Full Day Preschool Teacher - Oakwood - LTR
Wayzata Public Schools ISD 284 (MN)
Minneapolis, MNTemporary / Full-time$27.04/hrPosted todayStill listed today
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Job overview
Wayzata Public Schools seeks a Preschool Teacher for a long-term substitute assignment on its Early Learning team. The teacher will support preschool-aged children’s development, plan developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessments, and build relationships with children and families. The role runs from November 16, 2026, through June 7, 2027, at Oakwood Elementary School.
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Full job description
Full Day Preschool Teacher - Long Term Sub (11/16/26 - 6/7/27) Hours: 8.0 hours per day Location: Oakwood Elementary Hours: Monday - Friday / 7:30 am - 3:30 pm Starting Wage: $27.04 For more information: Community Education Personnel Contract
Position Overview Wayzata Public Schools is seeking an enthusiastic, caring, and collaborative Preschool Teacher to join our Early Learning team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about early childhood education, skilled in developmentally appropriate practice, and committed to building strong relationships with children and families.
Responsibilities
- Create a safe, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment aligned with district and state early learning standards
- Plan and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessments
- Support the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of preschool-aged children
- Foster strong partnerships with families through communication, conferences, and ongoing collaboration
- Work effectively with classroom staff, specialists, and administrators
- Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with licensing and district requirements
- Participate in professional development and contribute to a positive team culture
Required Qualifications
- Rule 3 teacher qualified
- Strong knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practice
- Effective communication, collaboration, and classroom-management skills
- Ability to work respectfully and responsively with children, families, and colleagues
Preferred Qualifications
- Birth-3 teaching license preferred
- Experience working in public school or high-quality early learning settings
- Familiarity with district curriculum, assessment tools, and inclusion practices
- Experience with Creative Curriculum, Pyramid Model, Classroom Engagement Model (CEM), LETRS, and TS Gold
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, employee assistance program, and 403b (tax sheltered annuity) employer match program.
Apply online at http://wayzataschools.org/apply
Selection Process:
- Position is open only to current Community Education Employees through 11/12/2026 at 4:00 pm
- If the position does not fill internally, external applicants will be considered
How this job compares
Set against the 1,077 open Preschool Teacher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$27.04/hr
- Minnesota median$17–22/hr35 hourly ranges
- US median$18–21/hr612 hourly ranges
This rate, $27.04/hr, is 35% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Preschool Teacher hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Preschool Teacher jobs in Minnesota and 1,077 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Cadence Education15 open
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- Bright Horizons3 open
- Experience
- Preschool Teacher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (184 postings).
- Education
- 66 of the 1,077 open Preschool Teacher jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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