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Elementary Principal at Scenic Heights Elementary

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Scenic Heights Leadership Opportunity
An unparalleled opportunity awaits a highly skilled and experienced educational leader to guide Scenic Heights Elementary into its next chapter of excellence. As the District’s flagship Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion (school-within-a school) program, Scenic Heights offers exciting opportunities for a proven leader to personalize education for all students. An active parent community and highly engaged staff provide exceptional opportunities for students within a vibrant and unified learning community of approximately 905 students in grades K-5.  Scenic Heights is one of six district elementary schools within Minnetonka Public Schools.

Qualifications
Applicants must qualify for or currently have a Minnesota principal license along with an excellent record of past professional performance applicable to performing all duties of the position.  Successful candidates must also possess excellent communications and human relations skills in a variety of professional settings, including conflict resolution with youth and adults, small and large group facilitation skills, and demonstrated leadership skills.

Teacher: Behavior Intervention Teacher (.5 FTE)

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Position Type:
Teaching: Elementary School

Location:
Zanewood Community School

Closing Date:
Until Filled

Job Summary: To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning. Plan, guide, evaluate, and revise a comprehensive social-emotional and behavior support program with interventions and supports aligned to district guidelines; work directly with scholars including conducting individual assessments and developing and implementing individual scholar goals and objectives; serve as a team member to support MTSS; build capacity in staff to meet building and system-wide social-emotional and behavior initiatives through professional learning for individuals, departments, and/or grade levels and collaborating with and supporting staff in meeting the social-emotional and behavior goals and objectives of scholars; support and promote School Improvement Plan (SIP) for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) goals including implementation of steps and processes; implement the goals and objectives of the District and the school and/or program for which employed; make appropriate and equitable use of resources and technologies; maintain contact and communication with guardians/caregivers of scholars, working with them in the development of their scholar; design, deliver and assess social-emotional and behavior curriculum according to district guidelines; participate in district, building, and department leadership activities; provide in-person, synchronous, and asynchronous learning when applicable; work collaboratively with others. Ability to be flexible with work hours to meet the needs of the district and building at the discretion of the supervisor.

Osseo Area Schools is a Qcomp school district: Teacher Development & Evaluation Overview

Please review the full job description at the link below for a detailed description of the essential functions and requirements of the position.

Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIT)

Minimum qualifications include: Bachelor’s Degree required
MN teaching license in appropriate field, OR a valid MN teaching license in another field and willing to obtain an Out of Field Permission.*
If not currently licensed, must be willing and eligible to apply for and receive a Tier 1 or 2.*

*Additional information can be found at MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). Apply for Additional License

Preferred qualifications include: Develop and implement strategies: Collaborate with teachers, parents, and the student’s educational team to create and implement strategies to help the student be successful in the school environment
Provide instruction: Provide individual or small group instruction to students who are struggling academically or behaviorally
Assist with de-escalation: Help de-escalate student behaviors and reintegrate students back into the classroom
Knowledge of and ability to implement de-escalation techniques
Knowledge of and the ability to implement behavior management techniques
Strong organizational skills
Support school-wide efforts: Support school-wide efforts to develop and implement a social emotional curriculum
Engage parents: Engage parents in the student behavior intervention plan process and provide them with skills and techniques to support their child
Conduct conflict resolution: Conduct conflict resolution and peer mediation sessions
Comply with safety policies: Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures
Uses identified research-based interventions focuses specifically on individual student needs
Maintains and provides data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress
Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with school administrators, staff, students, and families
Ability to multi-task and prioritize

Bargaining unit: Teachers

Salary: View salary grid on the respective bargaining unit listed above, accessible via our Employee Contracts page

FTE: .5

Desired start date: a.s.a.p.

Osseo Area Schools offers:Meaningful and impactful work
Opportunities to grow professionally
A variety of benefits
Mentorship programs for teachers and educational support professionals
Summer opportunities
and more

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.

Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.

Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at [email protected] or call 763-391-7007.

