Lower School Physical Education Teacher
- The Westminster Schools
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Mar 19, 2025
Job Description
Join a growth-oriented, collaborative learning community committed to developing the whole person for college and life. Westminster hires and retains passionate, talented, diverse educators like you to prepare our students to be lifelong learners, well-equipped to address local and global challenges. Westminster excels regionally and nationally in every area of school life, from academics to the arts and athletics, achieving excellence through a wide range of programming — and we need you to help us!
Every Lower School homeroom boasts two full-time lead teachers who embody the same intellectual curiosity, wholesome intensity, and creative spirit as their students. Our unique co-teaching model means teachers partner to create a vibrant homeroom environment for 18-20 bright young learners. This collaboration allows our teachers to fully utilize their strengths and benefit from a close partnership with a fellow educator. Alongside eighty-five other Lower School faculty, you’ll meet in teams to design lessons, create assessments, share ideas, and innovate for the future.
For our part, Westminster stands ready to support you with exceptional resources, including a Center for Teaching that provides workshops, cohorts, coaching, travel grants, and resources to help you be your best. At Westminster, you are more than just an academic expert; you make a difference in the lives of students, colleagues, and families – and they, in turn, make a difference in yours.
Supervisor: Head of Lower School
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Position Status: Salaried, exempt, full-time, 10-month
Work Hours: Typical hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some weekend and evening work may be required.
Anticipated Start Date: August 1, 2025
Thank you for your interest in Westminster! We invite you to explore our site to learn more about our community. Like our students, Westminster’s faculty and staff thrive on challenge and enjoy a growth-oriented, collaborative learning community that is committed to the School’s mission and vision.
From our founding in 1951 to the present day, Westminster has aspired to provide an exceptional student experience focused on the pursuit of academic and personal excellence. We strive to be an inclusive community, upholding the dignity of all people as the essential expression of our character as a Christian school. At Westminster, our students find abundant opportunities to exercise initiative and meet new challenges in a caring, supportive environment that fosters lifelong friendships. Our campus is animated by the joy that comes from stretching beyond limitations as our students become leaders of conscience distinguished by courage, humility, and optimism.
Joining the Westminster Teaching Community
Westminster aspires to excel in every area of school life, from academics to the arts to athletics, achieving excellence through a wide range of programming supported by a wealth of resources. With an enrollment of approximately 1,880 students in grades pre-first through twelfth, and over 500 faculty and staff, Westminster fulfills its mission through a dynamic curriculum that engages children across the critical dimensions of their growth – academic, physical, and spiritual.
Just like our students, Westminster's faculty and staff are ambitious and always ready to learn more. They are dedicated not only to their subject matter, but to guiding and inspiring the students who walk our halls. And at Westminster, faculty and staff find an environment where relationships and resources help them grow as professionals.