It would be full-time, but should be the same hours as D9 goes to school around 8:30 to 3:00 and I'd get off all the same days the kids get off school (holidays & teacher planning days) & summers. The bad part is the pay is low, but as long as I can pay my basic bills I'm happy. And if I get certified and get a teaching job eventually that would double my pay at that point.
Thanks! I think it would be a great job right now! I had my interview and it went pretty well. Turns out the principal and I have friends in common (some of my theatre friends) and we got along well. After a little bit, 5 minutes or so, she asked the vice principal to sit in on the interview also. I liked both of them very much.
It's a teaching assistant job with special needs kids (several in wheelchairs) and the job today was for 16-22 year olds. Heavy lifting. They have swimming every day and teacher aides go in the water too! Which sounds like fun to me! I did ok on the interview questions, but a couple were hard. Just couldn't think of a good answer, I need to work on that. But both principals were helping me out, basically almost giving me answers. Both very nice people. I did ok on most of them, but didn't do well I think with the when you work with people with differing styles how do you handle that? I said I'm pretty good at working with people and understanding that people have different styles in dealing with things. If I had a problem (b/c they asked me that too) I said I would probably talk to them about it. The one I answered the best was the what's your weakness question? I answered it truthfully; I like variety, and wouldn't do as well in a job that I did the same thing over and over each day. They said that the job there would be tons of variety, so that would be a good quality for the job. I know my answer might not be good for some jobs; but I prob. wouldn't be happy in those anyway.
I wore my lucky purple dress, the receptionist said it was cute.
The principals were saying that competition for the job was stiff so I might not get it (I know they have about 200 applicants for these jobs, and probably at least a dozen really well-qualified teachers competing with interviews. And high school isn't really my area. They said if I don't get this job, they encouraged me to apply to future openings, and they have some upcoming Pre-K openings. They said they would remember me from the interview, etc. So it sounded like a good possibility for a chance of a job in the future. So I'm happy about that.
The second I get home, X is on the phone. Since it is MY night, S15 will be staying at my place, and you can't pick him up or something like that; I didn't say anything just hung up--he knows I've asked him a dozen times not to call prob. does it to piss me off and get a reaction (which he hasn't been getting from my emails b/c I've been ignoring them).
I normally like to take S15 to the food bank to volunteer (at his request) Tues. afternoon. Should I attempt to email him and remind him of that and that S15 would miss that if I don't pick him up, or should I do nothing? My L said to let her know if he tries to interfere with the Tues. activities, so I would like to have an email where he says that in print to forward to her. Prob. that's why he called instead!
Let her know. I know that it is a tiring routine but she did ask to be notified. I would also make a point that with him being fully aware it was your birthday on Saturday he still wanted the kids with hardly any time to do anything with them. I would love to remind him that Tuesday is NOT his night but that he forcefully takes them.
The interview did sound positive if not for right now then for later. I think it would really help with the pre-school job if you got your church program up and running. Did they say when they might let you know? Keeping my fingers crossed.
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Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
The church program is a go right now. I'm working on the paperwork, we have to get certified and licensed and DCF is horrible about voice mails and not calling me back. I'm going to call right now again, and guess I need to call as many times as I can until I get through. And we need to find/hire 2 more people to be teachers. Hopefully, it won't take too long because the extra $ would really help out!!!
Congrats on the interview. Who knows, since it's an assistant position, if they really liked you, they could hire you for that until something else opens up?
On the other front, I just simply can not believe the actions of some of these "parents" out there. From my experiences, when XW started snatching the kids up on Wednesday nights and withhold them, I finally let the boys just voice themselves to her. Wed. was 'our family dinner night' just me and the boys and then she started to rob us of them. Now, when I don't have themoney for it anymore, they are so upset we can't go and of course, now she encourages we go.
Me 35/XW 33 S13 & S12 M: 10/17/98 OM & S: 07/08 D final 06/09/09 12/03/09 - 06/13/10 "Piercing" 06/13/10: Engaged to Re-marry 10/17/10 06/25/10: Expecting baby #3 2/14/11
If it is your night, you get him. If it is HIS night, you tell him what he would miss if you don't get him, but know that it is his night. Yep, let your L know if she said she wanted to know. I have no ideal why she doesn't want to get a temporary schedule immediately. Good job hanging up and I think you are right on that he wants to vent all of his guilt/anger on you and get you going...it makes him feel better.
(hope that made you smile)