Reserve/Substitute Teacher - Candidate Pool (2026-2027 School Year)

About the role

Become an MPS Reserve/Substitute Teacher Support Schools and Positively Impact Students Lives Start Your Teaching Career starting at $26.46/hour (short call)

Responsibilities

• Teach all classes and complete extra duties as assigned.
• Supervise students at all times.
• Complete the lesson plan provided by the teacher.
• Enforce the rules of the school and classroom.
• Report to the classroom teacher about student behavior and progress.
• Acquire knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals.
• Work to support and achieve those goals.
• Create lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.
• Select, adapt and individualize materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skill levels.
• Teach students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving.
• Collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions and use family and community resources to support learning.
• Accurately assess students’ developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.
• Facilitate positive interactions between students and teacher, student and peers and student and other adults.
• Model learning and behavior consistent with the expectations for students.
• Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.
• Participate in site-based management and shared decision-making.
• Always keep the students’ needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision-making.
• Have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements.

Requirements

• Valid Minnesota teaching license in any content area or a valid short-call license.
• Prior successful experience in urban, multicultural education desirable.
• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.

Qualifications

• Short Call Reserve: Able to work up to twenty (20) days in the same classroom while holding a valid Short Call License.
• Long Call Reserve: Holds a standard MN teaching license (tier 2 - 4) and can sub for a long-term absence.
• Cadre Reserve: Reports directly to the manager of the Reserve Desk and can only accept assignments on a last-minute basis, in order to fill assignments that have not been accepted by short call reserves.

SkillsKnowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals.

Ability to teach all classes and complete extra duties as assigned.

Experience in urban, multicultural education.

Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.

Ability to collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions and use family and community resources to support learning.

Ability to assess students’ developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.

Ability to facilitate positive interactions between students and teacher, student and peers and student and other adults.

Ability to model learning and behavior consistent with the expectations for students.

Ability to collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.

Ability to participate in site-based management and shared decision-making.

Ability to keep the students’ needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision-making.

Ability to have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• HSA & FSA
• Retailer plan

Pay

• Short Call Reserve: $26.46 per hour; Daily rate: $211.68
• Long Call Reserve: $28.12 per hour; Daily rate: $224.96
• Cadre Reserve: $35.72 per hour; Daily Rate: $285.76

Schedule

• Short Call Reserve: Able to work up to twenty (20) days in the same classroom while holding a valid Short Call License.
• Long Call Reserve: Holds a standard MN teaching license (tier 2 - 4) and can sub for a long-term absence.
• Cadre Reserve: Reports directly to the manager of the Reserve Desk and can only accept assignments on a last-minute basis, in order to fill assignments that have not been accepted by short call reserves.

Commitment to Diversity

Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college-ready. Diversity of our workforce provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to better understand, communicate with and educate our diverse student body.