JOB TITLE: Full-time Lower School Physical Education Teacher and Teacher Assistant
Job Description: Chelsea Academy is seeking a highly motivated full-time faculty member to teach Physical Education to grades K-5 and support lower school classrooms during the 2025-2026 academic year. Desired candidate should be a joyful disciple, have a knowledge and appreciation of the Catholic intellectual tradition, classical and liberal arts pedagogy, a passion for educating and forming Christian youth, and a spirit of adventure. Important characteristics include: competence in physical education theories and application, a focus on student learning, classroom management skills, ability to collaborate on a team, flexibility and enthusiasm.
Mission: Chelsea Academy seeks to form confident young men and women educated in the liberal arts tradition and the Catholic faith from Kindergarten through 12th grade. The Academy is committed to promoting and cultivating in its students the life of the mind and the love of truth; an appreciation for the natural world and the heritage of human achievement; enduring friendships; a spirit of adventure; and the virtues of honesty, diligence, courage, piety, and personal responsibility. Through an ethos shaped by Catholic teaching and devotions and a balanced curriculum that includes the humanities, sciences, the arts, and athletics, Chelsea Academy provides students with opportunities for developing themselves into adults who are capable of making positive contributions to their families, places of work, and communities.
Qualifications: 1. Required: Practicing Catholic in good standing 2. Required: Bachelor's Degree; experience and/or education in physical education 3. Preferred: Master's Degree; Virginia Teacher's License (not required) 4. Other Desired Qualifications: Ability to develop and deliver effective lesson plans Ability to manage well a classroom environment Ability to relate well with students Ability to be flexible with daily schedule Polished and effective oral and written communication skills Willingness and flexibility to work in a smaller-school environment and with classroom teachers in supporting student learning
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive and commensurate with experience.
Application Instructions: Email or mail cover letter, CV or resume, and three references to the contact below. This posting will remain active until filled.
Contact: Mr. Brian J. Peppiatt, Dean of the Lower School Email: [email protected] (Subject: "Physical Education Teacher")
Chelsea Academy 1190 Progress Drive Front Royal, VA 22630 Tel: 540.635.0622
More information about Chelsea Academy can be found at www.chelseaacademy.org
