Learn about substitute teaching jobs in Minnesota. The pay rates, job opportunities, and licensing requirements. 

Substitute teaching in Minnesota requires either a full teaching license, or “short call” substitute teaching license.  As a certified substitute teacher, you’ll be able to take daily teaching jobs in any setting and subject area throughout the school year, including high schools, special education.
If you have a Bachelor’s degree, or are in an educator preparation program and have completed your student teaching, you can acquire a substitute teaching license and begin making well over $100 per day doing rewarding work at a time of need. New in 2023, some schools are also participating in a pilot program that allows those with an Associate’s degree, or that have been working in the school as a paraprofessional for at least a year, to receive a substitute teaching license and a guaranteed minimum pay rate of $200/day!

More information about how to get a short call license to substitute teach.

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Open Requests for Substitute Positions

There is a an active need for both teaching and support substitutes.  Teachers On Call, a Kelly® Company, is a staffing service that hires licensed teachers, paraeducators, tutors, and early childhood education staff for nearly 150 schools and districts across Minnesota.  Complete one application to work in multiple districts, schools and centers.  Apply with Teachers On Call now.

The following are postings from the last 20 days.  Also search all open postings.

Title School Region
Continuous Elementary Building Substitute Osseo Area Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Early Childhood Special Education Instructional Assistant - Long Term Substitute Cambridge-Isanti Schools East Central
Elementary Principal Long-Term Substitute Crookston Schools Northwest
Food Services Substitute - District-Wide Columbia Heights Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Long Term Substitute Part-Time ECFE Teacher Spring Lake Park Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Long Term Substitute Special Education Resource Teacher- 1.0 FTE Duluth Schools Arrowhead
Long Term Substitute: Special Education Resource Teacher Richfield Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Nutrition Services Substitute Robbinsdale Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Special Education Instructional Assistant - Long Term Substitute Cambridge-Isanti Schools East Central
Substitute Custodian Northland Community Schools
ABE Substitute Teacher Burnsville Schools 7 County Twin Cities
ACES Child Care Assistant Substitute Mankato Schools South Central
Early Childhood Screener Substitute Minnetonka Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher - Long-term Substitute Mankato Schools South Central
Elementary Music Teacher, Medium Term Substitute Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Emotional Behavior Disorders/Social Studies Teacher – Long Term Substitute Bemidji Schools Headwaters
Full-Time Teacher - .5 Physical Education and .5 Substitute Kimball Public School District
Long-Term 9-12 Agricultural Education Substitute Teacher - Hutchinson, MN Hutchinson Schools Southwest Central
Long-Term Substitute Elementary Classroom Teacher (2nd Grade) Verndale Public School District
Mathematics Teacher, 1.0 FTE (Long-term Substitute) Edina Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Medium Term Substitute - Elementary Daily Building Substitute Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Medium Term Substitute - Special Education Teacher (Center-Based) Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools 7 County Twin Cities
MS/HS Substitute Teacher Royalton Schools North Central
Physical Education - Long Term Substitute Burnsville Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Pre-K thru Grade 5 Substitute Teacher Royalton Schools North Central
Preschool Teacher (Long-term Substitute) Edina Schools 7 County Twin Cities
School Counselor ( 1.0 FTE - Long term substitute) Eastern Carver County Public School 7 County Twin Cities
Social Studies Teacher Long Term Substitute Holdingford Public School District
Special Education Teacher - Long-Term Substitute Mounds View Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Substitute Food Services Forest Lake Area Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Substitute Paraprofessional - Walker Hackensack Akeley Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District North Central
Substitute Paraprofessional Grades 6-12 Royalton Schools North Central
Substitute Paraprofessional Pre-K though Grade 5 Royalton Schools North Central
Substitute School Nurse Hopkins Public Schools 7 County Twin Cities
Substitute Teacher Math and Science Academy 7 County Twin Cities
Substitute Teacher - Walker Hackensack Akeley Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District North Central
Substitute Teachers Hutchinson Schools Southwest Central
Substitute Paraprofessional Lake City Public School District Southeast
Substitute Teacher Lake City Public School District Southeast
Substitute Teachers - 2024-25 School Year Becker Public Schools Central

Daily Substitute Teaching Pay Rates Across Minnesota

Pay rates for daily substitute teaching jobs are set by each district and charter.  Typically, schools pay for either a full-day or half-day.  Some schools provide incentive pay for repeating service and hard-to-fill assignments.  The following rates are the average minimum and maximum daily pay, provided in August 2023.

Southeast$144 – $165
South central$150 – $159
Southwest$154 – $185
Lakes Country$141 – $162
Central Lakes$145 – $151
North Central$152 – $162
Arrowhead$139 – $148
Northwest$120 – $138
Twin Cities Metro$164 – $186
Statewide$151 – $171

If you are interested in learning more about current teaching jobs and other educator jobs in Minnesota’s public schools, search for open jobs, and signup for job alert emails. 

More information on acquiring a Minnesota teaching license can be found here.