Pool: Elementary Classroom Teacher

26-27 Pool:
Elementary Classroom Teacher

Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

Des Moines Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the 26-27 school year to serve as an Elementary Classroom Teacher. This position will start in August 2026.

Submitting your application makes you eligible for consideration for the following vacancies:

• Garton Elementary – Kindergarten
• Jefferson Elementary – 3rd Grade
• Jefferson Elementary – 4th Grade
• Jefferson Elementary – 5th Grade
• McKinley Elementary – 4th Grade
• Monroe Elementary – Kindergarten
• Oak Park Elementary – 2nd Grade
• Oak Park Elementary – 3rd Grade
• Studebaker Elementary – 4th Grade

TCHR General Education Teacher

TCHR

• Valid Iowa teaching license (Required)
• Knowledge of subject, curriculum, and effective teaching methods
• Demonstrated effectiveness in oral and written communications
• Previous classroom teaching experience (Desired)
• Experience in an urban school district (Desired)

Responsible for planning and delivering a high-quality educational program to meet children’s academic and social‑emotional needs.

• Deliver daily lessons aligned to state and district standards that meet students’ individual needs and ensure growth.
• Create a culturally inclusive classroom that meets students’ academic and social‑emotional needs.
• Participate in building and district professional learning communities to plan instruction, analyze data, and create assessments.
• Monitor student learning on a daily basis and use multiple data points to guide and individualize instruction.
• Communicate with families on a regular basis.
• Participate in professional development.
• Demonstrate consistent progress on meeting the eight Iowa Teaching Standards.

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
• Assist with other duties as may be assigned.

Teaching and Learning

Building Administrator(s)

Building Administrator(s), Directors of Elementary and Secondary Education, Curriculum Coordinator

DMEA

Exempt

Full Time (7.75 hour day)

Standing, walking, sitting, bending/stooping, reaching/pushing/pulling, lifting/carrying

Mostly indoors with some outdoor responsibilities during recess and arrival/dismissal.

All candidates offered a position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check, a child and adult abuse registry check, and may be required for fingerprinting, a drug and alcohol test, a physical capacity test and/or a motor vehicle record check.