Agriculture Teacher -FTE Faribault High School

Position: Agriculture Teacher -1.0 FTE Faribault High School
Position Type:
High School Teaching/Agriculture Teacher

Date Posted:
5/21/2026

Location:
Faribault High School

Date Available:
08/24/2026

Closing Date:
06/03/26 or Until Filled
Job Title:
Agricultural Teacher 1.0 FTE
- Faribault High School

General Description:

The Agricultural Teacher provides high-quality instruction in our agricultural classes like, Raising chickens, Green Housemanagment, Ag Econ, and Exploring Agriculture. The vacancy is for the  school year.

Essential Functions:

• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials providing effective teaching strategies adhering to the District
  philosophy and vision.
• Creates a classroom environment that responds to the needs of individual learners.
• Plans and implements a program of study designed to meet individual students needs.
• Recognizes learning problems and makes referrals as appropriate.
• Encourages student enthusiasm for the learning process and development of good study habits.
• Adheres to health and safety policies including using precautions of safety and health plans.
• Communicates with parents in a timely manner; maintains positive and constructive communication with students,
  staff, parents and community.
• Shares responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students in all areas of the school.
• Protects students, equipment, materials and facilities taking necessary and reasonable precautions.
• Maintains appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and
  planning time.
• Works cooperatively with parents and other staff members to reinforce the educational program for each child.
• Attends workshops, seminars and conferences as well as staff, department, curricular development and committee
  meetings and staff-development sessions as required.
• Encourages and facilitates work of other staff members in a collaborative, supportive environment.
• Evaluates accomplishments of students on a regular basis using multiple assessment methods.
• Respects the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents and teachers in accordance with
  accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
• Keeps current in subject matter knowledge and learning theory and is willing to share this knowledge for continual
  improvement of the school's curriculum.
• Works cooperatively with special education and EL staff to report student progress and growth, as applicable.
• Works with the Student Success Coordinator, district literacy coach(s) and curriculum to develop a strong classroom environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to build strong, positive relationships with families and students
• Must have experience with teaching agricultural topics.

Licensure: Agricultural teaching license by the State of Minnesota

Faribault Public Schools is a rural Pre-K through Adult School District located about 50 miles south of the Twin-Cities. The school district currently serves approximately 3,700 students in Faribault and our surrounding areas within our community of 23,000 citizens within the city limits. District sites include one Pre-K and Kindergarten, two elementary schools 1-5, one middle school 6-8, one high school 9-12, one area learning center 9-12 and one education center for adult education.

The historic community of Faribault offers adventure, fun, unique dining, history, shopping and entertainment. Once you arrive you will experience historic landmarks, cultural and artistic gathering places in downtown, 10 lakes within 10 miles with many resorts and campgrounds, 39 beautiful parks within the city, an outdoor aquatic center, miles of bike, walking and snowmobile trails, great lodging and restaurants; enjoy year round recreations such as biking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, fat tire biking and so much more.

Compensation/Benefits/Perks: FEA Master Contract
Faribault Public Schools provides a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. Other benefits include:

• Substantial personal and sick leave days
• Fully paid single health insurance
• Annual stipend of up to $1000 for national certifications
• Enticing retirement package
• Our district educational positions qualify for federal loan forgiveness program
• State of the Art Fitness Center open to staff
• 1:1 Technology for staff use
• Work-life balance culture
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Strong mission and vision statements
• Numerous before/after school and summer programming for additional income and/or volunteering opportunities.
• Solid Community Education programs offering opportunities to create and/or participate in unique programming

In addition to a supportive and collaborative professional environment, the town of Faribault has a number of unique characteristics:

• Commutable from Twin Cities, right off I35
• Centrally located and driving distance within an hour of Mankato, Rochester, Twin Cities
• Lots of lakes and good fishing
• New downtown revitalization project
• Small town feel with many shopping, restaurants & recreational opportunities

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