Creative Elementary Art Specialist - Long-Term Substitute

Mounds View Public Schools; Saint Paul (MN); Sur place; USD 44 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mounds View Public Schools is seeking an Elementary Art Specialist - Long Term Substitute to join our district. This full-time role runs Monday through Friday with an approximate start date in late October 2026 through December 11, 2026, offering a per-diem pay between $240 and $293 based on district guidelines.

The position requires an MN teaching license in visual art (K-12) or elementary education (K-6) and strengths in culturally responsive teaching, communication, and diverse instructional

Qualifications

• Current MN teaching license in visual art for grades K-12 or elementary education, grades K-6.
• Skilled in culturally responsive teaching.
• Skilled in effective communication.
• Skilled at learning strategies- using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things.
• Skilled at active listening- listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate.
• Skilled in social perceptivenessbeing aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do.
• Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual plans, and test design principles.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Responsabilités

• Communicate and collaborate with professional staff in an effort to determine and coordinate standardized curriculum and testing/ assessment designs.
• Create, formulate, develop, and implement instructional objectives.
• Create, formulate, develop and implement instructional activities.
• Conduct classroom instruction/individual tutoring/counseling based on teacher created lesson plans, instructional units and/or individual needs: assess student performance to determine need for re-instruction alternated method and grades; create a supportive learning environment by using appropriate verbal and non-verbal reinforcing techniques; prioritize tasks to enable the efficient use of time; determine potentially harmful situations and take steps to avoid exposure of the student to this; provide time for students to relearn.
• On-going evaluation of student abilities/ health status to determine needs and to adapt appropriate response and to assist with educational/career/personal planning.
• Diagnose, summarize, and interpret student strengths/weaknesses/problems for reports to parents and other school personnel.
• Respond to student needs: may provide information and guidance to students regarding educational/ career options, resources, and preparation; may address personal/health concerns as presented or refer students to other professionals as appropriate; may serve as student advocate in presenting student and professional concerns to parents/staff/administration/public; may serve as liaison between district and community agencies serving youth.
• Build credibility with staff, students, parents,, and community by: relating to people from all social, economic, racial, religious, or educational backgrounds; demonstrating professional competency through content taught and teaching methods used.
• Assess, plan, and initiate public relations activities which improve communications and perceptions by the community.
• Assess, plan, and participate in in-service training and/or develops/implements in-service for other staff.

Connaissances

Culturally responsive teaching

Effective communication

Learning strategies

Active listening

Social perceptiveness

Curriculum design principles

English language knowledge

Behavioral psychology

Mathematics knowledge

Formation

MN teaching license in visual art (K-12) or elementary education (K-6)

Description du poste

Mounds View Public Schools is seeking an Elementary Art Specialist - Long Term Substitute to join our district. This full-time role runs Monday through Friday with an approximate start date in late October 2026 through December 11, 2026, offering a per-diem pay between $240 and $293 based on district guidelines.

The position requires an MN teaching license in visual art (K-12) or elementary education (K-6) and strengths in culturally responsive teaching, communication, and diverse instructional