Fitness Instructor and Intervention Assistant Cincinnati Performance Academy

Shape the Leaders of Tomorrow:

Join the Team at Performance Academies!

At Performance Academies we do more than just teachwe educate the whole child. Our mission is to build future-ready students through a unique high-performing blend of rigorous academics daily structured fitness and intentional character education.

Guided by our core values of Knowledge Strength and Values we provide a safe disciplined and supportive environment across our K-8 and High School campuses. We are looking for passionate professionals who want to help our students develop strong minds and bodies ready to lead with purpose.

We believe great schools are built by great teams. Teachers collaborate regularly support one another and are united around high expectations for students and each other.

Performance Academies is seeking a dedicated student-centered leader to join our team. We look for team members who are passionate about driving academic growth and fostering an inclusive structured and engaging learning environment.

Why Your Work Matters Here

• Educating the Whole Child: Students participate in daily structured physical education - including martial arts tennis and soccer - as part of our whole-child approach to education.
• Character-Driven Culture: We teach daily lessons on respect responsibility and teamwork reinforced by a structured uniform policy.
• Impact-Focused Environment: Our smaller supportive classrooms ensure no child slips through the cracks allowing you to truly personalize learning.
• Supportive Leadership: Our school leaders are highly visible and focused on helping teachers succeed through coaching collaboration and responsive support.

What Youll Do

The Fitness Instructor / Intervention Assistant provides engaging physical education instruction while supporting students with disabilities in accessing the curriculum and participating successfully in school activities. This role promotes lifelong health and wellness through physical education while collaborating with teachers intervention staff and families to ensure all students receive the support they need to thrive academically socially and physically.

This role is a dual role: part-time Fitness Instructor part-time Intervention Assistant.

• Plan and deliver engaging standards-based physical education lessons using the schools approved curriculum.
• Teach sport-specific skills with an emphasis on soccer tennis and other fitness activities.
• Create a safe structured and inclusive learning environment that promotes physical fitness and healthy habits.
• Assess student progress maintain accurate records and prepare students for school fitness events and competitions.
• Maintain a clean organized and safe fitness environment and oversee equipment inventory.

• Provide one-on-one and small-group support to students with disabilities during classroom and school activities.
• Assist in implementing IEP accommodations behavior plans and instructional supports.
• Reinforce academic behavioral and social-emotional skills in collaboration with classroom teachers and intervention staff.
• Support students in developing independence confidence and positive peer interactions.
• Participate in IAT and IEP meetings as requested and assist with implementation of student support plans.

• Supervise students during instruction transitions arrival and dismissal lunch recess and other assigned duties.
• Maintain positive classroom management and implement school-wide behavior expectations consistently.
• Ensure student safety at all times and promptly report injuries behavioral concerns or safety issues.
• Assist with field trips school events and extracurricular activities as assigned.

• Collaborate with teachers administrators intervention staff therapists and families to support student success.
• Communicate with parents and guardians regarding student progress as appropriate.
• Foster positive relationships that support students academic physical and social development.

• Bachelors degree preferred.
• Valid Ohio teaching license or Educational Aide Permit as appropriate for assignment.
• Successful completion of required state and federal background checks.
• Experience working with school-age children including students with disabilities preferred.

• School hours: 7:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
• Attendance at staff meetings professional development conferences and required trainings.

What We Offer

We are proud to offer a total compensation package that supports the health wellness and livelihood of our staff.

All health benefits begin day one of employment!

• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid Basic Life Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Voluntary Life InsuranceAccident Critical Illness and Hospitalization Coverage available
• STRS participation for all school-based positions
• Multiple scheduled holiday breaks
• PTO & personal days

We offer competitive salaries and annual cost of living adjustments as well as performance bonus potential (based on enrollment and academic performance).

Join the BEST school in the Neighborhood!

If youre passionate about helping students achieve academically grow in character and discover their potential wed love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team thats making a lasting impact in the lives of students every day.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities duties skills efforts requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.