About St. Mark’s
Founded in 1906, St. Mark's School of Texas is a non-sectarian, college-preparatory, independent day school for boys in grades one through twelve. The School’s charter states that it is “designed to afford its students well-rounded physical, intellectual, moral, and religious training and instruction.” The School is intended to be a diverse community of teachers and students who share a love of learning and who strive for high achievement in whatever they undertake.
St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world. To this end, the School professes and upholds certain values. These values include the discipline of postponing immediate gratification in the interests of earning eventual, hard-won satisfaction; the responsibility of defending one’s own ideas, of respecting the views of others, and of accepting the consequences for one’s own actions; and an appreciation for the lively connection between knowledge and responsibility and the obligation to serve.
Position Description
St. Mark’s School of Texas seeks an experienced educator to join our Lower School and Physical Education team beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the physical education curriculum for St. Mark’s Lower School. A strong candidate will be an enthusiastic and compassionate teacher with knowledge and understanding of the physical development of young boys and a passion for teaching physical education. Physical Education in the Lower School would generally include developmental skills relating to gross and fine motor movements, cooperative group activities and experiences, fitness related activities, and basic locomotor and non-locomotor skill development. Qualified candidates will demonstrate athleticism and an excitement for youth sports.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary instructor for first through fourth-grade physical education classes
- Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the maturity and developmental age of the students
- Establish and enforce expectations for conduct and good sportsmanship
- Supervise students in the gymnasium and on the athletic fields
- Demonstrate skills being taught; assist students in performing skills
- Assess fitness levels
- Collaborate with other physical education teachers to implement lessons for Physical Education classes
- Communicate regularly with parents about student progress
- Serve as the Lower School Sports Liaison for first through sixth grade
- Maintain equipment and facilities
- Attend traditional school-sponsored activities
