Catholic School Careers

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Our Schools Are Currently Hiring

The Diocese of Des Moines serves more than 6,800 students in grades pre-school through 12. We have multiple school sites with immediate openings as well as openings for the 2025-26 school year. To learn more, view our current open positions or contact us.

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Current Openings

Administration

PS-8 Principal

St. Joseph Catholic School, Des Moines, IA

St. Joseph Catholic School is seeking a mission-driven, faith-filled Catholic leader to serve as principal for the 2025-2026 school year. The school's dedicated and highly qualified faculty and staff, in collaboration with supportive parents, share the responsibility of guiding students to achieve rigorous standards and benchmarks in our faith-based environment.  St. Joseph provides a quality Catholic preschool through eighth grade education. St. Joseph school opened its doors in 1949 with Sisters of Precious Blood and 95 students. Today the school serves over 230 students in grades PS-8.

The principal develops and implements the faith based educational program of the school. The principal helps lead, create, and promote a strong faith community in which students, families, and staff grow in their personal faith and knowledge of Catholic teaching.

The principal is responsible for developing, implementing, and reviewing the total school program across all grade levels. This includes ensuring academic excellence, supervising and evaluating staff, budgeting, accreditation procedures, development and implementation of the school improvement plan, professional development for staff, enrollment management and marketing efforts.

Qualified applicants should submit the on-line application along with a cover letter, resume, three letters of reference, and copy of Iowa Administrator license to Donna Bishop at dbishop@dmdiocese.org by February 5, 2025.

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PS-8 Assistant Principal

St. Anthony Catholic School, Des Moines, IA

For more than 100 years, St. Anthony Catholic School has provided a quality Catholic education to students in preschool through eighth grade. The only school in the Diocese of Des Moines to offer a language immersion educational track, St. Anthony is essentially two schools in one offering both traditional classroom learning and Two-Way Language Immersion (TWI) through a partnership with Boston College.

Honoring our rich, culturally diverse history, St. Anthony's church and school community aspire to be an inviting and vibrant spiritual home where all are welcome to learn and grow in their Catholic faith while experiencing the love of Jesus Christ.

The Assistant Principal supports the Principal in developing and implementing the faith-based educational program of the school. They help lead, create, and promote a strong faith community in which students, families, and staff grow in their personal faith and knowledge of Catholic teaching.

The Assistant Principal is responsible for assisting with developing, implementing, and reviewing the total school program across all grade levels. This includes ensuring academic excellence, supervising and evaluating staff, budgeting, accreditation procedures, development and implementation of the school improvement plan, professional development for staff, enrollment management and marketing efforts.

Qualified applicants should submit the online application along with a cover letter, resume, three letters of reference, and copy of Iowa Administrator license to Donna Bishop at dbishop@dmdiocese.org by February 5, 2025.

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High School Faculty

All positions are listed in alphabetical order by city & school name.

2024-25 Openings
K-8 Faculty

All positions are listed in alphabetical order by city & school name.

2024-25 Openings

Art/STEM Teacher

Christ the King, Des Moines, IA

Christ the King Catholic School is hiring an art/STEM teacher for the 2024-25 school year.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following documents to Susan Battani atsbattani@cksdesmoines.com:

  • Current resume
  • A brief cover letter outlining your interest
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • Copies of current teaching licenses

 

4-8 Music Teacher

St. Anthony Catholic School, Des Moines, IA

St. Anthony Catholic School is seeking a 4-8 music teacher for the 2024-25 school year.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following documents to Jennifer Raes atjraes@stanthonydsm.org:

  • Current resume
  • A brief cover letter outlining your interest
  • Iowa Teaching License

 

Pre-K Associate

St. Augustin, Des Moines, IA

Saint Augustin Catholic School is hiring a Pre-K Associate for the 2024-25 school year.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following documents to Kristel Spike at kspike@staugustinschool.org:

  • Current resume
  • A brief cover letter outlining your interest
  • 3 letters of recommendation

 

Art Teacher

St. Joseph Catholic School, Des Moines, IA

St. Joseph Catholic School  is seeking an art teacher for the 2024-25 school year.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following documents to Lynn Ernst at lernst@stjosephcatholicdsm.org:

  • Current resume
  • A brief cover letter outlining your interest
  • Teaching certificate

 

K-8 Music Teacher

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, West Des Moines, IA

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School  is seeking a K-8 music teacher for the 2024-25 school year.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following documents to Jeff Lynch at jlynch@saintfrancisschool.org:

  • Current resume
  • A brief cover letter outlining your interest
  • Teaching certificate
Early Childhood Education

All positions are listed in alphabetical order by city & school name.

Immediate Openings

 

2024-25 Openings
Support Staff

All positions are listed in alphabetical order by city & school name.

2024-25 Openings

Library/TAG Teacher

Saint Malachy Catholic School, Creston, IA

Saint Malachy Catholic School is seeking a dedicated and passionate school librarian/gifted teacher to our academic community. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in fostering a love for reading, supporting curriculum goals, and promoting information literacy skills among students. This teacher will also reach the needs to those students who find themselves needing greater challenges and expanded learning opportunities. This is an FTE .5 position.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following documents to Jennifer Simmons at jsimmons@crestonstmalachy.org:

 

Teacher Associate (8am-1pm M-F)

St. Theresa Catholic School, Des Moines, IA

St. Theresa Catholic School  is seeking a full-time teacher associate for the 2024-25 school year.

Interested candidates are asked to submit the following documents to Gretchen Watznauer at gwatznauer@stsdsm.com:

  • Current resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Relevant credentials
Extended Care (Before/After School Programs)
 All positions are listed in alphabetical order by city & school name.

Immediate Openings

2024-25 Openings
Food Service

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Why I Love Being a Catholic School Teacher

Betsy Lemus worked in both public and private schools but she returned to St. Pius X Catholic School in Urbandale because she loved the faith, friendship, and family like atmosphere.

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