Job Advice - former teacher

[Anonymous]

I was a teacher and have been out of work for almost 20 years... now I want to go back into something (not teaching) but have no idea what to do. Parttime would be great! Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

Bus driver

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bus driver

I cannot

[Anonymous]

Tutoring

[Anonymous]

You have been out of the work force for so long that I am not sure the teaching experience you have will be relevant.

What did you teach?

[Anonymous]

Are you interested in going back into the classroom at some capacity? Do you care about pay? Teaching assistant is great imo...all the best parts of teaching but the pay is low. Pre-school assistant is super fun and can be part time.

[Anonymous]

Reception at a medical office perhaps? Something to ease your way back into a field. Or you could attend community college and take one of their short courses they have for adults learners to brush up some skills, or learn a new one.

[Anonymous]

Something front desk/reception might be a good way to get back into working. So a medical office, as a PP suggests, but also non profits, museums, cultural institutions, etc. Pay is likely low.

If you have the training / inclination or want to take on more training, diagnosing education al needs might be a field that's education adjacent.

Colleges and universities - fundraising offices, alumni office, etc.

[Anonymous]

OP here's a suggestion: pose your question (upload your resume if you have one) to ChatGPT and ask for ideas on teaching adjacent type jobs that would be a good fit.

I did that for someone who is in automotive sales for a position as a business analyst. I uploaded the job description and their resume and asked the AI to generate a resume that matched the job description. It also created a cover letter. Took me about 6 hours to scrub it ten ways to Sunday to ensure it didn't sound manufactured but the end result got this person an interview.

[Anonymous]

I quit teaching and started working as a legal assistant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a teacher and have been out of work for almost 20 years... now I want to go back into something (not teaching) but have no idea what to do. Parttime would be great! Any ideas?

I feel you. People who have not been out of work for that long don’t understand. You could take a few classes and such and try to get into curriculum design.
If you want to start slow, any school office job would do, but it’s hard to get hired.

[Anonymous]

Consider volunteering different places to see what you like and start networking before you spend money on trainings/certifications.

[Anonymous]

If you have solid MS office and Google workspace skills maybe temp? You’ll get your feet wet that way. Lots of different settings hospitals, offices, etc. 20 years is a long time though and the technology has changed a lot. Maybe summer camp counselor stuff? Substitute teaching or other schools admin work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was a teacher and have been out of work for almost 20 years... now I want to go back into something (not teaching) but have no idea what to do. Parttime would be great! Any ideas?

I feel you. People who have not been out of work for that long don’t understand. You could take a few classes and such and try to get into curriculum design.
If you want to start slow, any school office job would do, but it’s hard to get hired.

I mean she was essentially semi retired once kids went to school. Any job will feel like a hardship. And employers know that you don’t have to work and probably don’t even like working that much when your absence is 2 decades.

Maybe they are wrong, but about 60% of SAHM quit after returning to work because it’s kind of sucky starting at the bottom in your 40s/50s unless it’s a pure passion job.

Your best bet is simply doing a job you care about, that you have an affinity for that you can build relationships within and truly fuel your passion.

You were a teacher but do not want to teach? Do you still feel passion for education or caring for children? Were you a STEM teacher, maybe could work at a tech education non profit? Or you want a complete pivot to stock trading, as day trading was your pandemic holiday.

But just signing up for #randomjob and angling for part time will have the stink of the short timer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have solid MS office and Google workspace skills maybe temp? You’ll get your feet wet that way. Lots of different settings hospitals, offices, etc. 20 years is a long time though and the technology has changed a lot. Maybe summer camp counselor stuff? Substitute teaching or other schools admin work?

Are you posting from 2007? Most elementary kids are pretty proficient at MS office and Google workspace, that would be kind of embarrassing to include as your primary skills.

She’s a mom, I’m sure she has used office a lot, that’s just table stakes.