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Hooray! We Are All in School!

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Before moving to South Carolina in the fall of 2006, I been hired for every job I had applied for. Waiting on pins and needles for months on end to find out if I would have job just wasn’t something I  had to do. From high school through my early forties when it was time to a change to a different type of job the opportunity was there.
I thought it would be the same way here. With almost twenty years of teaching experience and an advanced degree I thought my resume would call out to future employers. It actually did for the first few months. I was approved to substitute teach right away. A long term substitute position opened up after two months of subbing.
Then came the hunt for a full time teaching position. It took work to line up interviews, but I had five interviews and two principals offering me jobs. We were trying to have a baby by then, but it didn’t look like it was going to happen. Teaching second grade seemed like what I was being lead to do so, I took one of the jobs.
Well, we did get pregnant and we decided after a year of teaching I would stay home while our son was little. I loved being home with Jdaniel. It was a time of being both a student and a teacher for me.  Being home with him twenty four seven taught me so much.  
Last spring my husband lost his job and I started hunting for a job. I applied for every county teaching job announced and didn’t get an offer of an interview. I applied for aide positions and work in a school cafeteria and still I wasn’t the job candidate called in  for an interview.
Full time teaching didn’t look like something I was going get to do. Substituting was our next hope, but the substitute system was frozen until early October.
I interviewed at daycare centers and was told I wouldn’t want to work for them. It happened three times. “You won’t like the hours, the pay or the fact you will have to work year around.,” they told me. They were right. Working 9 hour days for $8 or less per hour year around would have been hard. Paying for after school care for JDaniel would be more than $8 an hour. They didn’t seem to be the right fit.
Finally the substitute system opened up and I was able to apply. When I called to see if I was approved to sub, I was told there were 200 applicants. The first ones to  be looked at would be those principal’s had asked to be approved first. I wasn’t sure I knew of a principal that would make that call for me. Finally I had a nearby school call and answer my plea for an advocate.
I literally jumped up and down in the kitchen after getting off the phone with them. Finally I had a chance of getting a job.  God however had a different plan in store for me. On the same day the vice principal called I got a call from a school I had applied to earlier. They needed a computer lab teacher right away  and would I come for an interview.
The computer lab position would guarantee me work daily and a good hourly rate.  Unfortunately the job didn’t offer benefits. There would  no sick days or health insurance or years of experience wage increase.
My husband and I prayed. We weighed the pro and cons of the job. Ultimately we felt the computer lab teaching position was the right job to take. I then had to call the other school and tell them I wouldn’t be able to sub. What a hard call is was to make! They made my day after months of job hunting.
I started the job on Monday and really have loved it. I still get to drop JDaniel off at school and pick him up. This job is truly the answer to many prayers.
Now we just have to find a job for my husband. This time I hope the job one of us gets has benefits.
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  1. I am so happy for you! It’s scary with no one working, so it must feel a little better with at least one income coming in…

    sending good mojo to your husband so he gets a job soon (with benefits)…

  2. I’m so happy for you – anyone can see you’re meant to teach. I hope your husband gets a job soon. I know how scary it can be. We were in that boat for 14 hard months when my oldest was a baby.

  4. Congrats on the new job. I am glad you found something that worked out for you. Hoping your hubby gets something soon.

  8. Congratulations! You put so much effort into finding a job, I think it’s great that you found a job that you are enjoying!!

  9. I am so happy for you and impressed with the choices and sacrifices you made. My husband was recently laid off from his consulting gig, so now I am the only breadwinner as well. Here is hoping that we will both manage to continue to work and blog at the same time 🙂

  13. YAY!! How fantastic!!! Congratulations on your new job!! It sounds like the perfect fit for you!! I love it when it all comes together!! Hope you are enjoying it!! –Lisa

  14. Wonderful news! It’s great that you can still pick up JDaniel after school and don’t have to worry about after school care. Things always seem to eventually fall into place 🙂

  18. I am so happy for you Deidre! It sounds like the perfect job for you right now as I know that J Daniel 4 is your priority and you are such a great mom! Congrats and I look forward to hearing more about your job on your blog!

  23. Congratulations but shame on the school system for not offering a teacher benefits. I’m a retired teacher and this upsets me. Will pray for your husband. xo Jenny

  24. Glad you have a job at last, and I hope one comes along for your husband. It’s hard having to wait so long for something you need so badly!

    =)

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