Physical Education Teacher

Little Sprouts is currently seeking a physical education teacher to join our team. Little Sprouts is a network of 39 preschools and early learning centers across New England. We prioritize employee experience and are closed the week between Christmas and New Year. This offers you a guaranteed week of paid time off upon hire.

Whether you have been teaching physical education for years or are just getting started and would like to bring your talents to the field of early education, Little Sprouts may be a great fit!

• Education in Physical Education/Health/Nutrition.  Degree related to Education/Health/Nutrition preferred. 
• Previous experience in working with children required. Practicum, internship, or volunteer sites accepted as experience.
• Ability to travel to multiple sites in (MA and NH) or (CT) or (VT)regularly and reliably.
• Must have excellent organizational and initiative-taking skills.
• Must be able to self-direct as well as work as a part of a team.
• Must have excellent communication and listening skills.
• Must be willing to give and receive feedback in a professional manner.
• Must be adaptable, creative, and high energy.
• Physical endurance means standing on feet for up to 90% of the day and may include lifting up to 30 pounds, sitting on the floor and crouching down, and performing gym activities with children, including running, jumping, etc.

• Lead physical education related activities for a classroom of young children ages 2-5 for a minimum of 30 minutes for Toddlers and 30 minutes for Preschool and Kindergarten.
• Work directly with and involve the classroom teacher in the physical education class so they participate and support each other during the class.
• Prepare for leading groups including reviewing curriculum, making sure you have all necessary props, materials and ready to conduct classes.
• Work directly with school leaders on visits, classroom schedule and feedback.
• Responsible for personal inventory of gym materials, provided by Little Sprouts. Must sanitize and be accountable for them as much as possible.
• Create monthly lesson plans for each age group using provided template: Toddler and Preschool and submit to Director of Curriculum and Development
• Conduct structured physical education classes that focus on the health and physical development of each individual child.
• Set monthly goals for each class to accomplish.
• Interact with children one on one and in large groups with physical activities, games, and exercises.
• Responsible for lesson planning and presentation of developmentally appropriate curriculum materials that address all the needs and interests of the children.
• Work with directors to provide feedback.
• Responsible for planning a Winter and Summer Olympics
• Responsible for cleanliness and organization of gym area and materials
• Responsible for conducting weekly/biweekly classes out of the school year.

• Travel to personal roster of schools, sometimes more than one per day, in a timely manner to lead weekly physical education classes to classrooms of toddlers-preschool. The average number of students per classroom is 6-20 and daily average classrooms visited is 6 to 12.

• Work with other physical education teacher(s) to plan curriculum and align lessons and activities.
• Prepare and lead occasional training for teachers on incorporating physical education into their classroom.
• Attend professional development trainings provided by Little Sprouts and research/propose outside development opportunities for team.
• A few times a year, lead large group physical education events during family open-houses or other special events.

Little Sprouts LLC is a subsidiary of Babilou Family, a global network of 1,100 early education and child care centers. Little Sprouts LLC provides award-winning early education and child care across 39 New England schools. Through the experience and talents of nearly 900 early education professionals and in partnership with nearly 4,000 families, we are on a meaningful journey to create optimal learning spaces where children ages 0-5 can learn, grow, and thrive.

Our teams, whether at our home office or inside our schools, are change makers – they inspire, create, model, and most importantly make this a great place to work. At Little Sprouts, LLC we are consistently recruiting, retaining, and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity within the communities in which we operate. Our focus on equity and inclusion allows us to develop a broader scope of ideas and approaches, offering a collaborative and dynamic educational experience for the youngest members of society.