Employment Opportunities at Minnehaha Academy
Working at Minnehaha Academy is a rewarding and fulfilling experience. The Minnehaha community is committed to integrating the Christian faith with academic excellence, and this mission is lived out through our faculty and staff. To actively participate in the education of youth is our privilege and responsibility. We seek the very best faculty to educate our students along with the very best staff to support the faculty, students, parents and alumni of Minnehaha. Minnehaha is dedicated to excellence in all that we do, while striving to remain family-friendly. Minnehaha seeks to maintain a diverse body of students and employees that is a reflection of the community in which we live and work. We take pride in being part of an educational environment committed to the development of the whole child, academically, socially, physically and spiritually.
Open Positions
Minnehaha Academy is seeking candidates to fill the following positions. To apply, locate the on-line application in the right side column of this page and click on the appropriate application to complete and submit online. Follow any additional requirements for application based on the individual job posting. If you have questions, contact the person listed within each job posting.
FacultyUpper School (9-12) Middle School (6-8) Lower School (P-5) |
StaffNorth Campus South Campus Development |
AdministrationAll School North Campus South Campus |
Extended Day and SummerExtended Day Summer |
Minnehaha Academy is seeking a full-time Admission Director to lead the Admission team at our school.
Admission Director
Qualifications include:
- Strong organizational and leadership skills with supervisory experience
- Excellent people skills and effective team building
- Effective written and oral communication skills, including public speaking
- Previous experience in admission or recruiting in a school environment
- Past marketing or public relations experience preferred
- Bachelor degree in related field required; Master’s degree preferred
- Ability to relate the Christian faith with learning and life and to passionately promote the school mission
If interested, apply on-line and send a resume to:
Bonnie Anderson, Director of Human ResourcesMinnehaha Academy
3100 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Fax: (612) 728-7787
andersonbonnie@MinnehahaAcademy.net
Minnehaha Academy’s Extended Day Fun-N-Friends Program has an immediate opening for a 1st-2nd Grade Teacher
Teacher – Extended Day Program: Our program is open Monday through Friday during the school year. The hours are 2:30 - 6 p.m. During school breaks there are also opportunities to work 4-6 hour shifts.
Qualifications include:
- Passion for working and playing with children
- Reliability and dependability
- Strong people skills to interact with the children, parents, and staff
- Ability to plan and implement age appropriate activities
- Implementing daily the missions of the school and Extended Day Program
- CPR/First Aid Certification preferred
- Elementary Education or Early Childhood license or a Bachelor’s degree with at least 1040 hours experience in education preferred
If interested, apply on-line and send a resume to:
Sharon Phillips, Extended Day Program ManagerMinnehaha Academy
4200 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: (612) 728-7745 x2
Fax: (612) 728-7777
phillipssharon@MinnehahaAcademy.net
The Extended Day Program at Minnehaha Academy is seeking a high-school student who is available to act as a Teacher Aide for our Extended Day Program for the 2010-11 school year:
Teacher Aide: (3 pm-6 pm) Monday – Friday during the school year with the option of 6 – 8 hours days available during school breaks.
Qualifications include:
- Reliability and dependability
- Being a good role model in attitude and with modesty
- Passion for working and playing with children
- Strong people skills to interact with the children, parents and staff
- Taking initiative
- Ability to plan/implement age appropriate activities
- Ability to support and implement the mission of the school
- CPR/First Aid Certification preferred
If interested, apply on-line and send a resume to:
Sharon Phillips, Extended Day Program ManagerMinnehaha Academy
4200 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: (612) 728-7745 x2
phillipssharon@MinnehahaAcademy.net
Minnehaha Academy’s Extended Day Program has an immediate part-time opening available for a substitute.
Substitute Teacher – Extended Day Program: Our program is open Monday through Friday during the school year. The hours are 2:30 to 6 p.m. During school breaks there are also opportunities to work 4-6 hour shifts.
Qualifications include:
- Passion for working and playing with children
- Reliability and dependability
- Strong people skills to interact with the children, parents, and staff
- Minimum of one year experience working with children in a church, school, daycare, or camp setting preferred
- Ability to plan/implement age appropriate activities
- Ability to support and implement the missions of the school and Extended Day Program
- CPR/First Aid Certification preferred
If interested, apply on-line and send a resume to:
Sharon Phillips, Extended Day Program ManagerMinnehaha Academy
4200 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: (612) 728-7745 x2
Fax: (612) 728-7777
phillipssharon@MinnehahaAcademy.net
Minnehaha Academy’s Summer Program has a variety of part-time openings during the summer months of June - August, 2012:
Summer Programs – Specialty Teachers needed: Each session is typically two weeks long, half or full days; each specialty camp runs one or two times over the summer. Current teacher openings in several specialty areas are listed below. More detailed descriptions of each camp/class can be found on the MA website (http://minnehahaacademy.net/summer/index.php).
- Adventures in Art – Grades K-2, age appropriate introduction to art, June 25-July 6 (mornings)
- Tennis – Grades 3-5, age appropriate tennis instruction, June18-22 (mornings)
- Dancing Around The World - Grades 1-3, age appropriate introduction to a variety of dances, June 25-July 6 (afternoons)
- Treasured Books - Grades K-2, age appropriate introduction to a variety of literature, July 16-20 (mornings)
- International Camp - Grades 2-5, age appropriate introduction to various cultures, August 13-17 (afternoons)
- Tea Party - Grades K-2, age appropriate introduction to tea party etiquette, June 11-15 (mornings)
Qualifications include:
- Passion for working and playing with children
- Strong people skills to interact with the children, parents and staff
- Minimum of two years experience working with children in a church, school or camp setting preferred
- Ability to plan/implement age appropriate activities
- Ability to support and implement the mission of the school; comfortable leading or participating in prayer and devotions
- CPR/First Aid Certification a plus
If interested, apply on-line and send a resume to:
Laurie Palm, Summer Programs DirectorMinnehaha Academy
4200 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: (612) 728-7745
Fax: (612) 728-7777
palmlaurie@MinnehahaAcademy.net