Background Check Upon Conditional Offer:
Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required.  Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

School Counselor

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OB GOAL:
The School Counseling Program will coordinate the efforts of all curriculum areas to enhance student academic learning, personal/social development and career/vocational awareness.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Service to Students
1. Provides orientation activities for all new students in the building.
2. Enrolls/screens all students new to the building for appropriate educational placement.
3. Cooperates with other district personnel to provide effective program planning for student moving from one building to another.
4. Assembles and utilizes relevant data on student performance for effective student programming.
5. Communicates with other schools and outside agencies regarding student concerns.

Guidance and Counseling
1. Communicates and works cooperatively with administrators to promote a positive learning environment.
2. Counsels students individually and in groups (small and/or classroom), on personal/social, behavioral, educational, and vocational development.
3. Assists students in securing job information.
4. Conducts conferences with school personnel to exchange information which will increase staff effectiveness in working with students.
5. Participates as a member on the Multi-Disciplinary Team and Student Support Team and assists in monitoring the progress of the students with special needs.
6. Provides student/parent information and assistance regarding post-secondary educational financial aid and scholarship programs.
7. Promotes developmental guidance activities in the classroom.
8. Receives and disseminates appropriate information regarding special written reports concerning students.
9. Makes referrals to and coordinates services with appropriate resource persons in the district and community.
10. Recommends and/or implements behavioral change strategies with individuals or groups of students.

Coordination of Programs
1. Acts as building coordinator for district standardized testing program.
2. Maintains and secures personal and confidential records of all students in the building, as well as proper transfer of said records.
3. Provides academic evaluation and guidance to facilitate each student’s vocational goal.
4. Consults with parents, school district staff and representatives of outside agencies with respect to specific needs of individual students.
5. Confers with counselors at other levels to maintain continuity in the K-12 ASCA Model Developmental Guidance programming.
6. Participates in program development, maintenance and evaluation.
7. Assists principals and other school, personnel in the organization and implementation of the graduation ceremony as needed.
8. Provides continued career development of the students.
9. Provides vocational counseling to student/parent regarding graduation and post-secondary education opportunities.
10. Maintains and updates a list of community resources.

Interpersonal Relationships
1. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations with students.
2. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations with educational staff.
3. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations with parents and other significant people.

Professional Responsibilities
1. Attends conferences and meetings to keep updated in areas of responsibility.
2. Participates in various community, county and state activities when available and appropriate.
3. Maintains associations with local and state organizations .
4. Promotes and provides conditions of confidentiality that relate to privileged information.
5. Follows the policies and procedures of the school district.
6. Demonstrates a sense of professional responsibility.
7. Assumes agreed upon professionally appropriate responsibilities as they relate to the school.
8. Communicates effectively with all stakeholders.
9. Attends work regularly.
10. Performs other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or Director of Student Services.

Multilingual Community and Communication Specialist – Somali

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Position Type: Equity-Nonlicensed

Location: Educational Service Center

Closing Date: Until Filled

Job Summary:  To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by proactively building and maintaining supportive relationships that strengthen multilingual scholar and family connections to school and support the elimination of racial, cultural, and linguistic disparities and isolation to achieve equitable student achievement.

Responsibilities and tasks include:

