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Occupational Therapist (OT)

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Position Summary:
The Occupational Therapist provides services to children with special needs, designing and implementing appropriate therapies, and preparing and maintaining appropriate records to benefit the educational setting. The Occupational Therapist is an integral member of special and general education teams, providing consultation regarding interventions for students with fine motor and sensory needs.

Position Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy or related field, and experience working in pediatric support in an educational environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience.  National Board of Health Occupational Therapy Certification and MN Department of Health Occupational Therapy License Required.

Language Skills:
Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents and other professionals on a regular basis on matters concerning student abilities, school programs and progress; effective written communication skills related to writing Individual Evaluation Plans and Educational Evaluations.

Other Skills & Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of specialty area; thorough knowledge of the principles and methodology of providing effective therapy for special needs students; thorough skill in the use of personal computers and related software packages, hardware and peripheral equipment; thorough knowledge of adaptive technologies and equipment; thorough knowledge of standard student plans and design; thorough knowledge of school division rules, regulations and procedures; ability to establish and maintain standards of behavior; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to establish and maintain standards of behavior; ability to deliver articulate oral presentations and written reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff, students and parents.  Consistent and reliable attendance.

FTE/Schedule:
0.6 FTE

Salary:
Based on Master Agreement

ISD 761 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

Speech Language Pathologist

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Position Summary:
Performs professional work assessing and delivering instructional and clinical services to individual and small groups of students with speech and language impairments, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications:
Master’s degree in speech language pathology, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience; Minnesota licensure in speech language pathology; Certificate of Clinical Competency preferred.

Other Skills & Abilities:
Thorough knowledge of speech and language diagnosis and therapy principles, practices and procedures; thorough knowledge of casework methods and procedures; thorough knowledge of local, state and federal resources, programs, procedures, laws, rules and regulations; skill in using computer equipment; ability to conduct interviews, assessments and diagnosis effectively and analyze needs and problems objectively; ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with children, students, parents, staff and administration and the general public.  Maintain the confidentiality of all information regarding students and staff.  Reliable and consistent attendance.

FTE/Schedule:
1.0 FTE

Salary:
Based on Master Agreement

ISD 761 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DIVERSITY.

School Psychologist

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Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Special Services, the Licensed School Psychologist is directly responsible for the psychological assessment of academic, social, emotional and behavioral domains utilizing problem-solving and standardized evaluations. The School Psychologist monitors the completion of case study evaluations and participates in Individual Education Plan (IEP) conferences, problem-solving meetings, designing systems, programs and services that maximize students’ social, emotional and educational success. In collaboration with staff, families, students, and communities, the school psychologist promotes effective educational environments.  Working collaboratively with other School Psychologists will develop consistent systems that meet the needs of students.  A School Psychologist should possess excellent communication skills, effective partnership skills and be a solutions-based thinker.

Position Requirements:
Ed.S, in School Psychology or comparable; licensed as a School Psychologist by the MN Board of Teaching.

FTE/Schedule:
1.0 FTE

Salary:
C-5-2 / Based on Master Agreement

OEA Teacher Master Employment Agreement

ISD 761 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DIVERSITY.

Teacher, Social Worker – Lucy Laney (2023-2024)(100699)

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School Social Worker-

BIPOC and Multilingual Candidates are encouraged to apply!!

WHO WE ARE

We are a diverse and dedicated team, proud to be tasked with educating more than 35,000 Minneapolis kids every year. We believe in the achievement of every student in every classroom.  We are building a workforce that is equipped to provide our students with the education and resources they need to succeed by consistently investing in the growth of our employees and doing what it takes to keep and grow our talented staff.

 

WHAT WE DO

At MPS, we work collaboratively to find innovative ways to connect with every single one of our students — no matter which languages they speak, or which corner of the city or the world they come from. We celebrate the diversity of our students and staff and the unique perspective each person brings to our learning community by supporting the individual needs of each student – and by caring for and supporting one another as we take on new challenges every day.

SUMMARY
Under general supervision,  promote and support students’ academic and social success by providing a vital link among the school, home and community. School Social Workers (SSWs) are involved in providing services to all students. SSWs provide direct services to students and their families including individual service, group work and classroom presentations as well as providing crisis intervention and consultation and making referrals to community agencies.  SSWs are part of the evaluation process for special education students as well as often providing direct and indirect services to those students. SSWs consult with teachers and administrators and frequently participate on teams within the schools.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS — Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills.  This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Performs special education due process related duties and responsibilities; serves as administrative designee on Individual Education Plan (IEP) team – facilitating meetings, taking notes, IEP planning, complete due process paperwork, etc.
Provides direct social/emotional skill service to special education students; evaluates and assess students with suspected disabilities.
Contacts parents of special education students with information regarding meetings and due process rights; conduct parent interviews; responds to parent questions and concerns.
Assists special education team members with due process timelines.
Provides direct social/emotional evidence based and culturally responsive intervention for students; consults with staff regarding support and interventions for students, interpreting behaviors for staff.
Facilitates social skills groups.
Collaborates with community mental health providers and case managers.
Connects students and families with basic needs resources; communicates, problem solves, and shares information with community partners.
Provides individual and group support for students and families around issues of grief and loss, trauma, suicide ideation, etc.; provides classroom lessons on grief and loss; psychoeducation; collaborates with crisis assessors – talks with families about crisis assessment resources, arranges for crisis assessment.
Prepares Child Protective Services referrals reporting abuse and neglect concerns.
Collaborates with Homeless and Highly Mobile Students program to advocate and implement the McKinney Vento requirements; provides support to homeless and highly mobile students; trains staff on the McKinney Vento law.
Implements attendance interventions and support.
Participates in the building leadership School Support Teams/Response To Intervention/data teams; reviews referral data; assist teachers in interventions in Classroom For Success (CFS); provides CFS training.
Coordinator for 504 law accommodations plans.
Intervenes in student alcohol/drug issues.
Gay Straight Alliance support and group facilitation.
Must be able to transport students and/or parents
Enthusiastically promotes the Superintendent’s goals and priorities in compliance with all policies and procedures.
Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, records and MPS information.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Training and Experience Guidelines
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and currently licensed in Minnesota to practice as a social worker under the Board of Social Work ; AND two (2) years of professional social work experience with children, youth, and families plus supervised practicum experiences with children and youth; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by Human Resources.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in Social Work

