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Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Long-Term Substitute Elementary Music Teacher

Concord Elementary School

Concord, VA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

Apply through the verified listing

Must be eligible or possess a Virginia Teaching License.

TEN MONTHS (200 DAYS), INCLUDING IN PART PAID STATE RETIREMENT & STATE MANDATED LIFE INSURANCE & IN PART FOR HEALTH INSURANCE

General Definition of Work:

Under direction of the school principal, plan and provide for appropriate learning experiences for students. Provide an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of individuals to ensure success for every student. Supervise students in a variety of school related settings. Monitor and evaluate student outcomes. Communicate and interact with students, parents, staff and community. Develop, select and modify instructional plans and materials to meet the needs of all students. Maintain appropriate records and follows required procedures and practices. Monitor appropriate use and care of equipment, materials and facilities.

Essential Functions/Typical Tasks:

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

• Plan a program of study that meets the needs, interests and abilities of students.

• On a regular and consistent basis, meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.

• Create a classroom environment that provides for student involvement in the learning process and enable each student to achieve learning objectives.

• Provide an instructional program to meet the needs of all students.

• Prepare for classes assigned, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior.

• Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.

• Establish learning objectives consistent with appraisal of student needs, requirements of CCPS curriculum framework and knowledge of human growth and development.

• Plan for and utilize instructional methods, resources and evaluation techniques which motivate and enable each student to achieve learning objectives.

• Take all necessary safety precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.

• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, CCPS policy and administrative regulation.

• Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.

• Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

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Concord, VA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-11-10

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Opportunity and Market

Concord, 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 September 2026; retrieved 2026-11-10.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective September 2026; retrieved 2026-11-10.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective September 2026; retrieved 2026-11-10.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-11-10; retrieved 2026-11-10.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-11-10; retrieved 2026-11-10.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-11-10; retrieved 2026-11-10.