Preschool Teacher

Duty Days: 178
 
Start: 23-24 School Year
 
Hours: 8:00am -4:30pm

About Spring Lake Park Schools
Welcome to Spring Lake Park Schools! We are a vibrant school community serving about 5,800 students from the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley and Spring Lake Park, in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our district purpose — “High expectations, high achievement for all. No excuses” – provides our focus to meet the unique and varied needs of each student. 
 
Spring Lake Park Schools is recognized for our commitment to personalized learning, creating a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking. We are working to create a system – a culture with a methodology and set of processes – where teachers and staff have the freedom, flexibility, and invitation to design new ways of learning centered around deepening student engagement to continuously improve student success.
 
Roles and Responsibilities: The candidate will be responsible for all assigned preschool teacher duties including the creation of a welcoming learning environment, the implementation of Early Childhood curriculum, designing innovative hands-on activities with clear learning targets, assessment of student progress, management of the classroom, parent communication, and collaboration and with other district staff.
 
Qualifications: 
*Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
*Exhibits a strong understanding of child development
*Ability to use current, effectual early childhood teaching methods
*Ability to build positive relationships with students that result in high levels of student engagement in learning
*Current teaching license in appropriate area preferred
*Previous experience working with preschool age children 

Preferences: We strongly prefer candidates who have exhibited excellence in collaboration with colleagues and an enthusiasm to work with students.  Preferred candidates will also have a demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning as evidenced by graduate-level work or an earned degree, as well as participation in professional organization conferences or seminars related to the content area.
Candidates with an appropriate teaching license are preferred. Diverse and bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Salary: As per Community Education agreement for Preschool Teachers.

How to Apply
Position will be open until filled.
Individuals who wish to be considered for this position must apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/district16/onlineapp/default.aspx
Only qualified and appropriately licensed individuals will be considered for an interview.
 
For any inquiries or questions regarding the position, please feel free to contact Angela Vokac, Director of Early Childhood Programs, at avokac@district16.org or (763) 600-5901.

Selection Procedure: Appropriately licensed applicants will be considered for interviews. Candidates will be interviewed at the request of the district until the position is filled.