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Thursday, September 10, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Band Assistant

Hurricane High School

Hurricane, WV, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.  Derek Pauley, Asst. Superintendent of Personnel, Title IX Coordinator, 77 Courthouse Drive, Winfield, WV  25213,  (304) 586-0500 ext 1109

VACANCY BULLETIN

Position:  EXTRA CURRICULAR ASSIGNMENT - Band Assistant As Needed

Location:   Hurricane High School

Length of Employment:  2026 -27 school year

Salary Range:  Extra Duty Handbook

Qualifications:  The successful candidate must hold a high school diploma or GED and be at least 18 years of age

Job Description:  To assist the band director as needed

Effective Employment Date: 2026 -27 school year

Application Deadline:  4:00pm on the closing day

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Hurricane, WV, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-09-10

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Opportunity and Market

Hurricane, WV, USA is evaluated with current WV 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 2026-09-10.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective July 2026; retrieved 2026-09-10.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective July 2026; retrieved 2026-09-10.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-09-10; retrieved 2026-09-10.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-09-10; retrieved 2026-09-10.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-09-10; retrieved 2026-09-10.