Hired x 3

Well, I knew when I quit my full time job that I would have to find some part-time work. It was important to me to stay in the educational field, because I really want to go back to work in the school system one day. My goal was to get hired through Florida Virtual School, but after months of rejection I finally decided to branch out. So, in the past month or two I have found a couple other jobs.

JOB # 1 – Tutoring elementary school students in reading and math. This is a great job and I really enjoy it. However, I was only assigned 2 students!!! Also, this job is very ‘seasonal’. I’ll probably only tutor the kids until February or March. So, I went back to the drawing board and found….

JOB # 2 – Online teacher for Educate Online, Inc. This job I can do from home, but I am on the phone during the teaching session so I’ll only be able to do it on Saturdays and weeknights when Ben is with Sadie. With this job I had to commit to at least 10 hours a week. The pay is not great, but I feel like the potential for advancement is high. Also, the reason I’ve had so much trouble getting a job with FLVS is due to my lack of experience. With this job I am considered an online teacher, not just a tutor. Not bad, right? Well, the paperwork takes 4 MONTHS to process! So, I was contacted by another company saying they had a need for online tutors….

JOB # 3 – Online tutor for Tutor.com. I’m pretty excited about this job. The way it works is almost like you are instant messaging a student online with a cool ‘whiteboard’ area where you can draw and demonstrate principles/pictures. I’ve had quite a bit of training in it already and it’s really impressive. Hopefully, I’ll start this one in the next week or two.

I was a little discouraged that after years of education and two degrees the best job I could get was as a tutor, but you can’t put a pricetag on the flexibility they provide which allows me to be at home with Sadie. And, from what I’ve done so far, they’re pretty stress-free and suprisingly fun. When the paperwork from job # 2 goes through I may have to reevaulate what I can handle, but if it’s not overwhelming I’d really like to try to stick with all three for a year or two and see if (1) I get a promotion with one of the companies or (2) the experience allows me to get hired through FLVS. Time will tell….