Career Opportunities at Holy Family

We believe Catholic education is more than a job. It is a calling. At Holy Family, our mission to form disciples of Jesus Christ is a shared responsibility embraced by every member of our team. Each day brings new opportunities for educational excellence as teachers, support staff, coaches and administrators invest in our students through a deep commitment to each child. We prepare students for college, career and life as well-rounded and engaged citizens, grounded in faith and modeled through servant leadership.

Whether you're a seasoned educator or just starting your career, if you're caring, dependable and ready to work in a tight-knit, supportive community, there's a place for you here. Browse our current openings below and find where you belong.

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After-School Associate

Category: Early Childhood, Support Staff

Location(s): Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School, Resurrection Elementary, St. Columbkille Elementary

Hiring Contact: Emily Burke (eburke@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-5206), Marcy Weidenbacher (wweidenbacher@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-1620), Tina Pothoff (tpothoff@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-556-2820)

Employment / Shift: Academic Year, Part-time

Compensation: $15.00+ / hr

Support students after school in a fun, caring environment by helping with homework, activities and supervision during the school year.

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After-School Associates supervise school-age children in Holy Family’s after-school program while providing a safe, welcoming and engaging environment. This part-time, 9-month position includes helping with homework, planning activities and supervising students while school is in session. Hours are Monday – Friday, 2:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Benefits:
  • Earn up to $1,000 in your first 90 days with the completion of training hours!
  • 401k match – 3% match on 6% employee contribution
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • State-funded childcare available
  • Training provided and fully paid
  • Stable and supportive leadership
  Early childhood assistant positions are also available to individuals ages 16-18 with a starting wage of $13.00 per hour. This is a great after-school position for those interested in exploring a career in early childhood

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Assistant High School Show Choir Director

Category: Coaches and Activity Moderators

Location(s): Wahlert Catholic High School

Hiring Contact: Tom English (tenglish@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-9771)

Employment / Shift: Part-time, Seasonal

Are you an advocate for the arts who is looking to earn some extra income? Wahlert Catholic High School is seeking an Assistant High School Show Choir Director for the 2026-2027 season. We're looking for a passionate and creative individual interested in assisting our Wahlert…

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Are you an advocate for the arts who is looking to earn some extra income?

Wahlert Catholic High School is seeking an Assistant High School Show Choir Director for the 2026-2027 season.

We’re looking for a passionate and creative individual interested in assisting our Wahlert High School Show Choir students. Working with our Show Choir Director, the assistant director will assist in facilitating practices, vocals, and choreography to help students grow in confidence and discover the joy of performance. A background in the arts is preferred. Season runs from now through March.

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Tom English, Activities Director, at tenglish@holyfamily.dbq.pvt.k12.ia.us

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Assistant Middle School Show Choir Director

Category: Coaches and Activity Moderators

Location(s): Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School

Hiring Contact: Owen Funke (ofunke@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-1198)

Employment / Shift: Part-time, Seasonal

Are you an advocate for the arts who is looking to earn some extra income? Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School is seeking an Assistant Middle School Show Choir Director for the 2026-2027 season. We're looking for a passionate and creative individual interested in assisting our Mazzuchelli…

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Are you an advocate for the arts who is looking to earn some extra income?

Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School is seeking an Assistant Middle School Show Choir Director for the 2026-2027 season.

We’re looking for a passionate and creative individual interested in assisting our Mazzuchelli Middle School Show Choir students. Working with our Show Choir Director, the assistant director will assist in facilitating practices, vocals, and choreography to help students grow in confidence and discover the joy of performance. A background in the arts is preferred. Season runs from now through March.

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Owen Funke, K-8 Activities Director, at ofunke@holyfamilydbq.org

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Classroom Associate

Category: Support Staff

Location(s): Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School

Hiring Contact: Daniel Thole (dthole@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-9771)

Employment / Shift: Academic Year, Full-time

Compensation: $16 / hr

Support middle school students and teachers as a Classroom Associate at Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School.

