Physical Education Teacher - Middle/High School, Newcomer Youth Summer Academy

Scope of Work:

The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) is a six-week program that prepares newly arrived refugee youth to succeed at their grade level in the New York City public school system. Up to 130 students from ages 5 - 21 from over 20 countries will participate in academic, creative arts, social-emotional learning, physical education, and life skills classes. Field trips are held on Fridays.

The Newcomer Youth Summer Academy is seeking a Physical Education Teacher who will create daily physical education / movement lessons for Upper School students (Grades 6-12). The Physical Education Teachers will contribute to the program's goals of fostering students' social-emotional development and building a strong sense of community among the students and staff. The Physical Education Teacher will instruct up to 6 lessons each week. The Physical Education classes will be held between 12:00 pm and 2:40 pm, Monday - Thursday. The Physical Education Teacher will also help facilitate after-school classes from 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm, Monday - Thursday.

Position term:June 16 - August 15, 2025

Hours:

Pre-program Planning: Between June 16 and July 1 - Up to 10 hours of lesson planning and instructional planning with Dean of Instruction and up to 5 hours of asynchronous foundational online training modules to be completed independently ahead of synchronous staff training dates

In-person Training: July 1-3, 2025: Up to 24 hours of in-person training

Main Program: July 7, 2025 - August 15, 2025: up to 2.5 hours of instruction, supervision with dismissals, and running 1.5 hours of afterschool programs for a total of 5.25 hours per day, Monday - Thursday.

Major Responsibilities:

• Participate in mandatory school programing.
• Implement a 6-week culturally- and developmentally-responsive curriculum
• Submit daily lesson plans on a weekly basis in advance of the date of instruction
• Utilize for sheltered instructional approaches (SIOP) for English Language Learners/multilingual learners, K-12 in the curriculum
• Pending demand, provide after-care supervision to small cohort of students from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday.
• Complete the All-Staff program evaluation
• Review student progress
• Comply with all IRC policies and protocols
• Participate in one after-school parent/teacher conference evening during the academy

Job Requirements:

• Experience with teaching, leading, or coaching group physical education or sports programming required.
• Bachelors or higher degree in physical education or related field highly desired
• Experience teaching English Language Learners/multilingual learners utilizing a Sheltered Instructional (SIOP) approach, is preferred
• Ability to work well with people of diverse cultural backgrounds
• Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations is preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong team player who is self-directed and organized
• Fluency in written and spoken English required. Second language proficiency in relevant language highly desirable (Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Fulani, Haitian Creole, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian.)

Working Environment:NYSA takes place in a centrally located school (TBD) in New York City. All applicants must be willing to relocate to the New York City area for the entirety of the Academy.

Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.