Employment & Culture
Job Opportunities
Job openings at Cardinal Community School District are posted on TeachIowa. Visit their website with the button below to view open positions and apply online.
Comet Culture
Top Workplace
Cardinal Community School District is proud to have been voted a Top Workplace six years in a row by the Des Moines Register! Top Workplaces are awarded based on employee engagement surveys that measure how employees feel about:
- Workplace values
- Employee appreciation
- Employee development
- Productivity and retention
- Leadership
- Pay and benefits
- And more!
This recognition and our employee feedback tell us that we are on the right path as we work to continuously improve our culture and provide support for our teachers and staff members.
4-Day School Week
Beginning with the 2022/2023 school year, Cardinal Community School District will transition to a four-day school week to give teachers more time to prep for classes and provide built-in time for professional development. Professional development will happen every other Monday.
Project Spark
At Cardinal, we recognize that high levels of stress amongst our staff can negatively affect our students. To combat stress for both our students and our teachers, we've implemented Project Spark. The program, based on books by author Shawn Achor, focuses on four areas of health: emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual.
In order to support staff in all four of those areas, Cardinal has staff members break up into growth groups that match their interests and beliefs. The groups take part in different activities that support the different areas of health such as yoga classes, family events, financial classes, and more.
Life at Cardinal
Check out our latest news stories highlighting Cardinal's employee culture and benefits.
2025 Awards
What Our Employees Are Saying
