Founded in Chicago in 1876, Sacred Heart Schools at Sheridan Road (Hardey Preparatory for Boys and Academy of the Sacred Heart for Girls) are independent, Catholic, single-sex elementary schools committed to academic excellence within the context of a Christian, faith-based community.  The educational mission is deeply rooted in the 200-year tradition of the Society of the Sacred Heart and shared with the Network of Sacred Heart Schools located in 30 countries, including 22 schools in the United States.  The essence of this tradition is the total development of each child: spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical. Our girls and boys are taught in single-sex classrooms, but follow a similar curriculum and share in many activities.  With a total enrollment of approximately 700 students, the schools are organized into three academic divisions each led by a division head.

Sacred Heart Schools is seeking a Primary School Physical Education and Health Teacher, whose chief responsibility will be to work within the scope of the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education to teach Kindergarten through second grade physical education within a differentiated group of students. As a member of the Primary School faculty, this instructor will collaborate with the Head of the Primary School, grade level teams, division, and departmental teams.  

Founded in Chicago in 1876, Sacred Heart Schools at Sheridan Road (Hardey Preparatory for Boys and Academy of the Sacred Heart for Girls) are independent, Catholic, single-sex elementary schools committed to academic excellence within the context of a Christian, faith-based community. The educational mission is deeply rooted in the 200-year tradition of the Society of the Sacred Heart and shared with the Network of Sacred Heart Schools located in 30 countries, including 24 schools in the United States and Canada. The essence of this tradition is the total development of each child: spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical. Our girls and boys are taught in single-sex classrooms, but follow a similar curriculum and share in many activities. With a total enrollment of approximately 704 students, the schools are organized into three academic divisions each led by a division head.

Essential Job Functions:

• The Physical Education and Health Instructor will work within the scope of the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education to teach students in kindergarten through second grade the physical education curriculum and students in grade two the health curriculum.  

• The Physical Education and Health Instructor will serve as the coordinator of Kindergarten recess, responsible for daily supervision of the playground, enforcement of the rules, and communication with parents about recess incidents.

• As a member of the Primary School faculty, this teacher will be responsible for:

• Instructing physical education for grades kindergarten, first and second grade students

• Curriculum formation and evaluation

• Student assessment

• Working as an active and collaborative member of grade teams and other primary faculty members

• Maintain current with the most recent primary physical education pedagogy

• Align with other physical education instructor in the other divisions - Lower School, and Middle School for vertical curriculum coordination.

• Parent communication and education concerning their students performance and progress  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Elementary - Early Childhood Education

• 2-5 years of experience teaching physical education.

• Demonstration of effective behavior management skills

• Demonstration of parent communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Masters Degree preferred. 

• Experience teaching primary grades

• Experience teaching physical education and health

Salary and benefits are competitive.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability or handicap, veteran status, marital status or any other classification protected by law.