Primary duties include creating and coordinating projects and tasks related to electronic, print, and verbal multilingual communication between Osseo Area Schools and its stakeholders; advocating on behalf of multilingual scholars and families; and liaising and collaborating with district and community resources to develop and manage comprehensive scholar and family outreach and engagement activities.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Establish and maintain effective relationships with stakeholder groups including scholars, families, community organizations, and district staff.
Serve as a main contact for multilingual parents and scholars; assist scholars and families in overcoming barriers to access and engagement; orient new multilingual scholars and families to the district and our schools.
Assist site administrators in providing a climate that supports and welcomes multilingual scholars and families to Osseo Area Schools; make recommendations to administrators on creating environments that are safe, welcoming, and inclusive for multilingual scholars, families, and community members.
Plan, develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive multilingual communication and engagement activities that are timely, meaningful, and relevant in coordination with school and district administrators, including the Family and Community Engagement and School/Community Relations teams.
Provide school and district-level interpreting and translating services so multilingual scholars, families, and staff receive and understand oral and written communication in their preferred language; attend parent-teacher conferences to assist with communication between staff and families.
Create and implement content updates for district and school websites and social media channels.
Collaborate with school administrators, teachers, human services teams, and other school staff to identify and connect with students who need additional academic and/or social/emotional support.
Work directly with individuals or groups of multilingual scholars and families to address specific needs.
Collaborate with teachers, administrators, and other school staff to establish learning partnerships through youth and parent programming.
Help scholars and families engage their cultural and linguistic capital to experience schooling in a transformative way.
Advocate on behalf of multilingual scholars and families; surface issues and concerns to appropriate resources for consideration and resolution when necessary.
Facilitate meetings between scholars, families, and school staff who are from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds to aid home/school communication and assist in the resolution of misunderstandings and conflicts due to cultural differences and language barriers.
Serve as a resource to which multilingual families and community members may come to receive or request information about Osseo Area Schools.
Liaise and collaborate with school and district staff and community resources to identify and provide appropriate services for scholars and families that transform their schooling experience for equitable results.
Provide potential connections to resources for scholars and families as needed, including being a link between the school and community resources.
Identify and interface with local community resources and agencies that work closely with multilingual, immigrant, and refugee communities.
Develop relationships between Osseo Area Schools and community resources.
Build connections with communities and assist scholars and families with accessing and participating in district programs, committees, and activities.

Minimum Qualifications Include:

2 years of college plus three to five years of relevant work experience or a bachelor’s degree
Must be fluent in English and Somali.
Level of proficiency required: able to read, write, and speak all styles and forms of the language fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs. Proficiency level must be equivalent to that of a native professional.
Experience with interpreting and translating, preferably in an educational setting
Experience working with populations of various racial, cultural, economic, and linguistic backgrounds
Experience working with youth and families in various racial, cultural, economic, and linguistic settings

Preferred Qualifications include:

Effective oral and written communication skills; skilled with Microsoft Office/Google Drive applications, including word processing and email
Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse individuals and groups in a variety of settings
Ability to generate enthusiasm and motivate youth and adults
Effective organizational skills and the ability to work on several projects simultaneously; adaptability and flexibility to meet extenuating circumstances and evolving needs
Ability to create collaboration among groups of internal and external groups-ability to form bridges between home and school environment and access community resources
Resourceful, self-directed, a critical thinker able to exercise professional judgment and the ability to work independently and collaboratively

Job Type: Full-time, 220 work days
Bargaining Group: Salaried Professionals
Salary Range: $59,478 – $70,207 – View salary grid on the respective bargaining unit listed above, accessible via our Employee Contracts page
Osseo Area Schools offers:

Meaningful and impactful work
Opportunities to grow professionally
A variety of benefits
and more
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.

 

Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.

Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at [email protected] or call 763-391-7007.
Background Check Upon Conditional Offer:

Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required.  Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Follow these steps to apply and submit an application online by:

Go to www.district279.org/careers
Click “View all job openings”
Choose job category or lookup position on the search bar
Review job description
Click on red “Apply” button top right corner next to JobID
Follow application instructions
When prompted for Referral Source, please select where you first saw Osseo Area Schools career opportunities. (Example: Facebook, LinkedIn, MinnesotaJobs, Handshake, MNASA, etc.)

Licensed Practical Nurse/Registered Nurse

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We’re hiring LPNs and RNs at various school sites. Our district serves Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Dayton, Rogers, Cocoran, Plymouth, Osseo, and Maple Grove.

Minimum Qualifications include:

Must be a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse currently licensed in the State of Minnesota
Pay range: $23.66/hr – $26.16/hre

Follow these steps to apply and submit an application online by:

Go to www.district279.org/careers
Click “View all job openings”
Choose job category or lookup position on the search bar
Review job description
Click on red “Apply” button top right corner next to JobID
Follow application instructions
When prompted for Referral Source, please select where you first saw Osseo Area Schools career opportunities. (Example: Facebook, LinkedIn, MinnesotaJobs, Handshake, MNASA, etc.)

School Custodial

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Position Type: Custodial/Maintenance/Custodian

Location: Educational Service Center

Closing Date: Until Filled

Job summary: To inspire and prepare all students with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by performing tasks and duties associated with the maintenance and care of district facilities, equipment, and grounds at buildings as assigned.