Knowledge of:
Principles; practices, and ethical standards of social work.
Laws, codes and regulations related to assignments.
Disabilities and accommodations.
Crisis intervention and counseling techniques.
Community resources and programs available to clients with identified needs.
Multi-tiered evidence based interventions for supporting and improving children and youth social/emotional/mental health functioning, including culturally responsive practice.
Typical development milestones and mental health issues of children.
Child welfare systems and community resources.
MPS discipline policy and procedures.
Skill in:

Providing direct social work service to special education students, as outlined in the Individual Education Plan.
Contributing effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives and activities.
Providing direct social/emotional/mental health services, individual and group, to students.
Family engagement skills; knowledge of family systems theory.
Conflict mediation, crisis management.
Analyzing, interpreting and applying complex laws, codes, regulations and procedures.
Assessing cases appropriately and utilizing the most appropriate community and welfare resources to provide effective client services.
Using initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.
Organizing own work, setting priorities and meeting critical deadlines.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Valid license as a school social worker by MDE.
Licensed by the Board of Social Work at the graduate level or higher (LGSW, LISW, or LICSW).
A valid Minnesota State Driver’s License may be required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in a standard office environment which requires occasionally lifting such articles as file boxes or heavier materials with help from others and/or lifting and carrying light objects frequently.  A job in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree or may involve sitting most of the time with long periods of computer work and heavy phone usage.

Teacher, Elementary – 3rd grade – Lucy Laney (2023-2024)(100940)

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Third  Grade Position

 

SUMMARY

Provide quality instruction aligned to the state and national standards. Use a variety of assessment strategies – diagnostic, formative and summative, to inform instructional decisions and increase student self-management of learning.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements; 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.

* Teach students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving.

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

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

* Create lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.

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

Acquire knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals. Work to support and achieve those goals.

* Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.

 

Education and Experience Guidelines

* Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.

* Prior successful experience student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting.

* Demonstrated continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration and/or job-embedded staff development.

* Master’s or PhD preferred.

 

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

A valid Minnesota Elementary teaching license; or proof of pending approved licensure

Accounts Payable Specialist(100948)

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SUMMARY

Under general supervision, processes accounts payable invoices, reconciles vendor statements, reviews and enters data, processes transactions, verifies data integrity and ensures accuracy and timely payments; provides quality customer services.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS — Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills.  This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Receives and verifies invoices for goods and services.  Ensures that the transactions comply with MPS financial policies, controls and procedures.  Verifies information with site/department that goods were received, or service was provided.
Determines proper use of account codes, object codes, discount, and payment terms.  Processes invoices for payment.
Reconciles monthly statements from vendors.
Answers vendor inquiries in reference to payments, data, receipt of goods, etc.
Maintains updated vendor files.  Sets up and maintains complex records and filing system of accounts payable vendor files and other financial records, including invoices for retrieval or review by auditors.
Assists in the training of new and temporary personnel regarding accounts payable transactions.
Acts as back-up for facilitation of processing and printing of weekly check runs.  Identifies and pulls the checks that require special handling.
Confirms accuracy of totals of invoices processed to totals paid to vendors.  Acts as back-up for maintaining spreadsheet compiling total invoice amounts processed on a daily basis.  Investigates discrepancies and make corrections as needed.
Maintain files for independent contractors.  Monitors the payments to independent contractors so that payments and tax codes are accurate.  Continually compare total payment amounts made to contractors against the total amount of their contract to avoid overpayment.
Verify tax codes for contractors in preparing to process 1099s.  Match and collate vendor numbers in the event there are duplicates.  Prepare 1099s for mailing; ensures that the paperwork related to the processing of 1099s is done in an accurate and timely manner.
Performs investigative transactions to ensure that payments are processed within budget amounts and have proper approval.
Prepares journal entries and /or uploads in SAP.
Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with students, clients, visitors, and MPS staff; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment
Enthusiastically promotes the Superintendent’s goals and priorities in compliance with all policies and procedures.
Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, records and MPS information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Training and Experience Guidelines

High School Diploma/GED; AND three (3) years of Accounts Payable experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by Human Resources.

 

Knowledge of:
Accounting and budgeting principles and methods, including grant fund and special fund procedures.
Applicable policies, procedures and regulations covering specific areas of assignment.
Specialized MPS and state agency accounting software applications.
Principles of record keeping and records management.
Personal computers utilizing standard and specialized software applications.
Skill in:

Maintaining accurate accounting records, and identifying and reconciling errors.
Performing mathematical calculations with skill and accuracy.
Entering numerical data into a computer system with speed and accuracy.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers.
Effective verbal and written communication.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

A valid Minnesota State Driver’s License may be required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed in a standard office environment which requires occasionally lifting such articles as file boxes or heavier materials with help from others and/or lifting and carrying light objects frequently. A job in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree or may involve sitting most of the time with long periods of computer work and heavy phone usage.