Tuesday, 10 January 2006

New Job

After finishing my contract in Auckland at the end of December, I thought I'd better get a new job in Wanganui. It just so happened that on the day I moved down I noticed a newspaper ad for a college tutor for Teaching Aides (Learning Support Assistants in the UK), so I applied. Just found out I've got the job, which is pretty cool. That's 2 interviews so far in NZ, and 2 jobs!

It seems like a really good set up. It's a government funded private college which specialises in "second chance" learning. Small organisation, very friendly but also very professional and committed to helping people who failed at school first time around.

You'll be pleased to note that I won't be straining myself too much, Wednesday-Friday I start at 1 and finish at 3. Monday and Tuesday are a full day slog though (well, until 3 anyway) but that's because they include 5 hours of non-contact planning time!!! 20 hours a week in total. This should give me enough time to do some more studying through the NZ equivalent of the Open Uni - just got to decide what to do now. Child Psychology looks like a good bet at the moment and may open up a few more career options in the longer term.

Right at the moment, life is looking pretty rosy from where I'm sitting. Wanganui is turning out to be a fantastic place to live and this job is just what I was looking for - a move out of primary teaching, but still making use of my experience and qualifications. Just got to finish the decorating, and all will be right with the world :)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Excellent news, you may still be teaching, but at least it should be people who want to learn rather than kids who have to be there whether they like it or not. It's good to see things are falling into place nicely for you. P&S.