Responsibilities and tasks include:

  • Assuming full responsibility daily of the position being subbed for.
  • Performing general housekeeping tasks to include, but not limited to, dust mopping and wet mopping classrooms, restrooms and hallway floors, cleaning restrooms, stripping and sealing resilient and hard surface floors, washing windows, walls, lockers; vacuum all carpeted areas of the building; housekeeping tasks to be performed according to established district systems and cleaning standards;
  • Communicating work allocation directives issued by the Coordinator and/or Assistant Coordinator, Facilities Operations and building principal to the building custodial personnel.
  • Performing minor carpentry, electrical, mechanical and non-potable water system plumbing repairs to include but not limited to cleaning equipment, ceilings and floor tile and carpet;
  • Providing support to kitchen staff by mopping floors and unloading groceries and stacks in storeroom, and stock supplies in storeroom;
  • Monitoring and adjusting building automation controls;
  • Securing the facility; arming and disarming the security system; and
  • Reporting vandalism or unauthorized individuals in buildings.
  • Maintaining building grounds including, but not limited to, watering, mowing, trimming, pruning shrubs, trees, weeding, removingpaper and debris from school yard and along fence lines.
  • Performing snow removal and keeping sidewalks free of ice.
  • Taking charge of all aspects of the physical operation of the building for which they are responsible.
  • Reporting to the Assistant Coordinator, Maintenance Services (or their designee) any breakdown of equipment that is not functioning as designed.
  • Conducting daily building checks as required by supervisor;
  • Maintaining and submitting all appropriate reports and logs in a timely manner.
  • Maintaining building equipment per department guidelines.
  • Operating and maintaining boiler: Checking boiler to ensure appropriate operation.
  • Setting up and taking down equipment including but not limited to tables, chairs, band shell, etc.; and
  • Responding to questions and providing excellent customer service to facility users.
  • Performing other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include:

  • EDUCATION:  High school graduate or equivalent.
  • MN Second Class boilers license upon hire.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

  • Computer skills, including proper use of email communication.
  • Knowledge of proper operation of building automation systems.
  • Knowledge of the fundamentals and procedures of HVAC operation, repair, and proactive/reactive maintenance.
  • Knowledge of cleaning techniques and materials.
  • Knowledge of all safety precautions applicable to trade.
  • Caring for and repairing facilities and equipment.
  • Working with the principal and building staff on correcting issues as they arise.
  • Responding effectively to scholar, staff and community needs.
  • Providing excellent customer service.
  • Using problem solving techniques.
  • Demonstrating effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Maintaining accurate/current records.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Helping, taking instructions, and exchanging information
  • Ability to twist, bend, squat, work above head or shoulders and lift up to 70 pounds.

Preferred qualifications include:

MN First Class C boiler license preferred and must be obtained within 1 year.

Training or experience cleaning and maintaining a commercial facility desired.

Work schedule: 8 hours/day; 5 days/week

Job type or FTE: Full-time, year round

Bargaining unit: Custodians

Salary: View salary grid on the respective bargaining unit listed above, accessible via our Employee Contracts page

Desired start date: ASAP

 

Osseo Area Schools offers:

Meaningful and impactful work

Opportunities to grow professionally

A variety of benefits

Summer opportunities

and more

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, color, marital status, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, status with regard to public assistance, or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.

Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.

Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at [email protected] or call 763-391-7007.

Background Check and Drug Screen Process Upon Conditional Offer:

Background checks and/or drug screens are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer.

Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required.  Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

The District and Department of Transportation (DOT) require passing of drug screenings for positions that require driving applicable district vehicles.

Follow these steps to apply and submit an application online by:

Go to www.district279.org/careers

Click “View all job openings”

Choose job category or lookup position on the search bar

Review job description

Click on red “Apply” button top right corner next to JobID

Follow application instructions

When prompted for Referral Source, please select where you first saw Osseo Area Schools career opportunities. (Example: Facebook, LinkedIn, MinnesotaJobs, Handshake, MNASA, etc.)

For questions reach out to [email protected] or 763.391.7007.