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So that just happened....
Dh was told after the project is done at the end of the month, he no longer has a job.
I'm happy with the timing I guess- if it had happened before baby was born it would have been an absolute nightmare. And that we got the house paid off when we did, but I don't think you can ever be prepared for this news emotionally. I'm getting applications in so I can substitute teach, but it's spring break here so I really have to wait a week before I can do anything. Hopefully I can be ready to start when this is official. That should help us cover our expenses a bit instead of taking everything out of the emergency fund. I'm scared of what health insurance is going to cost us. That is the biggest unknown, I guess other than how unstable the job market is for him.
Mm ? Do I apply for teaching jobs for the fall? We could make all our bills on a teacher salary, but then if dh gets a job between now and then, or whenever he finds one we would be putting kids in daycare and my salary would be a wash. It would also cover our health insurance.... I would not quit on a principal half way through the year, that isn't right
Re: So that just happened....
That's a good point. Although teaching is your background, that doesn't mean you can't apply for other positions. I don't remember how large of a city you live in but, I had a former coworker who got a job at a technical college. But it was more a place that taught one-off classes...like Basic/Intermediate/Advanced MS Office classes. That type of thing.
Let me tell you. This guy could barely turn a computer on. BUT he had been a TA in college and had taught classes there. And that was how he got the job. They told him it they could teach whatever knowledge he needed, but what was more valuable to them was someone who had experience teaching.
Also look for positions at companies where you would be some type of trainer. That's another type of job that might be complimentary to your experience.
Or...I'm not sure what to call them...supplemental learning schools? Like the kind of "after school" place parents will send their kids to get extra help in reading or math or whatever subject their child is struggling with. I think there are even some online schools that do that and you could work from home.
Are you at all familiar with home schooling? I have to admit my initial naivete about home schooling. I thought that was where parents taught their children. But apparently not. Most home school programs have an online teacher, though I think they are often fairly local to the children he/she teaches, that conducts the lessons and monitors student progress. Maybe look into being a teacher for some of these home schooling programs.