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2026-2027 Coach - Dance Team - BHS

Blacksburg High School

Blacksburg, VA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Montgomery County Public Schools in Virginia has an immediate opening and is accepting applications for a Dance Team Coach position that is available for the 2026-2027 school year at Blacksburg High School

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under the direction of the Athletic Director and/or Principal, the coach must plan and implement a high quality dance program that stresses fundamentals, teamwork, and sportsmanship while maintaining high safety standards for all team members.  The coach must also be committed to high academic standards for all athletes by monitoring the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.

The coaching assignment is a supplemental assignment for a designated athletic season and is compensated in accordance with the School Board-approved athletic supplement schedule. It is not a separate salaried position. The supplement compensates the individual for fulfilling the responsibilities associated with the designated coaching assignment within the athletic season. Appointment to a coaching assignment does not guarantee appointment or reappointment to the same or any other coaching assignment in a subsequent season or school year. The Coach’s schedule is determined by the requirements of the assigned sport and may include practices, competitions, tournaments, meetings, travel, and other activities occurring before or after the regular school day, during evenings and weekends, and on school holidays or breaks when scheduled and permitted by the VHSL.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Must be age 21 or older

• Successful completion of the NFHS Concussion in Sports course accessible at www.nfhs.org prior to beginning coaching duties with MCPS (there is no fee associated with this course)

• Ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, and school administrators

• Ability to motivate students

• Ability to be dependable and punctual

• Regular and predictable on-site attendance is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a coach or participation in dance at the high school or college level

• Current CPR certification

Supplemental Pay: $2,803.50 - $4,074.12 (depending on experience) PER SEASON

FLSA: Non Exempt

Closing Date: Open until filled

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & TITLE IX NONDISCRIMINATION:

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, selection, hiring, compensation, promotion, retention, or other personnel actions on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information (including family medical history), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law.

MCPS does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs or activities, including employment, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and applicable federal regulations.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process should contact the MCPS Human Resources Department at (540) 382-5100.

Employment Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Inquiries:

Director of Human Resources

Montgomery County Public Schools

750 Imperial Street SE

Christiansburg, VA 24073

(540) 382-5100, ext. 1067

hrd@mcps.org

Title IX Inquiries and Reports of Discrimination or Harassment:

Title IX Coordinator, Office of Compliance

Montgomery County Public Schools

750 Imperial Street SE

Christiansburg, VA 24073

(540) 382-5100

leahbressler@mcps.org

Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX may also be referred to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

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Blacksburg, VA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-09-04

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Opportunity and Market

Blacksburg, VA, USA is evaluated with current VA 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 July 2026; retrieved 2026-09-04.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective July 2026; retrieved 2026-09-04.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective July 2026; retrieved 2026-09-04.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-09-04; retrieved 2026-09-04.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-09-04; retrieved 2026-09-04.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-09-04; retrieved 2026-09-04.