We got back to Rexburg late August
18th. The next day we went a
job lookin’. We started just going to
the library and looking at the employment school website. It listed a lot of places that a lot of
students typically work out including the library, early morning custodian,
etc. Then there was a help wanted board
where people around the community wanted to hire students mainly just as part
time or temporary work. I applied to be
a swimming instructor for a special needs man.
I called up the phone and I told the man a brief summary about myself
and also explained that I was an accounting major. He then told me he owned his own law office
and would be interested in meeting me in person. I ended getting the job position as a swim
instructor. He asked what I would charge
per lesson and I said $12. I felt like
that was a pretty fair price. I taught
his son the next week. I mainly focused
on teaching him how to kick properly with his legs because that is what his dad
told me to focus on. I was a little
nervous while I was teaching him because I never had taught any swimming
lessons before and I didn’t get the chance to watch a youtube video “how to
teach someone to swim” like I wanted to.
I mainly just winged that lesson but it went good at the end. During the lesson though I was nervous that
the Dad was thinking I was teaching him effectively but the dad seemed pleased
and like he paid for a good service. His
dad just expected for his disabled son to learn how to get perfect form after
one lesson where in my mind I was hoping it would click for him extremely fast
haha.
We applied to countless jobs and
after a few days I remember oh wait we should apply for schools. So we did and the next day we started getting
asked if we could set up times for interviews.
I interviewed for a school really
close which seemed nice and they mainly honed in one position as a special
needs aid for one boy for $8 and something.
Then I applied to another school that was a little farther but only like
5 minute drive in total still. I really
was interested in that position and the principal was a really nice guy. Later that day I got a job offer from there
which paid for $9 an hour and they would work with my school schedule which was
very nice of them. The next day I went
to meetings and then the day after the first day of school started. The day was great I work with mainly just 2
students both very high functioning. One
of them just needs someone beside him to help him with the work and the other
student is a little more rambunctious.
In the mornings I also did playground duty which was pretty fun. It was nice just getting up early and getting
to work.
In the mornings I applied to jobs
like the office of Breck (the father of the son who has the special needs that
I am teaching). I applied to mainly be a
secretary. One of the ways I had to
apply was type of a voice message as a letter.
It was hard to type every word correctly because I didn’t hear word
clearly. Afterwards I translated it in Spanish.
Overall it was very good
week. Carla and I also applied to an
after school program for Kennedy Elementary school (the school I work). We would be a teacher over about 10 or 15
students and teach an activity. It pays $10/hr. We haven’t heard back from them yet. I hope they offer Carla the job. She would be good for the job and she feels a
little bad right now that I am working and she isn’t. We will see what happens she be pretty busy
once the school starts.
This week has been a week of blessings. I feel grateful that I the spirit brought to
remembrance to apply at the school district.
This is really a great job!
Close, pays better than minimum wage and jobs at the school, and will
work for schedule. I just feel bad that
so many other people don’t know about this job or hear about so late. There are tons of girls that are now just
applying to this job that are already graduated with degrees in early childhood
development and now they are making the same as me, and I am still in the
middle of school studying accounting haha.
This week has really shown me that it’s not always your qualifications
but your ability to get yourself in the right type of interview. If that is because you know the right people or
that you find the websites at the right time I am not sure. I just know I feel blessed J
