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Hennepin Schools is a public K-8 charter school founded in 2012 to ensure all students achieve academic success by developing community builders, confident learners, and cross-cultural navigators. We are seeking a hard working professional for a Grades 5/6 English Language Arts Teacher position to join our team for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond. This is a full time time position Monday to Friday, 8-4 pm, for the rest of the school year, and beyond. An ideal candidate will commit to personal growth and continuous improvement. Please send your resume and cover letter to resumes@hennepinschools.org<mailto:resumes@hennepinschools.org> Your Job: As a Grade 5-6 ELA Teacher at Hennepin Schools, you would work with a dynamic team to create and maintain classrooms that support our mission to: > Provide a safe, nurturing and cooperative learning environment where children discover their personal and academic strengths > Cultivate a sense of respect and responsibility > Create a sense of social awareness and a social bridge to the broader community > Provide a curriculum that leads each child to educational success and closes the achievement gap > Instill self-esteem, confidence and a positive attitude in every child Duties and Responsibilities: > Teach approximately 95-100 grades 5 and 6 students in four classes with two preps > Develop relationships with one class as the morning and afternoon homeroom teacher through activities, instruction, and presentations > Serve on a core content team with 7 other teachers, including a team lead, an instructional coach, and interventionists > Use MN State Standards to implement appropriate daily lesson plans designed to maximize every student&#8217;s potential > Implement the school-wide Whole Child discipline policy > Participate in all team-wide meetings and professional development > Other duties as assigned Skills & Qualifications and Requirements: > MN Teacher's License > Ability to interact well with staff, students and families > Strong behavior management skills > Strong literacy content and instructional knowledge > Experience working with students of color > Detail oriented, flexible and able to multitask > Professional demeanor and appearance with a positive attitude and a sense of humor > Excellent planning and organizational skills > Self-motivated, proactive and resourceful in the completion of work assignments > Sense of accountability and ownership for work results > Knowledge of the following computer applications: Smartboard Notebook, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) > Ability to maintain status of &#8220;not disqualified&#8221; upon completion of criminal background and MN disciplinary incidence research > Highly preferred bilingual or multilingual, Pashto, Spanish or Somali preferred > Highly preferred minimum of two years teaching experience Compensation Hennepin Schools salary for this position is competitive and based on prior experience. In addition Hennepin Schools offers benefits plan that include medical, dental, life, short term disability, long term disability, PTO, Sick time, Q-Comp bonus incentive and Teaches Retirement Plan (TRA) Visit us on our website at: www.hennepinschools.org<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hennepinelementary.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cscsu-edpost%40stcloudstate.edu%7C19934913f50c49376aef08ddb33fb72d%7C5011c7c60ab446ab9ef4fae74a921a7f%7C0%7C0%7C638863808602131177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WCxVhReInpxNF8XJIDEQuYV1dKYJLqvyQwmG%2BBqxwMI%3D&reserved=0> [cid:ii_jixa4kw52_16441e099a080339]