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color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;\">&nbsp;Exempt; 8 hours per day; Full-Time;&nbsp;12 month position; Starting November 2026</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SALARY:</strong></span>&nbsp;JCPS 15</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: black;\">QUALIFICATIONS:</span></u></strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; 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