What are some school-related jobs besides teaching?

Question

I'm a middle school teacher at a private school right now, but just can't stand my job anymore because of the mean rich parents who think they own the place and like to yell at and insult us poor teachers when their kids get a low grade or misbehave in school. But I do love working in a school, and would love to be able to do something school-related that doesn't involved dealing with evil parents. (But not janitor or administration or anything like that...I don't know, there probably isn't anything else...) I like having summers off, too, so I can be at home with my kids... Any ideas?
Thanks!! :)

Answer 1

Counselor or librarian. You'll be around the kids, but you won't have to worry about dealing with parents all the time.

Answer 2

School Secretary
janitor
Social Worker
Guidance Counselor
Principal
Nurse
Cook
Cafeteria Workers
Aide
Tutor
Home-School Coordinator
Bus Driver
Remedial Reading
Home Bound Teacher
GED Instructor
Adult Education Teacher
I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Why don't you move to a public school where the parents are likely to be more hands-off? Alternately, consider a position as a school counselor (they have less crap to deal with than principals and VPs). To counsel, you could have to go back to school to get a Master's in Educational Counseling. You could also move into the school board and get a position as a curriculum specialist or literacy interventionist (the first would require a Master's degree, the second would probably only require a diploma). With these types of jobs you spend some tim in an office and then move from school to school, working with students and teachers who need your help.

Answer 4

You might want to do some research on speech pathology, reading specialists, or some other type of specialists. Not sure if these are available at private schools -- I know some but not all public schools offer extra services to kids.

It always seemed that colleagues and friends who held these positions were content. They interacted with kids but on a smaller level and the parents, who have to consent before kids can be served, seemed grateful for the extra support for their kids. I'm pretty sure any of these positions would require another credential or certificate, though.

If you teach science, you probably have most of the qualifications to be a public school elementary science teacher if your nearby districts have these services.

If you live near colleges/universities, kids' museums, science centers, or other kid-centered places, perhaps they offer jobs to help develop curriculum or mentor teachers-in-training. I'll probably be checking out these areas when my little guy's older and I'm ready to reenter the job force.

Good luck!

Answer 5

May be you could do online tutoring. I am also looking for some jobs related to teaching . I also share the same thought. The rich parents do abuse us poor teachers but since I love children and teaching I stuck on. But after an age our tolerance also goes down. One more suggestion maybe you could help develop teaching content online. There are these kind of oppurtunities if you look for the same.

Answer 6

Have you ever thought of trying an inner-city school or one in another low-income area? Sadly, those kids have little parental involvement and need alot of encouragement and love from their teachers. It can be very challenging, but rewarding at the same time.

Aside from that, I'm not sure what you can do without acquiring additional education or already having specialized skills - I'm thinking of counselors, social workers, instructional coaches, etc.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Instructional Assistant/Aide (you still get to work in the classroom, but the teacher does the 'dirty work')

Library Aide

Parent Center Volunteer

It really depends on your school. If you are already a teacher there, just look around or ask around and find out.

Answer 9

Janitor
(or Sanitation department if you want)

Lunch person

Director of activities

Answer 10

school counsellor
social worker
nurse
counsellor assistant
resource center