Grade 2 Classroom Leader — Long-Term Substitute

Mounds View Public Schools; Arden Hills (MN); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave (pro-rated)

Personal time off (pro-rated)

Job summary

Mounds View Public Schools invites applications for a Grade 2 Teacher - Long-Term Substitute. This full-time, Monday–Friday position runs January 4, 2027 through May 10, 2027.

Compensation ranges from $240 to $293 per day with sick leave and pro-rated personal time off per the teacher labor agreement. Qualifications include a current MN teaching license in Elementary Education (K-6) and strong skills in culturally responsive teaching, communication, and instructional design.

Qualifications

• Current MN teaching license in Elementary Education for 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 perceptiveness—being 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.

Responsibilities

• 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; demonstrate 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.

Job description

Mounds View Public Schools invites applications for a Grade 2 Teacher - Long-Term Substitute. This full-time, Monday–Friday position runs January 4, 2027 through May 10, 2027.

Compensation ranges from $240 to $293 per day with sick leave and pro-rated personal time off per the teacher labor agreement. Qualifications include a current MN teaching license in Elementary Education (K-6) and strong skills in culturally responsive teaching, communication, and instructional design.