English/Language Arts Teacher for 25-26 School Year - VOA High School

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being as an English/Language Arts Teacher at VOA High School!

Shift Details: FT 10-months, salaried

Start Date: approximately 8/15/2025

Compensation: negotiable based on experience 

Location: 2300 Kennedy St NE, Suite 140, Minneapolis, MN 55413 

About the job:

VOA High School is seeking a licensed Teacher in the area of English/Language Arts. The primary role of this teacher is to provide secondary students with engaging instruction, adapt relevant curriculum, provide a rich learning environment and a variety of supports to promote academic success. VOA High School values qualified teachers able to work with a diverse audience, apply innovative teaching techniques, manage a dynamic classroom, have the experience and desire to collaborate with other professionals and understand the importance of flexibility and creativity when teaching. This ELA teacher will value the continued exploration of best teaching practice, development of effective instructional strategies, and continued learning of how to adapt daily lessons to reach all learners.

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA & FSA Programs
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications: 

• Possess a valid MN secondary teaching license in an appropriate content area
• Demonstrate content adaptation skills for a wide range of learners
• Have an interest in creating and delivering inclusive and culturally relevant curriculum
• Have an interest or experience in working with students between the ages of 15 and 21
• Understand the impacts of trauma on school-aged children and youth
• Possess effective classroom management skills
• Collaborate regularly with teachers to plan and support learning across all content areas
• Contribute to regular meaningful discussions regarding student support and achievement
• Have an interest in providing hands-on learning as well as engaging students in out of school educational opportunities
• Have experience with or an interest in project-based learning, use of digital curriculum, and blended learning methods
• Demonstrate proficiency in managing deadlines, attending to detailed daily tasks and meeting teacher professional expectations

About VOA High School:

Volunteers of America-MN is dedicated to helping people in need. Our education program, located in Minneapolis, provides high school diplomas through unique rigorous academic programming and individualized counseling to students and young adults of the Minneapolis Public Schools. VOA High School is an innovative high school program serving at-risk high school students (grades 10-12). Students at VOA HS are immersed in environmental, service, and expeditionary learning activities on a regular basis. The program also provides increased access to social workers, counselors, behavioral health practitioners and contains an internal Independent Study Program to meet the needs of students with children, jobs, or other obstacles preventing daily school attendance.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.