Middle School Physical Education Teacher (Metro Schools)

Job Description

Title: Middle School Physical Education Teacher

Position Type: Grades 6-8

Posting Date: January 28, 2026

Position Start Date: For the 2026-2027 SY

Closing Date: When Filled

Description: The middle school physical education teacher is responsible for creating a classroom environment that promotes and develops an understanding of the relationship of exercise and a healthy body. The physical education teacher instructs and develops students within physical education, health, rhythm/dance and individual and team sports.

Minimum Qualifications:
Teaching licensure for the State of Ohio or the ability to obtain substitute licensure for the State of Ohio

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of formal sports, games, dances, and fundamentals of body movement.
• Develops lesson plans to guide instruction and student outcomes
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.
• Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment to ensure the overall safety of students.
• Evaluates academic and social growth of students and keeps appropriate records to include attendance and assignment/assessment grades
• Communicates with parents on student progress.
• Supervises students in out of classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• Coaches, instructs and counsels each student regarding his/her academic, behavioral and social emotional progress
• Works collaboratively with other instructors to construct and maintain a high-quality integrated learning environment
• Collects, analyzes, and utilizes assessment data to identify students' immediate & long-range needs to develop lesson plans for assignments & activities that meet and extend student learning opportunities
• Facilitates learning beyond the school day through office hours
• Transparency and willingness to share best practices
• Play multiple roles beyond the classroom including student recruitment and admissions, new program development, communication with multiple districts, partnership development with outside organizations, and collaboration with other center initiatives.
• Provides services that implement the educational mission and follows all institutional policies of Metro Early College Middle School.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the principal

Salary:
Commensurate with experience

Reports To:
Dr. Marc Sterner-M.S. Principal

Please apply online