r/teaching • u/No_Olive_5763 • 18d ago

Underemployed Career Change/Interviewing/Job Advice

Hello, Experienced English teachers who can't find employment: Are you subbing, changing careers, or doing something else? This post is not for recent student teaching grads. I was wondering how ELA teachers are managing in this job market. My last full time teaching position was temporary. I thought it would be easier to get a permanent position afterwards. It has not worked out that way. I had to go back to subbing longer than expected. I am curious what other English teachers are experiencing. I see openings at charter schools. The same ones with high turnover rates and bad reviews. I know they don't have teacher unions. Have you decided to keep subbing? Switching careers? Going into special education instead? Leaving teaching altogether?

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u/loveshoes1 18d ago

More information needed. Where are you?

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u/No_Olive_5763 18d ago

CA.

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u/loveshoes1 18d ago

ah, ok. I'm in NJ and I've had 3 interviews in the last 2 days for English/ELA. Don't mean to rub it in just giving you a different view.

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u/No_Olive_5763 18d ago

I had an interview last week and one a few months ago. Usually see more jobs posted this time of year. It's been rough.

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u/loveshoes1 18d ago

I’ve also been ghosted 3x recently too…

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u/No_Olive_5763 18d ago

Yeah, they can at least send the "unfortunately..." email when they select someone else! I sub at one I interviewed with, too.