Education Degree

[leemarie903]

I live in NYC, which right now is almost impossible to find a job in.

I am 23 with a bachelors degree in education, and one year experience (laid off in recession with all the other new teachers).

I am trying everything to find a new job, but public schools currently have a freeze on hiring.

Any advice on other jobs i can look for with the degree and experience i have. I choose this field because i love working with children.

 

Thanks!

 

 

[BellaDonna]

You can look at private schools or agencies that hire academic tutors.

 

You might also want to add to your current certification at some point- and focus on a high need area- for example, nationally most school districts have a really hard time finding secondary special education teachers or secondary teachers for math and science.

 

Which area(s) are you currently certified in?

 

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[Crazyaboutdogs]

Yes, perhaps choosing a specialty might help. eg. Special needs children

[russ978]

I have a couple friends in the NYC area that are also looking for work. NYC is one of the hardest areas to find a job right now. (regardless of education level)

 

If I was you, I'd take the advise I have given my friends that I give to you now. Go where the jobs are. Right now, that is in DC. I'm here now and it isn't difficult to find a job.

 

You might love NYC, but if you can't find a job, it may be time to start looking somewhere you can.

[Iceman26]

I live in NYC, which right now is almost impossible to find a job in.

I am 23 with a bachelors degree in education, and one year experience (laid off in recession with all the other new teachers).

I am trying everything to find a new job, but public schools currently have a freeze on hiring.

Any advice on other jobs i can look for with the degree and experience i have. I choose this field because i love working with children.

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

Look for companies that need to hire corporate trainers.

[leemarie903]

My certification is in childhood education, minor in english.

 

I understand moving in an option, just not for me.

 

Thank you all for the advice!

[Crazyaboutdogs]

It is pretty sad that in a city as big as NYC so many people can't find jobs.

[Kumatora]

You can look at private schools or agencies that hire academic tutors.[/url]

There are problems with those:

1. they do not pay school teachers well. They pay 15k-25k. Not enough money to support yourself off of.

2. They are hard to get into. If you want to be an academic tutor, you have to either hold a Master's or experience. You can still give it a shot... but I've been applying to those places for over a year and with my teaching lisence.

 

If I was you, I'd take the advise I have given my friends that I give to you now. Go where the jobs are. Right now, that is in DC. I'm here now and it isn't difficult to find a job.

STAY OUT OF DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS! I'm serious. I lived near DC for a long time and the school systems there are horrible! In fact I have two friends who work there and one of them hates it. She is an elementary school teacher who has to be escorted to her car... left after two weeks of working there. The school systems in DC are known to be incredibly unstable and sometimes do not pay teachers on time (illegal, but they get away with it!). Also if you're white, chances are very slim you'll get in a school because their schools are predominately black and the faculty wants minority teachers. If you wanna teach in DC, go for the private schools... but they are hard to get into unless you have experience.

 

As for the comment about applying to "where the jobs are" has little to do with finding a teaching job. I have applied to 5 schools in DC this year and several in Philadelphia. I still have no success even though I hold a teaching license with those areas! It's how the economy is right and there is no teacher shortages anymore. Schools accross the nation are cutting back and even laying off certified teachers. Hell, California laid off 78 thousand certified teachers. Everyone, including prospective teachers and parents, are praying things will pick back up for the sake of students.

 

 

 

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leemarie903: right now a degree in early childhood education is difficult to find a job. I am looking too and am certified in English at a middle and high school level. The teaching jobs are very short this year

 

My suggestion to you is to find ways to get your foot in the door. Getting a job with a school is usually about who you know. Here's are some ways:

1. Start substitute teaching. Be aware you may sub for a couple of years before finding a teaching job. It's a great way to build experience.

2. If aids are needed at a facility, take the job! You get paid more than being a sub by being a teacher aid.

3. Offer to volunteer at schools with community projects (after school tutoring, after school daycare, etc.). Start contacting school principals.

4. While looking for a teaching job... PESTER HUMAN RESOURCES ONE A WEEK IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. Ask about your application being reviewed! That's how two of my friends got teaching jobs.

 

Good luck. I am on the same boat. I wish you the best.

[InBruges]

1. Start substitute teaching. Be aware you may sub for a couple of years before finding a teaching job. It's a great way to build experience.

 

I'm curious how someone would manage to keep substitute teaching or hold an adjunct teaching position for a couple years. Essentially, your entire day schedule has to be free at the drop of a hat. What does a person do to pay rent and other bills while keeping an entire day open? Perhaps work graveyard shift, but then you'd be teaching on zero sleep.

[BellaDonna]

From NYC's DOE website: link removed

 

 

 

Notice most of the personnel shortages involve either working with students with disabilities, or science.

 

Most students in teacher prep programs choose elementary or early childhood general education- if they choose secondary they tend to go with content areas of English or History. Most students shy away from science and kids with special needs.