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Early Childhood 2 Year Old Lead Teacher

Category: Early Childhood, Teaching

Location(s): Holy Ghost Early Childhood

Hiring Contact: Anita Valentine (avalentine@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-2578)

Employment / Shift: Full-time, Year-round

Compensation: $16.50+ / hr

Create a caring, faith-filled learning environment where young children feel safe, loved and ready to grow as an Early Childhood Lead Teacher.

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Lead Teachers in Holy Family’s early childhood programs provide a high-quality, developmentally appropriate learning experience for young children. They create a safe, healthy, loving and consistent environment that supports each child’s growth while building positive relationships with children, families and the early childhood director.

Benefits:

  • Earn up to $1,000 in your first 90 days with the completion of training hours!
  • 20% discount on childcare, 40% discount on before/after school program
  • Holy Family K-12 tuition remission
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time-off (PTO)
  • Health, vision and dental benefits
  • Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible Spending Account

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Early Childhood Associate – Full Time

Category: Early Childhood, Support Staff

Location(s): Holy Ghost Early Childhood, Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School, St. Columbkille Early Childhood, St. Joseph the Worker Early Childhood

Hiring Contact: Anita Valentine (avalentine@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-2578), Emily Burke (eburke@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-5206), Maddie Marty, Marcy Weidenbacher (wweidenbacher@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-1620), Nicole Dalsing (ndalsing@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-1246), Tina Pothoff (tpothoff@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-556-2820)

Employment / Shift: Full-time

Compensation: $15+ / hr

Help young children learn, play and grow as an Early Childhood Associate at Holy Family Early Childhood.

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Early Childhood Associates help to plan, prepare and implement daily activities, games, learning centers, and lessons. This is an ideal position for anyone 18+ who loves to work with children.

Benefits:

  • Earn up to $1,000 in your first 90 days with the completion of training hours!
  • 20% discount on childcare, 40% discount on before/after school program
  • Holy Family K-12 tuition remission
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time-off (PTO)
  • Health, vision and dental benefits
  • Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible Spending Account

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Early Childhood Careers

Category: Early Childhood

Location(s): Holy Family Early Childhood, Holy Ghost Early Childhood, Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School, Resurrection Elementary, St. Columbkille Early Childhood, St. Joseph the Worker Early Childhood

Hiring Contact: Anita Valentine (avalentine@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-2578), Emily Burke (eburke@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-5206), Marcy Weidenbacher (wweidenbacher@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-1620), Nicole Dalsing (ndalsing@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-1246), Tina Pothoff (tpothoff@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-556-2820)

Employment / Shift: Academic Year, Full-time, Part-time, Year-round

Compensation: $15+ / hr

Holy Family Early Childhood is seeking caring, energetic, nurturing, and dependable early childhood associates to join our team! Full-time and part-time, 12-month (year-round), 9-month (school-year only), or summer-only positions are available. No nights, no weekends!     An ideal position for anyone 18+ who loves…

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Holy Family Early Childhood is seeking caring, energetic, nurturing, and dependable early childhood associates to join our team! Full-time and part-time, 12-month (year-round), 9-month (school-year only), or summer-only positions are available. No nights, no weekends!

 

 

An ideal position for anyone 18+ who loves to work with children – Early childhood associates help to plan, prepare and implement daily activities, games, learning centers, and lessons for our littlest Golden Eagles.

We offer a starting wage of $15.00 per hour. Possible additional pay based on education and experience.
Potential to earn up to $1,000 in the first 90 days with the completion of training hours!

Early childhood assistant positions are also available to individuals ages 16-18 with a starting wage of $13.00 per hour. This is a great after-school position for those interested in exploring a career in early childhood!

 

All part-time and full-time employees receive the following benefits:

 

  • 401k match – 4% match on 4% employee contribution
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Training provided and fully paid
  • Nights and weekends off!
  • Stable and supportive leadership

 

Additional full-time benefits include:

 

  • 20% discount on childcare and 40% discount on our before/after-school programs
  • State-funded childcare also available
  • Holy Family K-12 tuition remission
  • Generous paid time-off
  • Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Group insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Account

 

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Early Childhood Lead Teacher

Category: Early Childhood, Teaching

Location(s): St. Joseph the Worker Early Childhood

Hiring Contact: Nicole Dalsing (ndalsing@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-1246)

Employment / Shift: Full-time, Year-round

Compensation: $16.50+ / hr

Create a caring, faith-filled learning environment where young children feel safe, loved and ready to grow as an Early Childhood Lead Teacher.

