NWR: Any teachers out there?

stardust21587

Hey! I'm working on getting my teaching certification soon and was wondering if any of you gals are teachers and where the best place is to start looking up open positions? I live in Melbourne and am interested in basically any Brevard position. I keep searching and getting totally random search results. helllppp >.<

Thanks! =P

Theresa626

You should go to the Brevard county website and look for a link for job openings there.  Most counties post new job openings on their websites.  

amyers321

Most job openings for next year for "new" teachers won't post until may/june. After the current teachers have been told whether they are returning to their schools and then the "open" positions are filled they will post what is left.
Typically the few weeks right before school starts is the best time to look.
Keep your eyes on your county website though because you never know what will open up and apply for anything you see.
Also, once you have your diploma(actually just before) start applying to be a sub in your county. Subbing is the best way to get your foot in the door. I subbed at 2 different schools to finish out last year(from January until May) and they got a full time job at the second school in July.
Good luck friend!!! and congrats!

Pretty Parula

Definitely go to the school board website. Most anything else will be useless.

You can also go and hand-deliver your resume to the schools you'd like to teach for. That's what I did for my first teaching job, and I got a position without going through the county application process. Principals like to see that sort of initiative, and they remember a firm handshake and a warm smile. Even if they don't have a position open right then, they will likely hang onto your resume and look you up when they do.

stardust21587

thanks girls!!

kwynn

I'm not a regular on this board (got married in Pittsburgh), but I currently live in Brevard and it is REALLY, really hard to get a teaching position here right now. I am an experienced teacher with a master's degree and was unable to find one after moving here. I looked for 18 months before giving up, going to every single school in the county and hand delivering resumes, volunteering full time at one school for no pay, etc.

Brevard is currently not accepting substitutes. They didn't accept any new subs this past school year. I have heard they are "undecided" if they will open up subbing in 2010-2011.

What is your field of study? I see more elementary jobs than secondary.

Where did you do your student/intern teaching? I'd start there and try to get your foot in the door that way.

Also, if you went to HS in the district, your chances will be better, so try contacting your old teachers/principal.

If you can afford/handle a long commute, think about Volusia county. They are hiring for next year. Kelly Services staffs some Orange County public schools with subs and they are always looking for help.  But this might necessitate moving closer to the city because it can be a long commute depending on where you are placed in Orange County.

HTH!

Pretty Parula

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_florida-central-florida_nwr-teachers-out-there?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:66Discussion:a6d0e974-fe23-4e84-a966-b30dc6224a34Post:8b688c3b-2801-429a-9989-e25c12cd38ef">Re: NWR: Any teachers out there?</a>:
[QUOTE]What is your field of study? I see more elementary jobs than secondary. Where did you do your student/intern teaching? I'd start there and try to get your foot in the door that way. Also, if you went to HS in the district, your chances will be better, so try contacting your old teachers/principal. 
Posted by kwynn[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>Good advice in this post, but since you're working on your cert, I'm going to guess you didn't do ed. stuff in college, right? I went into teaching with no ed classes or experience and needed a temporary cert. Sometimes this does make a difference, especially with the budget cuts and low hiring (like pp said with Brevard) - so you'll have to make yourself look like an exceptional candidate that they won't want to pass up and in whom they'll want to invest. GL</div>

jmucheech21

I have to agree with PP, go to the schools and hand deliver your resume.  I have friends that applied through the website and when they contacted principals individually they had said they never even heard of them!!  I contacted my principal directly and was offered the job before he ever even posted it!  The website is DEFINITELY NOT the way to go.

Orange is opening 14 new autism center schools for next year if you are ESE certified.  Other than that its pretty slim pickins right now, so just apply everywhere you can and don't give up!!!