Careers

Owatonna Public Schools uses an online application system for all district vacancies. Under Careers, click on Start a career application. If you have already started an application and want to edit it, click on Continue/modify my career application. 

If you have questions relating to a specific vacancy, please contact the Human Resources Office at (507) 444-8612.

Yes, applications may be started without a vacancy being posted. The Position Desired Page of the application allows you to indicate an interest in future openings. If a position is posted in one of your areas of interest, you will be notified via email.

As long as you maintain/update your applicant file, it will remain active in our online system.

If you indicate an interest in future openings on the ‘Position Desired’ page of the application, you will be notified via email when vacancies occur in those areas.

If you are interested in substituting, please apply online at www.teachersoncall.com. 

If you have already applied with Teachers On Call at a neighboring district, you do not need to reapply. Simply call Teachers On Call at 952-346-1656 or 1-855-346-1650 and advise that you would like to be able to access opportunities in the Owatonna School District as well.

Teachers On Call are currently recruiting substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, educational assistants,  and secretaries to work in Owatonna Public Schools on an on-call basis. Teachers On Call will identify your interests, qualifications, skills, and experience, and will match them to the needs of our schools.  

There are many advantages and benefits available to you as a Teachers On Call employee.
Working as a substitute with Teachers On Call has many advantages including a flexible schedule and chance to make a difference in the lives of young people. Once you are signed up with Teachers On Call, you will receive an employee guidelines brochure with complete information on all our benefits including:

• Weekly competitive pay
• Bonuses (for working consistently)
• Referral bonuses
• Gold Star rewards program - exclusive savings on shopping, travel and dining
• Online training and development programs
• Medical coverage for those who qualify

Our District has several different opportunities for substituting

Substitute Teachers:

All substitute teachers must have a current MN teaching license. A teacher with a standard license may substitute in any Pre K-12 assignment. A limited short-call substitute teaching license may be requested by the district for an individual if there is a shortage of qualified substitute teachers. The individual must have a four-year degree and participate in a short-call substitute training session in order to meet district qualifications. The limited license is issued by the MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) and is valid for two years.

Support Staff Substitutes:

Support Staff provide classroom assistance to teachers. No licensure is required to substitute in these positions, just the desire to work with children in an educational setting.

Owatonna School District uses a platform called PDExpress to encompass professional development needed for renewal of an educational license with MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).

To access PDExpress, you must set up a guest account by going to:  http://pdexpress.owatonna.k12.mn.us/ and click on "Request a Guest ID?" 

Once your license renewal submission has been approved by the CEU Committee through PDExpress, your information will be uploaded to PELSB.

Our CEU Committee is broken down by first initial of last name. The CEU Committee Members are available to answer any of your licensing questions. For general questions, please contact Paige Heimerman at pheimerman@isd761.org or (507) 444-8612.