Elementary PE Teacher (Grades K-5)

The Elementary PE teacher at UIS teaches one or two classes per week to students in grades K-5. Class sizes range from 10-24 students. Content includes basic fitness and competitive sports such as, but not limited to, soccer, basketball, touch rugby, and track and field events. Depending on instructor interest and expertise, instruction may be given in other areas, as well, such as orienteering and map reading skills, cricket, ultimate Frisbee, field hockey, bush dancing, and other fun activities! The PE teacher generally organizes the annual Sports Day.

• Appropriately plan and implement physical education instruction at grade level
• Teach in alignment with the AERO standards and the UIS Schoolwide Learning Outcomes (Knowledge, Understanding, Communication, Stewardship, and Biblical Worldview)
• Conduct formative and summative assessments, maintain records of student learning and achievement, and effectively communicate student achievement with parents on report cards and in other written and oral communication
• Maintain order and a positive, engaging learning environment in the classroom
• Seek to understand and empathize with students growing up in cross-cultural situations (Third-Culture Kids) and encourage awareness and understanding of cultural differences
• Communicate effectively with students from a variety of nationalities
• Assist in and support student extra-curricular activities as able, inspiring and encouraging the physical, mental, and spiritual development of students to their greatest potential
• Attend bi-weekly faculty meetings and school-sponsored Professional Development opportunities
• Maintain their own certification as needed (UIS has funds to supplement individual professional development pursuits!)

We prefer a year of teaching experience, but we welcome you to talk with us about your unique qualifications and passions. We look forward to talking with you about our amazing community, our awesome students, and about how you might be able to serve God as a teacher in Papua New Guinea!

We believe that you will discover what we already know, that UIS is a Great Place to Teach!