My Marketablity -44 year old American Male
My Marketablity -44 year old American Male
My situation is this....Im in the final year of my Post Baccalaureate Program that will give me a Special Education License for grades K-12 in North Carolina of the United States...I already havea BA degree in History from a 4 year college...Im 44 years old.. Have worked for over 8 years as an assistant in public schools special education classrooms. I want to find a job teaching overseas after receiving my license in Special Education... what are the chances of finding a job with these minimal credentials?... with these credentials what are the more likely countries that are willing to give me a chance to work ? Im looking to teach special education or even English as a second language.... what is the best way to start looking for a job for next June of 2012? Any suggestions would be appreciated....
You Definitely Have Marketable Skills
I would encourage you to sign up with a recruiting agency and then go to a later job fair. I like Search Associates, but there are others out there. I feel that they are pretty much apples and oranges. Some people will discourage paying the money for a recruiting agency and job fair. I like Search and their job fairs. It's up to you; however, you need to get on it ASAP if you plan to look for a job for next year. You've got loads of research and work to do!!
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Zsejanko
So is your Special Education license falling under the "Teaching Assistant " course of studies or a Bachelor of Education ( with a concentration on Special Education )? I am not sure how much the Heads and Directors discriminate between the two. You have one or two factors that could work out in your favour ( or not ):
a) The Special Education course of studies you have is really interesting to Heads and Directors because it's a difficult post to usually fill IF the school has an intensive and decent Special Education section at their school.
b) It sounds like your license falls under the " Teaching Assistant " umbrella which could deter Heads and Directors from hiring you as they would want someone who is actually a licensed teacher ( less cost for them. Better to hire a licensed teacher who can also deal with Special Education students with best integrative teaching practices ). Are you looking for a teaching job or a teaching assistant job?
I have only attended one job fair in my life because I found that I have had more success in finding opportunities on my own through direct contact ( e-mail or CV package mailed out ) to Heads and Directors. I also saved a lot of money this way bc I didn't have to pay $ 250 or more to enter a job fair that is highly competitive when I can snap up the job beforehand by e-mail. I also think that a lot more interesting and wonderful opportunities suprisingly pop up on the later months of June - August! I didn't think that this would be the case, but I find that December-January and June-August are the best times for snagging up the wonderful opportunities at amazing schools.
However, in your case, since you are new to the international teaching field, perhaps investing on approx. $ 500 - $ 700 for a job fair ( depending on where you live and where the fair is held - entrance fee, hotel costs, transportation costs, resume packages you have to print out etc ) could be worthwhile. Even if you don't walk out with a job ( which I am sure you will have numerous offers, since your license is essentially attractive by virtues of what it is ), you will still get a better idea or framework for future actions in regards to international teaching job hunts.
Good luck!
a) The Special Education course of studies you have is really interesting to Heads and Directors because it's a difficult post to usually fill IF the school has an intensive and decent Special Education section at their school.
b) It sounds like your license falls under the " Teaching Assistant " umbrella which could deter Heads and Directors from hiring you as they would want someone who is actually a licensed teacher ( less cost for them. Better to hire a licensed teacher who can also deal with Special Education students with best integrative teaching practices ). Are you looking for a teaching job or a teaching assistant job?
I have only attended one job fair in my life because I found that I have had more success in finding opportunities on my own through direct contact ( e-mail or CV package mailed out ) to Heads and Directors. I also saved a lot of money this way bc I didn't have to pay $ 250 or more to enter a job fair that is highly competitive when I can snap up the job beforehand by e-mail. I also think that a lot more interesting and wonderful opportunities suprisingly pop up on the later months of June - August! I didn't think that this would be the case, but I find that December-January and June-August are the best times for snagging up the wonderful opportunities at amazing schools.
However, in your case, since you are new to the international teaching field, perhaps investing on approx. $ 500 - $ 700 for a job fair ( depending on where you live and where the fair is held - entrance fee, hotel costs, transportation costs, resume packages you have to print out etc ) could be worthwhile. Even if you don't walk out with a job ( which I am sure you will have numerous offers, since your license is essentially attractive by virtues of what it is ), you will still get a better idea or framework for future actions in regards to international teaching job hunts.
Good luck!
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Zsejanko
With a teaching license, you will be marketable ( in that you also specialise in Special Education ). Most international schools though do not count the previous experiences worked PRE-license. So if you were to apply for an international school, they will start you at the " new teacher's salary " (i.e. 0-2 years experience on the salary bracket ). However, not to worry as most international schools pay $ 2000 / month tax free ( MOST, but not all ) and above.
Since you are graduating on May 2012, you have a lot of work to do in the next 4 months. You have to start researching job fairs ( if you do choose to go this route ) or you can join job sites like TIE Online or Joy Jobs. Right now, just looking at the TIE website, there are 5 positions available for Special Ed./ Resource teacher ( Colombia, Dubai, Barcelona, Qatar and Saudi Arabia ). The job in Barcelona has been posted up since May simply bc it's probably quite difficult to find a teacher who specialises in Special Education.
Since you are graduating on May 2012, you have a lot of work to do in the next 4 months. You have to start researching job fairs ( if you do choose to go this route ) or you can join job sites like TIE Online or Joy Jobs. Right now, just looking at the TIE website, there are 5 positions available for Special Ed./ Resource teacher ( Colombia, Dubai, Barcelona, Qatar and Saudi Arabia ). The job in Barcelona has been posted up since May simply bc it's probably quite difficult to find a teacher who specialises in Special Education.
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HistoryEducator
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Zsejanko,
Sorry to break into the conversation, but I'd like to know the chances of my marketability as well. I'm a high school Social Studies teacher with 1 year of teaching under my belt. I'm certified to teach grades (9-12) and working on getting grades 6-8 certification as well.
I understand that not having any AP/IB training/experience will hurt my chances of finding a job, but I'd be more than willing to be trained and teach those courses.
My primary interest is Latin America and would like to be in a school that pays at least $2000/month tax free. Also, I'd prefer an urban to suburban location (don't like the remoteness of rural life). Are there any schools that you think could be a match for me? I'm looking at going overseas 2-3 years down the road from now (long term planning).
Thanks!
Sorry to break into the conversation, but I'd like to know the chances of my marketability as well. I'm a high school Social Studies teacher with 1 year of teaching under my belt. I'm certified to teach grades (9-12) and working on getting grades 6-8 certification as well.
I understand that not having any AP/IB training/experience will hurt my chances of finding a job, but I'd be more than willing to be trained and teach those courses.
My primary interest is Latin America and would like to be in a school that pays at least $2000/month tax free. Also, I'd prefer an urban to suburban location (don't like the remoteness of rural life). Are there any schools that you think could be a match for me? I'm looking at going overseas 2-3 years down the road from now (long term planning).
Thanks!
Special Ed
There are not a lot of Special Ed jobs out in the world. Most countries don't view Special Ed the way the US does. You would have a better chance of getting a job in the US.
If I cant find a job teaching special education I would like to teach English as as second language... but my first choice, past experience andpresent training point me to being a special educator... Im curious, If I cant find a job as a spec ed. teacher will my marketability as English teacher be in decent standing still with a teaching certificate for special education or am I just starting at ground zero like all of the other bachelor degree holders?... any suggestions or pointers would be appreciated....