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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Pk-8th Grade Music Teacher

TeachIowa

Des Moines, IA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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MUSIC TEACHER JOB DESCRIPTION

Posición: Maestro de Música

Ubicación: St. Theresa Catholic School, Des Moines

Informes a: Administrador

Resumen

St. Theresa Catholic School in Des Moines está buscando un profesor de música a tiempo parcial K-8 lleno de fe para liderar y crecer nuestro programa de música vibrante. El candidato ideal fomentará un amor por la música mientras apoya la misión de la educación católica.

Responsabilidades esenciales

• Planificación y entrega de clases de música general atractivas para estudiantes en Kindergarten a través de 8o grado

• Preparación de estudiantes para liturgias escolares, servicios de oración, conciertos y eventos especiales

• Dirección de rendimientos estudiantiles y coordinación de programas estacionales

• Integrando la teoría de la música, el desarrollo vocal, el movimiento y las experiencias instrumentales

• Colaboración con la facultad para apoyar iniciativas escolares y formación de fe

• Mantener un entorno de aula positivo, organizado e inclusivo

Calificaciones " Requisitos

• Licenciatura en Educación Musical o campo relacionado

• Licencia de enseñanza válida de Iowa (o capacidad para obtener)

• Capacidades fuertes de gestión de aulas y comunicación

• Compromiso con la educación católica y la misión de la escuela

Esta posición ofrece la oportunidad de construir conexiones significativas con los estudiantes y contribuir a una comunidad escolar alegre y centrada en la fe. Esta descripción de las funciones tiene por objeto esbozar las principales obligaciones y calificaciones de la posición y no debe interpretarse como un inventario amplio de todas las obligaciones, responsabilidades y calificaciones que requiere el personal asignado a esta función.

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DES MOINES, IA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

DES MOINES, IA, USA is evaluated with current IA labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.