Job Responsibilities
As a reading teacher my major responsibilities are to meet with
a group of 6-9 students (as assigned) on an elementary school
site after regular classes are dismissed. The students, all at
same grade levels per session, were enrolled for 2 days weekly
for 1.5 hours class time either on monday/wednesday or
tuesday/thursday classes weekly. My work schedule included
working monday-thursday with 2 reading groups on their specified
days and the actual paid hours were 4 days @l.75 hours which
allows 15 minutes prep time and totals 14-16 hours biweekly each
pay period. The students actually participate in class from 4:00-
5:30 per session twice weekly which totals 3 hours of instruction
weekly over a 12-week period. During each class the teacher
engages students in phonemic awareness, comprehension, vocabulary
and oral fluencey. Assessment of student reading ability are
recorded in pre-testing, post-testing exercizes, daily workbooks
and shared with parents during conferences.
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Job Requirements
The qualifications for a teacher position with Educate Inc.,
part of Sylvan Education Solutions, start with a Bachelor of Arts
or Science degree in Liberal Studies, Education, English Major
and/or Language Arts. Passage of the CBEST is required if you
have not taken the Liberal Studies program. This position is
especially appropriate for CLAD Teacher Credential program
enrollees and Substitute teachers of a local school district.
These teacher credential elementary or secondary training
programs are rampantly available in California and every state
at the State University level and also provide magnanimous
student financial aid resources. Due to the excessive percentage
of elementary teacher retiring annually at the close of each
school year credential programs are curtailed classes to fit
needs of full-time employees. The Teacher Ed Dept at State
universities welcome students to enroll in evening credential
programs that are held from 6:00-9:50 weekly over a 10-week
quarter period. Once enrolled you are assigned an advisor who
faciliates you in geting started with basic required classes and
provides you with the suggested credential program outline for a
2-year period. I have found that professors utilize fair grading
practices when evaluating coursework of students, whether younger
or older, everyone is emotionally supported and encouraged to do
their best. Consequently, a teacher position with Educate Inc.
for 7 hours weekly as a minimum is great when you're a credential
student.
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Downers
In general, the ability to establish a good rapport with
your students during the first week while introducing the program
and implementing pre-tests can be very challenging. For first
time students/teachers its essential to get your own discipline
system in place immediately, explaining consequences of
unacceptable behavior. For experienced teachers maintaing
discipline and keeping the class under control will be less
challenging.
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Lifestyle
If your are a new college student in your twenties, a Substitute teacher ages
30-60 or one within the retirement range, the after-school positions only
schedule work hours from monday-thursday weekly. The dress code is the same for
Educate Inc. employees as the public school district you are assigned to. In
addition, business travel, company training events are always conveniently
planned and strategically located to accommodate the majority of employees
driving distance. All employees are paid (recorded on time card)to attend
training workshops and follow-up training sessions. The training room locations
are well planned with enthusiastic, qualified and culturally diversified
personnel.
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Compensation
The rate of compensation for Educate Inc/Catapult Learning or
Sylvan Learning Centers is excellent with continuos upgrades and
annual pay increases. When employees provide referrals of friends
who get hired and work at least 6 months for the corporation they
receive a cash bonus. The benefits department located in
Baltimore, Maryland mails out pertinent offers for options of
life insurance, market investments and/or retirement accounts.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Educate Inc. has the most outstanding job outlook for part
time jobs that I have ever discovered as an educational
professional seeking better opportunities. My only regret is that
I did not realize how easy it was to inquire on-line until
reaching the age of fifty. Just visit the website at
www.educate.com and click on the links of human resources,
Educate Inc., Catapult Learning. Also be sure click the link for
mission statement and I am certain that you will be just as
amazed as I was. Getting that first part-time job starts with
registering your on-line profile and a resume! Several positions
will be starting in the Inland empire area by January 2006, happy
job hunting!
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