Elementary Nurse

Hancock PLACE School District

Saint Louis, Missouri

Posted Oct 21

License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Against similar roles: In range for Missouri staff rolesMissouri staff postings that state pay run $28/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $30/hr to $46/hr, across 564 postings.

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Hancock PLACE School District

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Hancock Place School District has an opening for an Elementary School Nurse for grades Pre-K-5.

Works months of August to May on student attendance days plus 10 days & Summer School (June) for a total of 200 work days
8 hours a day
Valid Missouri license as a Registered Nurse is preferred
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred
Prior experience working in a school district or in pediatric nursing is preferred
Hourly rate based on previous experience
BSN range from $33.87 - $42.62
RN range from $30.60 - $38.25
LPN range from $26.92 - $33.63

For questions, please contact Kelly Tierney, Payroll and Personnel Director , at 314-544-1300 x 11090 or by email at ktierney@hpsd.school

To apply for this position and view the job description, go to Applicant Tracking (Applitrack) by going to sd.hpsd.school, Employment, Employment Opportunities.

The Hancock Place School District Board of Education is committed to maintaining an educational environment that is free from discrimination and harassment in admission or access to, or treatment in, its programs, services, activities, and facilities. In accordance with law, the district strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment against students or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:

HPSD Title IX and 504 Coordinator

Dr. Thomas Dittrich Jr. 9417 S. Broadway St. Louis, MO 63125

Pay: $26.92 - $42.62 per hour

Benefits

403(b)
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Loan forgiveness
Paid sick time
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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In Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis, MO

Living costs about 9% below the US average

Life in Saint Louis, MO

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals on local Reddit threads most often land in Tower Grove (including Tower Grove South), Shaw, Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, the Central West End, The Grove, Dogtown, and University City—walkable brick neighborhoods with restaurants and nightlife. The Central West End sits beside Forest Park with grand historic homes; Soulard and Lafayette Square are denser rowhouse districts. Families and a quieter suburban texture cluster in Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Olivette, and Niche’s 2026 metro #1, Brentwood (small-town feel, park paths, easy central commute), plus Ballwin and closer-in Affton. Extra Space’s 2026 safety-and-budget list also flags Boulevard Heights, Lindenwood Park, North Hampton, and Princeton Heights as lower-cost city options with a more residential, parks-and-bungalows feel.

Young professionals on local Reddit threads most often land in Tower Grove (including Tower Grove South), Shaw, Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, the Central West End, The Grove, Dogtown, and University City—walkable brick neighborhoods with restaurants and nightlife. The Central West End sits beside Forest Park with grand historic homes; Soulard and Lafayette Square are denser rowhouse districts.

Families and a quieter suburban texture cluster in Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Olivette, and Niche’s 2026 metro #1, Brentwood (small-town feel, park paths, easy central commute), plus Ballwin and closer-in Affton. Extra Space’s 2026 safety-and-budget list also flags Boulevard Heights, Lindenwood Park, North Hampton, and Princeton Heights as lower-cost city options with a more residential, parks-and-bungalows feel.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: heritage-estatesapts.com Source 6: thehonestlocal.com

Getting aroundThese sources do not name hospital campuses, parking garages, or transit lines, so treat hospital-door details as something to verify on a site visit. What they do say: the region is generally easy to drive, with “wild drivers” as a recurring local complaint. Affton is about 20 minutes to downtown in good traffic; Ballwin about 30 minutes. Brentwood is described as central with a fairly easy commute and walkable park paths. Healthcare is listed among the metro’s popular industries, so many nurses will be on those same city–suburb road corridors rather than a documented rail commute.

These sources do not name hospital campuses, parking garages, or transit lines, so treat hospital-door details as something to verify on a site visit. What they do say: the region is generally easy to drive, with “wild drivers” as a recurring local complaint.

Affton is about 20 minutes to downtown in good traffic; Ballwin about 30 minutes. Brentwood is described as central with a fairly easy commute and walkable park paths.

Healthcare is listed among the metro’s popular industries, so many nurses will be on those same city–suburb road corridors rather than a documented rail commute.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: heritage-estatesapts.com Source 2: niche.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: facebook.com

OutdoorsForest Park is the outdoor and civic heart: 1,300 acres, larger than Central Park, with room to walk, bike, and hit free museums and the zoo in one outing. Laumeier Sculpture Park is the most-named “hidden gem” sculpture-and-green-space destination; botanical gardens, public murals, and flourishing city parks show up in visitor roundups. Greenway projects are expanding trail-style commuting and recreation. The city sits at the Mississippi–Missouri confluence, so river identity is real even when daily life is more park-path than water. Walkable suburbs such as Brentwood sell park paths as part of the residential package. Seasonal outdoor life runs through those parks and trails rather than a single beach or mountain scene.

Forest Park is the outdoor and civic heart: 1,300 acres, larger than Central Park, with room to walk, bike, and hit free museums and the zoo in one outing. Laumeier Sculpture Park is the most-named “hidden gem” sculpture-and-green-space destination; botanical gardens, public murals, and flourishing city parks show up in visitor roundups.

Greenway projects are expanding trail-style commuting and recreation. The city sits at the Mississippi–Missouri confluence, so river identity is real even when daily life is more park-path than water.

Walkable suburbs such as Brentwood sell park paths as part of the residential package. Seasonal outdoor life runs through those parks and trails rather than a single beach or mountain scene.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: thehonestlocal.com Source 2: explorestlouis.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: instagram.com Source 5: unitedvanlines.com Source 6: niche.com

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Living in Saint Louis

St. Louis rewards nurses who treat it as a patchwork of towns, not one skyline. Young professionals cluster in the Central West End, The Grove, Shaw, Benton Park, Soulard, and University City; families look to Brentwood, Olivette, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, and Ballwin (Rockwood and Parkway schools). Downtown is roughly 20 minutes from Affton and 30 from Ballwin in good traffic. The costs are real: city crime and vacant stretches, a city–county social divide, tough summers, spring pollen and fall ragweed, aggressive drivers, and a yearly personal-property tax on cars. Choose the block first. Then The Hill’s toasted ravioli, Soulard Farmers Market, City Museum, CITYPARK soccer, and Laumeier Sculpture Park make the move feel larger than the paycheck.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: thehonestlocal.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: heritage-estatesapts.com Source 5: niche.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: explorestlouis.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: unitedvanlines.com

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