Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion Principal

Job Overview

Holy Family Catholic Schools in Dubuque, IA is seeking a dynamic, faith-filled, educational leader to join our administrative team as principal of Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School effective July 1, 2022.

Holy Family Catholic Schools is the largest Catholic early childhood through 12th-grade school system in Northeast Iowa, serving over 1,800 students at seven sites. At Holy Family, we are dedicated to providing our students with a premier education that will prepare them for a lifetime of success. Our nearly 400 employees are the foundation that makes this mission possible. We strive to create a culture that encourages professional growth while maintaining a work-life balance.

The first of its kind in Iowa and internationally recognized, Our Lady of Guadalupe offers a Spanish immersion curriculum, which research shows is the best method for teaching a foreign language. Our Lady provides students in preschool through fifth grade the same comprehensive, innovative curriculum taught throughout Holy Family, but the instruction is in Spanish. With native-speaking teachers on staff, our students master the language and experience Spanish culture right here in Iowa.

Our ideal candidate will be a faithful, innovative, energetic, experienced, organized leader with the ability to work with our team, students, families, and the wider parish community to support our mission to form disciples of Jesus Christ through Catholic educational excellence. This candidate must also be a practicing Catholic and hold a valid Iowa Administrative Licensure. The ability to communicate in Spanish is strongly preferred.

Please consider joining our team and finding your calling. We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience, generous health and dental benefits and K-12 tuition remission. Relocation assistance may also be considered. 

Learn more by visiting our website at: https://www.holyfamilydbq.org/. You can also explore another big perk of the job - the historical and revitalized community of Dubuque - at: https://www.traveldubuque.com/ #whereiowastarted.

To apply, visit https://educateiowa.gov/teach-iowa and search "Wahlert Catholic High School Principal"