1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Kindergarten Teacher do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Early Childhood Education
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What is your job title?
Kindergarten Teacher
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
Montgomery County Public Schools - 497 square miles - Currently 129 Elementary Schools serving 138,000 students with 11,500 teachers.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
6 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
paid for 40hrs/ week, actually work 50+
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
planning and implementing curriuclum, assessing students, planning field trips, report cards, grading, working with colleages, attending/ participating in committee meetings and staff meetings, communication with parents, creating newsletters and homework, creating differentiated learning centers...
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
$56,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
60000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
health, dental, vison
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
under
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
Yes. I like working with others, I love my team and many of the other teachers. But some of the other staff are not willing to pull their own weight and you have to do extra work because of it. I don't want the kids to miss out b/c other staff are lazy. I like most of the staff, but some people I honestly avoid at all costs. Luckily it's a big school...
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
I like: most of the staff, the kids, nice building, snow days :)... Dislike: Not enough planning time, not enough money for supplies, my principal
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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3 Income
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2 Work Environment - co-workers
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6 Work Environment - supervisors
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4 Benefits
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5 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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8 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
submit thier resume to MCPS and go the spring job fair. If you get an open contract they have to place you somewhere by the beginning of the next school year.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Organized - you need to know what each child is doing at all times and the needs (academic and socially) of each child so you can differentiate their learning to the best of your ability. You need to have different centers and reading groups going and it is a lot. Organization is Key. You have to plan for centers to keep the kids engaged while you pull your small groups, which you also have to plan for, on various levels. You have to assess your kids and keep all of that straight and then plan your future instruction based on your current assessments, and of course you have to assess students between assessment windows (progress moniotring) You need to be Flexible. All day long there are interuptions, PA announcements, people pulling some of your kids for various services (ESOL, Speech, Academic Support), fire drills, code red/blue drills, picture day, etc etc. Kids will throw up, wet their pants, cry, etc, and you just have to be flexible and go with the flow. You need to have Patience for those reasons as well. It is hecht balancing everything you have to do with all the interuptions and the tattling and whining, and the shoe tying... I think those 3 skills are the most important.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
YES!! Too many people see teaching as a "fall back" job. "Well, If nothing else I can always teach" NO NO NO
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Get your degree in eduation, so you can get your feet wet student teaching and in internships etc, so you know what you are getting yourself into. Its the best job, but its a lot of work.
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