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Job Description

Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-2059.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Adapted Physical Education Specialists”.

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Tasks for “Adapted Physical Education or Adapted Physical Activity Specialist”

Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning.
Assist in screening or placement of students in adapted physical education programs.
Communicate behavioral observations and student progress reports to students, parents, teachers, or administrators.
Maintain inventory of instructional equipment, materials, or aids.
Request or order physical education equipment, following standard procedures.
Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals.
Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition.
Advise education professionals of students' physical abilities or disabilities and the accommodations required to enhance their school performance.
Attend in-service training, workshops, or meetings to keep abreast of current practices or trends in adapted physical education.
Assess students' physical progress or needs.
Review adapted physical education programs or practices to ensure compliance with government or other regulations.
Prepare lesson plans in accordance with individualized education plans (IEPs) and the functional abilities or needs of students.
Maintain thorough student records to document attendance, participation, or progress, ensuring confidentiality of all records.
Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement.
Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development.
Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education.
Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students.
Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities.
Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services.

Related Technology & Tools

Tennis rackets
Beeper balls
Basketball hoops
Jump ropes
Lower body weight machines
Emergency first aid kits
Upper body weight machines
Desktop computers
Compact disk CD players
Dumbbells
Badminton sets
Personal flotation devices
Computer laser printers
Archery targets
Hockey sticks
Digital video disk DVD players
Basketballs
Personal computers
Upper body ergometers
T-ball equipment
Exercise bands
Bowling sets
Volleyballs
Balance beams
Medicine balls
Soccer goals
Balance boards
Laptop computers
Parachutes
Footballs
Shuffleboard sets
Softball bats
Croquet sets
Golf clubs
Dart board equipment
Swim flippers
Hula hoops
Soccer balls
Kickboards
Electric wheelchairs

Individualized Educational Program IEP software
Email software
Microsoft Word
Web browser software
Student record software
Database software
Microsoft Excel