Are you a passionate educator who believes healthy kids are better learners? As a Fit4Kids Wellness Integration Specialist (WIS), you’ll partner with elementary schools in Petersburg to build lasting cultures of health and wellness — right inside the classroom. You’ll equip teachers with the tools, confidence, and inspiration to weave physical activity and nutrition into everyday lessons, while also driving meaningful, school-wide wellness initiatives.
This is a teaching position that follows the Petersburg school calendar. A valid Virginia teaching license is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Curate and develop lessons and activities that integrate physical movement and nutrition into core academic subjects
- Share resources with all elementary teachers through staff development sessions, handouts, websites, and classroom-ready materials
- Provide hands-on coaching and modeling so teachers feel confident incorporating wellness into their daily instruction
- Facilitate the creation and ongoing work of a School Wellness Council in partnership with school leadership, staff, and students
- Collaborate with teachers and staff to provide before- and after-school wellness opportunities for students
- Partner with the Wellness Council to plan and implement healthy changes for students, staff, and families
- Participate in after-school events that engage parents in supporting the program
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in elementary education, physical education, or a related field
- Valid Virginia teaching license and experience teaching
- Strong knowledge of health education and wellness topics, including nutrition and physical fitness
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport with both adults and children
- Strong time management and creative thinking abilities
- Genuine enthusiasm and passion for helping students and educators develop healthy, active habits
- Ability to model a healthy lifestyle
- Flexibility to occasionally work evenings and weekends
Preferred:
- Experience training or teaching adult learners
Benefits:
10-month teaching position, medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, 3% retirement match.
Salary:
Based on experience, scale starting at $52,500.
About the Organization:
Greater Richmond Fit4Kids is a nonprofit organization created to improve the health and wellness of children by increasing physical activity and promoting healthy eating.
Fit4Kids is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth (or a related medical condition), or any other protected trait, characteristic, or class as established by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, upgrading, transfer, demotion, layoff, recruitment, advertising or solicitation for employment, treatment during employment, selection for training and education, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits programs, and termination.
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