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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 Specialist”

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

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

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Web browser software
Individualized Educational Program IEP software
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