LTS 1st Grade Teacher

Farmington Public Schools; Farmington (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Sick and personal leave

403(b) plan

Job summary

Farmington Public Schools is seeking an LTS 1st Grade Teacher for Akin Road Elementary to support students in grades K-2. The position runs on an on-call basis with a daily rate of pay.

The teacher will collaborate with the educational team, parents, and community agencies to enhance learning, address academic, emotional, and social needs, and promote positive relations among students, families, and the school. Minnesota teaching licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Must have current Minnesota teaching license.
• Experience connecting families and students to local/community resources.
• Experience facilitating and navigating difficult situations.
• Knowledge of IDEA and MN special education rules may be helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provides services to students and families to help students increase their ability to function optimally and enhance learning.
• Collaborates with student support network (e.g., educational team, parents, and community agencies) to address the students' academic, emotional, and social needs.
• Works toward enhancing and fostering positive relations among the student, school, community, and parents.
• Assesses needs and counsels students and families individually and in groups regarding social, emotional, behavioral and mental health interventions needed to enhance learning.
• Mobilizes and coordinates community resources for students and families to address academic, behavioral, emotional, mental health and social needs.
• Develops and builds community agency partnerships with service providers to expand resources available to students and families. Communicates information to teachers and related service staff as needed to support student learning.
• Identifies needs and provides services to students in crisis and coordinates with community resources during any student's mental health crisis.
• Works in assigned schools and throughout the district on an on-call basis.
• Collaborates with community service providers.
• Serves as building-level homeless liaison.
• Summarizes student social-emotional needs and develops social skills training plans and proactive behavior management plans to support the students' success in the educational setting, including but not limited to center based special education programs.
• Administers and interprets professional social work assessments and evaluations in compliance with IDEA and MN special education laws/rules.
• Consults with instructors and parents to design IEP goals and services to support the learning environment for increased educational benefit.
• Develops and organizes activities for parental involvement.
• Serves as a resource and advocate to students and families.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Experience connecting families and 1:1

Facilitating and navigating difficult

Strong organizational skills

Interact with staff and public

Confidentiality & data privacy

Counseling students and families

Mobilizes community resources

Develops community partnerships

IEP goals collaboration

Education

Minnesota teaching license

Job description

• Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/ Primary - Grades K, 1, 2
• Date Posted: 9/9/2026
• Location: Akin Road Elementary
• Date Available: 11/02/2026

Description:
LTS1st Grade Teacher
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11.2.26-3.22.27
$283 to $579 per day depending on experience and education.

Qualifications:

• Must have current appropriate Minnesota teaching license.

Position Description: Provides services to students and families to help students increase their ability to function optimally and enhance learning. Collaborates with student support network (e.g., educational team, parents, and community agencies) to address the students' academic, emotional, and social needs. Works toward enhancing and fostering positive relations among the student, school, community, and parents.

Qualifications:

• Experience connecting families and students to local/community resources
• Experience facilitating and navigating difficult situations
• Knowledge of all due process requirements and strong computer skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to interact with and maintain cooperative relationship with all levels of staff and the public
• Experience or familiarity with the following agencies/resources: ACP, NAMI, PACER, MN Assoc for Children's Mental Health, MOFAS, Courage Center, MN Disability Law Center, Lifeworks, Dakota County Mental Health, 360 Communities
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, understand and follow data privacy rules and regulations related to learners, staff, community members.
• Assesses needs and counsels students and families individually and in groups regarding social, emotional, behavioral and mental health interventions needed to enhance learning.
• Mobilizes and coordinates community resources for students and families to address academic, behavioral, emotional, mental health and social needs.
• Develops and builds community agency partnerships with service providers to expand resources available to students and families. Communicates information to teachers and related service staff as needed to support student learning.
• Identifies needs and provides services to students in crisis and coordinates with community resources during any student's mental health crisis.
• Works in assigned schools and throughout the district on an on-call basis.
• Collaborates with community service providers.
• Serves as building-level homeless liaison.
• Summarizes student social-emotional needs and develops social skills training plans and proactive behavior management plans to support the students' success in the educational setting, including but not limited to center based special education programs.
• Administers and interprets professional social work assessments and evaluations in compliance with IDEA and MN special education laws/rules.
• Consults with instructors and parents to design IEP goals and services to support the learning environment for increased educational benefit.
• Develops and organizes activities for parental involvement.
• Serves as a resource and advocate to students and families.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Full listing of benefits can be found in the Collective Bargaining agreement located at

Health, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, sick and personal leave, 403(b) available