demonstrates good communication skills written and verbal
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs
• Participates in faculty committees and student sponsored activities
• Communicates with Coordinators, Teachers, Therapists, etc on students’ progress
• Performs other duties as assigned by superviso