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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Band - Visual Instructor

Cedar Springs High School

Cedar Springs, MI, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Cedar Springs High School
204 E MUSKEGON ST, CEDAR SPRINGS MI 49319Matched to the National Center for Education Statistics school directory · NCES school ID 260852004400.

REPORTS TO:  Band Director

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

The Cedar Springs High School Marching Band has an immediate opening for a Visual Instructor for the entirety of the 2026 marching band season.  Must be a current employee of EduStaff or willing to become an employee of EduStaff.

Employment will begin August 3, pending completion of Edustaff registration and all required paperwork.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attendance at all band functions

• Assist with show and visual design

• Instruction of fundamental playing skills, show music, marching fundamentals, and show drill

• Creating a positive, while challenging and competitive environment for students to achieve excellence

• Complete all paperwork in a timely fashion

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in marching in high school, at the collegiate level, in winter activities, or DCI preferred

• Previous successful marching band instruction at the high school level

• Extensive knowledge of visual technique and instruction

• Ability to establish working relationships with co-workers and function as part of a cohesive team

• Able to have effective and positive communication with students, staff members, and directors

• Responsible, professional, embodies high ethical standards and integrity

Schedule of full-band activities can be found at http://www.cedarspringsbands.org/calendar.html

Marching Instructors will attend rehearsals before competitions but will not attend the competition.

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Cedar Springs High School Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

Cedar Springs High School is evaluated with current MI 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 June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.