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Summer Work Readiness Trainer with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Posted on 2025-03-27 8:56:11 AM
Listing expires 2025-04-03 12:00:00 AM
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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is seeking two new staff to lead work readiness lessons for youth, helping them earn high school credit through classroom instruction. This program, which has been successfully running for 39 years, continues to make a positive impact on young people.
We need trainers to provide engaging classroom activities and lessons focusing on work readiness, professional development, and social skills for students typically 14 to 18 years old in Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s (MPRB) Teen Teamworks summer employment program.
- Must be available mid-June through mid/late August 2025.
- Must be available to work Monday through Friday (9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. alternating Fridays).
- Class hours are M-Th 11:30-2:30 with the rest of the paid time being prep
- Salary: $21.00 - $24.00 Hourly
What You'll Do
- Implement and contribute to MPRB’s high quality, developmentally appropriate curriculum for high school-aged youth in collaboration with MPRB’s Youth Employment staff.
- Deliver lessons and MPRB’s required educational/learning assessments in-person to youth at different classroom locations.
- Maintain a high quality and professional classroom environment.
- Communicate closely with Teen Teamworks and MPRB staff on a regular basis.
- Develop working relationships with other MPRB and Teen Teamworks staff.
- Engage with and provide effective leadership to youth from diverse cultural backgrounds and experience.
- Track youth attendance and performance.
- Collaborate with Teen Teamworks and Youth Employment staff to coordinate special tasks as needed.
- Collaborate effectively and be capable of independent work.
- Model and maintain composure and order in a classroom setting
What To Bring
Need To Have:
- Experience as a classroom teacher: three (3) years minimum
- Experience with program and curriculum development : three (3) years minimum
Nice To Have:
- Multilingual preferred
- Valid teaching license preferred
Skills Crucial to Success in This Role:
- Principles and best practices of curriculum building
- Principles and best practices of youth learning and development
- Principles and best practices of effective communication and relationship building.
- Computer skills, including Microsoft Office products.
- Understand directions and verbally communicate in English.
Physical requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
The physical ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, drive, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see and perform repetitive motions.
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Most work performed in a normal office environment
Additional Information
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Union Status: Non-represented
Questions? Email teenteamworks@minneapolisparks.org
See the full job posting and apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mnparks/jobs/4883782/seasonal-work-readiness-trainer-youth-employment?page=3&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board – Youth Employment and Training Initiatives
4001 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55409