Job Description

Adapted Physical Education Teacher

Amergis Educational Staffing is partnered with educational facilities in Boston, MA to hire Adapted Physical Education to work with students on a contractual basis for the 2025-2026 School Year Program.

Details of the Position Include:

Location: Boston, MA

Start: August 28th, 2025

Duration: 2025 2026 School Year

Schedule: M-F; 6.5 hours/Day

Pay: up to $50/hour

Requirements:

*Flexibility in location and scheduling is essential

• Provide instruction to address students' IEP goals/objectives specifically in adapted physical education.
• Prepare demanding and therapeutic lessons (requires some planning work outside of regular program hours).
• Differentiate instruction.
• Establish a productive learning environment and classroom culture in which all students are respected.
• Maintain timely student attendance and progress records.
• Consult with teachers and other related service providers to address students' needs.
• Provide students, families, site coordinators, and program staff with relevant and timely data, including monitoring and reporting student's progress to prevent regression as outlined in the program.
• Participate in all designated professional development.
• Care for program materials and resources.
• Engage as a partner in planning and problem-solving as needed.
• Provides support during arrival and dismissal, as outlined by the site coordinator.

Experience:

• Master's Degree
• Massachusetts License as a Physical Education Teacher
• Massachusetts License as a Special Education Teacher: Moderate or Severe Special Needs
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Autism, physical disabilities, intellectual/emotional impairment, early childhood
• Multilingual preferred but not required

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding this position.

Thank you!

Alison Costello / Educational & Healthcare Recruiter

Amergis Educational Staffing

Adapted Physical Education Teachers in this program provide students with rigorous instruction that demonstrates the BPS core competencies for effective teaching listed below.

• Accountability for Student Achievement
• Set ambitious learning goals for all students, create cognitively demanding tasks, and model the belief that all students can master challenging material through effective effort.
• Assess student understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and take ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks.
• Display passion and optimism about students, content, and the teaching profession.
• Communicating Content Knowledge
• Demonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm for the content area and the pedagogy it requires.
• Demonstrate understanding of how subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards.
• Convey content in creative and engaging ways that align with standards.
• Equitable & Effective Instruction
• Scaffold and differentiate instruction so that all students do complex thinking and rigorous academic work.
• Use instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participation.
• Build a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community.
• Cultural Proficiency
• Actively create and maintain an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected.
• Parent/Family Engagement
• Engage with families and build collaborative, respectful relationships in service of student learning.
• Professional Reflection & Collaboration
• Regularly reflect on practice, seek and respond to feedback, and demonstrate self-awareness and commitment to continuous learning and development.
• Participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community.

Qualifications Required:

• Master's degree.
• Massachusetts License as a Physical Education Teacher.
• Massachusetts License as a Special Education Teacher: Moderate or Severe Special Needs.
• Certified Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard.
• Current Safety-care certification.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Autism, Intellectual Impairment, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Specific Learning Disability, Emotional Impairment, Early Childhood.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the Core Competencies of Effective Teaching established by the Boston Public Schools as outlined above.
• Current authorization to work in the United States. Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.

Qualifications Preferred:

• Current Adapted Physical Education Teacher in the Boston Public Schools.
• BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

Benefits

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Awards and recognition programs

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

About Amergis

Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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