Learn more…

Lead Teachers in Holy Family’s early childhood programs provide a high-quality, developmentally appropriate learning experience for young children. They create a safe, healthy, loving and consistent environment that supports each child’s growth while building positive relationships with children, families and the early childhood director.

Benefits:

  • Earn up to $1,000 in your first 90 days with the completion of training hours!
  • 20% discount on childcare, 40% discount on before/after school program
  • Holy Family K-12 tuition remission
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time-off (PTO)
  • Health, vision and dental benefits
  • Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible Spending Account

Apply online

FIRST Robotics Coach

Category: Coaches and Activity Moderators

Location(s): Wahlert Catholic High School

Hiring Contact: Tom English (tenglish@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-583-9771)

Employment / Shift: Part-time, Seasonal

Are you a champion for robotics, STEM and whole-student formation? Can you inspire students to think critically, compete with confidence and lead with character? Are you a mentor and a teambuilder? You could make a difference as a Robotics Coach!

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Food Service Resource

Category: Food Service

Location(s): Wahlert Catholic High School

Hiring Contact: Christin Smith (christinsmith@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-5456)

Employment / Shift: Academic Year, Full-time

Join a dedicated food service team committed to providing high-quality meals for students in a positive, collaborative, and faith-filled school environment.

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Holy Family Catholic Schools Food Service is seeking a Food Service Resource position to join our Wahlert team! This is a 9-month, full time position with 7.5 hours a day. The position has part time hours on non school days and over the summer.

Food Service Resource is responsible for food preparation and specially assigned operations at the school site and for the school system with an overall goal of providing an environment that supports healthy food habits while maintaining program integrity and customer satisfaction. This position will also be responsible for the following:

  • Transport food to sites, and store delivered food and supply items appropriately and timely.
  • Prepare menu items according to recipes.
  • Help determine the quantities of each food to be prepared and quantity served daily to meet the necessary requirements with regard to ages of those served.
  • Help monitor daily cleaning of food service area, cafeteria, all kitchen equipment, washing and sterilizing of all dishes, silverware, and utensils for use/non-use of the facility as requested by the supervisor.
  • Maintain daily production records in regard to amount of food prepared, served and left over.
  • Assist in setting up serving line, replenishing and service or working on the line.
  • Open and close kitchen as needed, in absence of the manager.
  • Work with supervisor on production problems and determining solutions.
  • Additional duties as assigned

We offer a starting wage of $15.50 per hour. Full-time employees also receive the following benefits:

  • 401k match – 3% match on 6% employee contribution
  • Childcare discounts
  • K-12 tuition remission
  • Health and dental plans
  • Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Generous paid time-off

Share this opportunity with someone you think would be great for the job or apply today!

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Pre-K Paraprofessional

Category: Early Childhood, Support Staff

Location(s): Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School

Hiring Contact: Tina Pothoff (tpothoff@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-556-2820)

Employment / Shift: Academic Year, Full-time

Compensation: $16.00+ / hr

Help young learners grow, play and prepare for kindergarten as a Pre-K Paraprofessional in Holy Family Early Childhood.

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Pre-K Paraprofessionals support teachers in creating a safe, caring and developmentally appropriate learning environment for our littlest Golden Eagles. This role includes assisting with classroom activities, lessons, routines and supervision while helping students build confidence, independence and a love of learning. Hours are Monday – Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Benefits:

  • Earn up to $1,000 in your first 90 days with the completion of training hours!
  • 20% discount on childcare, 40% discount on before/after school program
  • Holy Family K-12 tuition remission
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time-off (PTO)
  • Health, vision and dental benefits
  • Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible Spending Account

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Substitute Associates

Category: Substitutes, Support Staff

Location(s): Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School, Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School, Resurrection Elementary, St. Columbkille Elementary, Wahlert Catholic High School

Hiring Contact: Central Office Admin Assistant (hfcs-adminassistant@holyfamilydbq.org | 5635825456)

Employment / Shift: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal

Compensation: Up to $15 / hr

Support Holy Family students and staff as a substitute associate in a welcoming, faith-filled learning environment. This flexible role is a great opportunity to make a meaningful difference in our classrooms when regular staff are away.