 

I work for a college that prepares 80% of the teachers for my state and this a trend we always see. Even before the economic crisis, general ed teachers in my state had a very hard time findng jobs. Most of them had to sub for several years before findng a permanent position.

[Kumatora]

I'm curious how someone would manage to keep substitute teaching or hold an adjunct teaching position for a couple years. Essentially, your entire day schedule has to be free at the drop of a hat. What does a person do to pay rent and other bills while keeping an entire day open?

What I'm doing is working another job on top of substituting since there are dry months (January, April, and November are the worst months of subbing because teachers are trying to save their time off or have breaks during those months). I substitute for THREE school systems, not just one, so I can open up my options. There's also Long-term substitute assignments the OP can pick up. Substitutes don't even get benefits as a full time teacher would, so the other job gives it. The truth is most entry level jobs offer low pay for starting and it's difficult to live on your own. Sadly that's the reality of holding a teaching degree if you cannot find a career. Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta, even when it comes to working 2 jobs. It's called welcome to the economy and the sad truth of being a kid out of college.

 

If the OP really wants to work with children and she needs to get her name out there to school systems. HRs of school systems look at her level of experience. She needs to start with the principals of the schools she subs for and try to get letters of recommendation from them. And to be honest my teaching experiences GREW from subbing than doing the internship... the more experience she has in teaching, the higher her chances are of getting hired than fro kids who just got out with only teaching degrees.

 

Also... if you wanna work a second job and enhance your teaching experience, I'd first look at tutoring centers that offer flexible hours. If not, find something with stable hours, even if it means going into retail while you're looking for a teaching job. Good Luck.

[InBruges]

What I'm doing is working another job on top of substituting.

 

Sure, but my question was more towards the nature of said job. Exactly what jobs can a person work to leave the hours of 7AM-5PM open every Monday-Friday? Bartending or waiting tables perhaps... I would like some examples of full time jobs that leave those hours open.

 

Thanks.

[Kumatora]

Bartending or waiting tables perhaps...

And there is a high turnover in the restaurant business. Less people are eating out with the economy... so you're not making much tips while being paid 2.75-3 an hour... I have a sister who's in that business and it's on and off.. has been through 3 restaurants too because of economic turnover. One of them she was considered the best server... got turned away because her success was not giving other servers a chance to make tips... so they found a BS reason to fire her because of it.

 

With subbing you don't have a turnover unless you did something incredibly stupid. If you're really good at what you do, you get more requests in by teachers.

[InBruges]

And there is a high turnover in the restaurant business. Less people are eating out with the economy... so you're not making much tips while being paid 2.75-3 an hour... I have a sister who's in that business and it's on and off.. has been through 3 restaurants too because of economic turnover. One of them she was considered the best server... got turned away because her success was not giving other servers a chance to make tips... so they found a BS reason to fire her because of it.

 

With subbing you don't have a turnover unless you did something incredibly stupid. If you're really good at what you do, you get more requests in by teachers.

 

You're still dodging my question.

[WomanWriter]

Yes, subbing is a horrible pain and the schedule is unpredictable. I hate not knowing when or where I am going to work and having no idea about the kids and teachers. I may have to again if I don't get another job though.

 

Education is horrible. I live in a mid-sized CA city and they just laid off 26 teachers from kindergarten through third grade alone! They will be combining classes to make larger overall classes. This sucks!

 

There are no teaching jobs to apply for so I applied for tutoring and have gotten several interviews (and am on the roster for a couple others), but am getting no calls. I guess people don't want to pay for tutoring in an econmy like this.

 

Yeah, now is a HORRID time to go into education. i DO see a few Special Ed jobs here and there. Have you thought about that? That's not my thing so I'm not going to go into it, but I thought of starting my own business and doing some kind of freelance work. Would you be able to be a consultant? Job Coach?

 

With all the experience I have looking for a job, I am thinking of becoming a Resume Advisor. I've had so much time on my hands to read and research the "perfect resume" that I'm sure I can provide top quality services!

[Kumatora]

You're still dodging my question.

I tried answering it. I'm not sure what answer you're looking for, but subbing does not help pay the bills or living on your own. There are days... weeks where you may not have a job and it financially hurts you when you have bills to pay. Most of the subs I know live with their parents, are retired (and get retirement funds), or have a financially successful spouse and want to get out of the house. Tough break, ain't it? If this doesn't answer your question, then I don't know how to help you on this one.

 

 

Agree with WomanWriter on finding freelance work! It helps out with stress and motivation. I'm currently writing a book since I have a bit of free time. The only downside about freelance work... unless you have a strong background in the field, then people may or may not trust you. Unfortunately we live in an era where everyone DEMANDS people are certified, qualified, and experienced to do any type of labor.

 

A suggestion OP: Have you looked into opening your own small daycare center? Your certification may help you earn business in that.