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Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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JV Dance Team Interim Coach

Middle School

Johnston, IA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Interim Position: Approximately November through mid-January

JOB SUMMARY: Promote a fundamentally sound program with emphasis on physical and skill development of the individual and to encourage a positive attitude toward fair play and sportsmanship. To advise and lead the Dance Team so they function as effectively as possible to instil school spirit at athletic events.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Personal Performance Criteria

• Works well with others, maintaining positive and effective communication with school personnel and students

• Contributes to creating a positive work environment

• Demonstrates integrity and respects confidentiality

• Arrives on time and works consistently until the end of his/her scheduled day

• Takes advantage of professional growth opportunities related to his/her specific job

• Works independently and with confidence

• Demonstrates ability to grasp and adjust to new and changing situations

• Demonstrates initiative and ability to work without close supervision

Professional Performance Criteria

• Responsible for the directing, supervising, and training of the Dance Team.

• Responsible for the conduct of the Dance Team at practice sessions and at all contests.

• Leads and directs the Dance Team in such a way as to encourage good sportsmanship by example and leadership.

• Conducts herself before the students and community so as to instil respect and good sportsmanship.

• Assumes responsibility for an energetic public relations program for the Dance Team and their activities.

• Responsible for uniforms and supplies.

• Sees that the Dance Team carry out all their duties as set by the advisor's rules.

• Conducts a clinic for tryouts of Dance Team in the spring of the year and arranges for all judges for the tryouts.    judges for the tryouts.

• Responsible for ordering awards and issuing awards to deserving Dance Team.

• Responsible for any other duties relating to Dance Team as may be directed by the Athletic Director.

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Johnston, IA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-10-27

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Opportunity and Market

Johnston, IA, USA is evaluated with current IA 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 September 2026; retrieved 2026-10-27.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective September 2026; retrieved 2026-10-27.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective September 2026; retrieved 2026-10-27.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-10-27; retrieved 2026-10-27.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-10-27; retrieved 2026-10-27.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-10-27; retrieved 2026-10-27.