Should I contact previous employer for possible teaching job?

Question

I am currently in grad school getting my masters in elementary education. I worked at an elementary school at their aftercare program for 2 years when I was in college which led me to want to decide a few years later that I wanted to go back and get my masters in education. I loved it and got along very well with the principal who even gave me a gift and had the kids throw me a little party when I left the job after I graduated college. My family told me I should go up and see her and tell her my plans and hopefully maybe I could teach there when I graduate or even get a teacher's assistant position there now. I feel akward since I haven't had contact with her since I left. How do I go about this?

Answer 1

Your principal knows full well what you have been doing and why you have not been in contact with her , because she too has been so busy , she has not had tim to contact you.

I had many student teachers who I wore to keep up with and every year they left , that was usually the last time I would see them.

You just take your resume with you, preferably with an appointment , and march right in there and give it to her and tell her you are ready to begin your teaching career . The sooner you do it the better . I have taught for 23 years in the high school and I can tell you positively that no school system is goingto let a qualified person walk out of their office without a promise of employment or a recommendation to somewhere else in the same district , You will get totalk to old friends , and come away feeling good about yourself and your situation .

If you really feel lead to the teaching field , then please, PLEASE , do it . We are losing our kids , especaially the young ones , here in America , You can and will make a huge department .

If nothing workd out there , come on down to Texas and we will put you to work

Hope this helps you . Good luck and God bless you

Answer 2

To begin with if you hold will hold a masters it enough to teach regardless if you are certified and I would therefore suspect that the school would not hire you as a teaching assistant. If you worked at the school as a volunteer it is possible that they do not have a record of you but if you were paid then a record does exist.

My recommendation would be to find out if the principal is still there and if so, contact them. I believe protocol would be to call them, introduce who you are, when you were there and why you are calling through the mail. However if they have left you can either call to speak to the current principal or send your resume / CV with cover letter on off white professional paper that is sent through the mail. Professional paper is typically a heavy weight paper, that is free of watermarks, usually contains some type of fibre like cotton, and the paper quality is a higher quality than printer paper. Typically stationary stores will sell it as resume paper. If you choose the later then in your cover letter I would explain that you worked there, what you did, and why you are sending your resume / CV. Also make sure your resume / CV reflects that you worked in the aftercare program at the school. Finally I would strongly discourage you from emailing as it is not readily acceptable practice, some people see emailing as impersonal, and maybe put off by it. If you want to email my recommendation would be to call first and ask if it is alright to forward your information via email.

Answer 3

If you left in good standing with no problems, I don't see why they would not re-hire you.  Just print out another resume to give to them and a cover letter and drop by the school in person to hand the resume to her.