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Holy Family Catholic Schools is always looking for qualified and committed Pre-K through 8th grade substitute classroom associates. Flexible schedule: work when and where you want! Hours vary from full days to partial days depending on the assignment.

Substitute classroom associates will provide assistance to a classroom teacher, aiding in re-teaching and reinforcing activities guided by the classroom teacher in small groups or with individual students to supplement instruction.

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Substitute School Lunch Assistants

Category: Food Service, Substitutes

Location(s): Holy Ghost Early Childhood, Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School, Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School, Resurrection Elementary, St. Columbkille Elementary, St. Joseph the Worker Early Childhood, Wahlert Catholic High School

Hiring Contact: Christin Smith (christinsmith@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-5456)

Employment / Shift: Full-time, Part-time

Compensation: $15.00+ / hr

Support Holy Family students during the school day as a substitute school lunch assistant. This on-call role helps with meal preparation, serving, point-of-sale support and cleanup in a friendly school environment.

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Substitute Teachers

Category: Substitutes, Teaching

Location(s): Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School, Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School, Resurrection Elementary, St. Columbkille Elementary, Wahlert Catholic High School

Hiring Contact: Central Office Admin Assistant (hfcs-adminassistant@holyfamilydbq.org | 5635825456)

Employment / Shift: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal

Compensation: $150 – $185 / day

Support Holy Family students and staff as a substitute teacher in a welcoming, faith-filled learning environment. This flexible role is a great opportunity to make a meaningful difference in our classrooms when regular teachers are away.

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Holy Family Catholic Schools is always looking for qualified and committed Pre-K through 12th-grade substitute teachers. Substitute teachers provide classroom instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans while maintaining a safe and welcoming environment. Flexible schedule: work when and where you want! Commitments vary from partial-day to full-day and long-term assignments.

Qualified individuals must hold a substitute authorization, substitute license or teaching license through the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. Sign up for the self-paced substitute authorization course at AEA Learning Online.

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System Maintenance

Category: Maintenance

Location(s): Wahlert Catholic High School

Hiring Contact: Charlie Sisler (hfcs-maintenancedirector@holyfamilydbq.org | 563-582-5456)

Employment / Shift: First Shift, Full-time, Year-round

Compensation: $28.00 – $32.00 / hr

Holy Family Catholic Schools is seeking a full-time, year-round System Maintenance professional to perform general building repairs, maintenance, and facility upkeep while ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for students and staff.

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Holy Family Catholic Schools is accepting applications for a System Maintenance position. This is a full-time, 1st shift position that will work year-round.

Essential job duties for this position include the following items. Other duties must be performed as assigned or required.

  • Perform general maintenance/repairs to buildings and equipment as assigned. This may include the operation and maintenance of heating and other operating systems.
  • Shovel and plow snow, salt walks, driveways, parking areas and steps as needed to maintain clearance and safety.
  • Perform minor inside and outside construction tasks as needed, as well as minor building repairs and alterations.
  • Perform painting, electrical and plumbing tasks as needed.

Candidates must be able to work independently, take initiative, collaborate effectively with others, and work appropriately in an environment with children.

Starting wage of $28/hr. up to $32/hr for a skilled and licensed tradesperson. The following benefits are also available for full-time employees:

  •  100% 401k match
  •  100% K-12 tuition discount (after other tuition assistance is applied)
  • Generous paid time-off
  •  Childcare discounts
  •  Health, vision and dental insurance
  •  Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
  •  Employee Assistance Program
  • Supportive community of faculty, staff and families

For questions about the position, please contact Charlie Sisler, Director of Buildings and Grounds at hfcs-maintenancedirector@holyfamilydbq.org

Visit https://www.holyfamilydbq.org/careers/openings/ to learn more and apply.

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