Summary
Description
SPPS is looking for a Medical Careers Teacher for the 24-25 School Year
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
Valid Career and Technical Education teaching license in the area of Medical Careers issued by the Minnesota Department of Education.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Masters Degree relevant to field of program.
Responsibilities
The essential job functions include, but are not limited to, the following fundamental duties:
-Support the State of Minnesota Graduation Standards and content industry standards to promote curriculum in school.
-Develop and maintain a multicultural, gender and disability fair medical careers curriculum that supports the curriculum of the program.
-Work effectively with students, staff, community members, and parents from various ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
-Seek community input to develop a curriculum that reflects the diversity of students as well as meeting the needs of the current job market.
-Develop and implement innovative methods for serving the needs of all students.
-Assist with program marketing and student recruitment including developing and using effective strategies to increase enrollment of non-traditional students.
-Assist college instructor(s) with the training of students in the nursing assistant program.
-Assist with the advisory committee in collaboration with Saint Paul College that will implement the plan, steps, and timeline to accomplish the determined program goals.
-Develop and maintain community member partnerships that will provide program support and hands-on learning experiences for program instructors and a diverse population of students.
-Work closely with post-secondary and district administrators, program managers, district and building staff, and external partners to support the Saint Paul Career Pathways Academy.
-Develop and implement follow-up strategies to maintain records of students’ future education and job selection to track success of program goal of increasing workforce in the medical career field.
-Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
-Demonstrated knowledge and experience of current research and practice in the subject of medical careers exploration; CPR and First Aid.
-Demonstrated knowledge in integrating core academics with Career and Technical Education.
-Demonstrated experience in the areas of course development, curriculum writing, assessments, cooperative learning, in the field of Medical Careers.
-Understanding of the National Health Care Skills Standards as required by the teaching license.
-Teaching and/or industry experience in the medical or health sciences field.
-Understanding of the impact of data, data collection, and data interpretation to support classroom practice.
-Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with colleagues, parents, students from diverse backgrounds.
-Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
-Experience in team building and collaborative approaches to goal setting and instructional reform.
-An understanding of reflective practice.
-Working knowledge of professional learning communities and job-embedded professional development.
-Experience interpreting and implementing program requirements.
-Knowledge of articulations with post-secondary institutions.
How to Apply
To be considered further, please apply for this position and attach a resume and cover letter to your online application.
The Human Resource Department will review your application materials and contact you regarding the next steps.
To attach additional documents to your online application, click on the “Additional Attachments” link from the applicant homepage and upload your documents as attachments. Valid file extensions for attaching a document include .doc, .txt, .rtf, and .pdf.
This position will be posted until May 30, 2024.
Other Information
Transcript – Unofficial transcripts are accepted at the time of hire. You must submit official transcripts within 30 days of your start date. Formal credential evaluation is required for post-secondary education completed outside of the United States.
Veteran’s Preference – If you are an eligible veteran applying for a job where veteran’s preference applies and wish to claim Veterans Preference you must submit a legible copy of your DD214 to the Human Resource Department with your employment application. If your claim is approved, five or ten additional points will be added to your final passing score.
Criminal Background Investigation and Reference Checks – Reference checks and a criminal background investigation will be completed as a condition of hire for all new employees and for former employees who have not been employed by the District for more than six months.
Pay, Benefits and Work Schedule
This is a 10 month position working 40 hours per week.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Teacher negotiated labor agreement. The labor agreement and salary schedule can be found at Labor Agreements – Saint Paul Public Schools (spps.org)
Benefits are available to new employees after 30 days of active employment. Benefits include medical insurance, life insurance, sick leave, pension plan, tax-free retirement account, and flexible spending account. Some employee groups also receive vacation, dental insurance and disability insurance. A benefits summary is available at Benefit Summaries by Bargaining Unit – Saint Paul Public Schools (spps.org)
Essential Functions
Essential functions are job duties that the individual holding the position must be able to perform unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation through the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the Americans with Disability Amendments Act (ADAAA). The essential functions are typical duties as outlined under Responsibilities.
Regular and reliable attendance.
May be exposed to various cleaning products.
Equity Statement
SPPS is committed to eliminating racial disparities and predictability in achievement and to a workforce which embodies this commitment.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Saint Paul Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and supports an inclusive workplace environment.
