Transitioning out of teaching - advice

highlighter123

I am finish my fifth year of teaching (secondary, subject: Irish), and am leaving the profession (or at least taking a break) for the foreseeable. I am currently applying for the civil service, and this process will likely take a year or two before I might be lucky enough to get a position there, so in the meantime, I am trying to find work. I have applied for countless admin/office jobs in LinkedIn/IrishJobs, but to no avail, unfortunately. I am wondering how to go about casual subbing/home tuition if I needed to do this in the meantime. I desperately would not like to sub, as I have fallen out of love with teaching and the school environment, and really don't want to go back in September, but if I had to, what is the best way to sub? EducationPosts, or handing in CV to schools? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

spurious

Go to local schools. Stress you can be there in 'x' minutes if needed.

All you need is one day to show a) you are reliable and b) you can manage a class.

highlighter123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122446849#Comment_122446849

Thank you!

AndrewJRenko

Or start with an entry level position in civil service, which should be feasible within a much shorter timescale - TCO or CO.

highlighter123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122461735#Comment_122461735

I' ve applied for CO and EO with civil service at the moment but I'm not expecting much based on what I've heard - I'm guessing I won't get an interview for 2 years (?)

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122461765#Comment_122461765

There's no way that CO should take that long. If it does, we have much bigger problems! Try the TCO route too.

EO shouldn't really take that long either tbh.

highlighter123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122462896#Comment_122462896

Thank you!

Dickie10

definitley go in with the cv and ask to see the dp you never know they might just be free, if not leave the cv there with the secretary, try to be as charming as you can with the secretary without being sickly sweet these people usually carry a bit of weight with management ! if you want to be easy on yourself seek out a few schools where you know there wont be massive hardship if you know what i mean.

dingding

Have a look another public sector organisations other than civil service. The Irish qualification if valuable as stakeholders have the right to communicate through Irish. Certain documents and website sections also need to be available in Irish.

I would try Universities, Technological Universities, and Institutes of Technology as well as County Councils. The Irish qualification is very useful and should set you out from others, everything else being equal. You also need to get a narrative around why you are no longer teaching. So, you don't come across negative in the interview. Just to have an answer ready in case you are asked.

I think you need to look at the strengths you have through teaching and classroom management and highlight these as transferable skills to the job you are applying for.

When you think about it you have a lot of skills and knowledge that make you very employable.