Physical Education Instructor

Benefits

• Flexible schedule

Start date: August 2026

Hours: Vary as needed Monday through Friday

We are seeking a Physical Education Instructor consultant to provide a dynamic adaptive physical educational program for our students. Individual will perform fitness assessments, develop training plans, provide education on how to use gym equipment safely, and most importantly, create a fun physical education program. Your primary goal is to help our students reach their fitness objectives while infusing typical physical education programming such as basketball, calisthenics, and small group exercise activities.

The ideal candidate is a great teacher with a passion for fitness and enjoys helping children with learning and emotional challenges.

• Perform fitness assessments to understand each student’s current fitness level
• Create individualized training routines and revise them periodically
• Demonstrate proper techniques for using equipment
• Ensure that all gym safety standards and procedures are followed
• Ensure all students are safe when conducting sports/physical education activities when offsite (e.g., playgrounds and parks)
• Create and implement appropriate physical education programming to small student groups.
• Establish and maintain appropriate classroom/gym behavioral expectations based on student population
• Collaborate with student teachers and administration regarding any student needs

• High school diploma/GED required
• Current personal trainer or fitness instructor certification
• Knowledge of physiology, exercise technique, and body mechanics is preferred
• First aid and CPR-certified
• Positive, motivating, and effective interpersonal communication skills
• Prior behavior management training preferred (CPI, or other methods)
• Prior experience working with students who exhibit emotional challenges preferred
• Consultant role and individual should have their own business documentation and insurance

Located in the heart of Lincoln Center-NYC, Academics West is a high-support college preparatory program that services up to 88 students from 1st through 12th grade who exhibit social-emotional challenges and/or learning differences. Our small student-to-teacher ratio in physical education is typically 5:1 which allows us to work more intensively with students, achieving positive outcomes. Clinically Informed Academics (CIA) is an approach infused throughout the curriculum that considers the whole student to formulate effective individualized learning strategies.

This approach combines clinical knowledge with academic interventions to help students improve beyond what traditional methods can achieve.