What is your career?

If you're looking to stay on the school calendar, maybe look into getting a degree in education to be a teacher? Nursing and looking for a nursing position at a school? I'm a software developer which is great but doesn't work super well with a school calendar. I have a master's degree in it but only a bachelor's or just coding knowledge/experience is needed.

@JL I'm not interested in being a teacher at all unfortunately. thank you for your response!

I am an Admissions Director for TK-8th private school. I have also worked graduate admissions in higher education. You still get the academic calendar for the most part but you do work summers in my experience. I have a bachelor's in communications and pre law and my masters in public administration.

I also started out as a paraprofessional and worked in special education. I enjoy my job as I still work in education, however, not directly in the classroom. Hope this helps!

I have 2 job a RMT and bus driver

I'm 32 year old. I've worked as a cashier and sale representative for ten years my husband and I moved from FL to MA in January 2020 and covid happen. I got pregnant and now I'm a happy mommy of the love of my heart. Now I'm in the Military.

I wfh as a registered nurse. I like that it’s quiet, I work independently, & I don’t have to deal with the annoying expectations of being an extrovert that corporate America requires of its workers. I worked in hospitals overnight, then as a school nurse. The work environments were terrible, and the pay was too. There are several ways to become a nurse. You can go to a community college, then a university or go straight to a university. They have 4 year programs, 1 year accelerated programs, and part-time programs—I did part-time and it took me 6 years (I changed schools and my major 3 times so it took me longer). You can message me for more info. School workers never get paid what they deserve, especially with what they put up with!

I’m a university lecturer which is super relaxed. I’ve been there with educating kids and I just can’t. Much prefer teaching adults and a full time teaching workload is around 2.5 days a week with the rest of the time researching or admin stuff working from home / remote. If you don’t want to teach, you could try getting any positions at a university. You’ll still “mostly” be on a school semester schedule. For technician positions, you’ll need to have a specialism and a degree. For admin work, requirements are probably lower.

I'm an RN by degree. However, post covid and after having my eldest daughter, I transitioned to a remote position in a different field. I currently edit/copy and translate for an international publishing company. I love it, and it's one of the best decisions I have ever made. I love the freedom of choosing my assignments, but most of all, I love being home with my children. I never work during the day and can actually get all of my work done after they are in bed for the night. Obviously, to be an RN, I do have a BSN as well as an MSN ( I eventually want to teach) as I worked in the hospital for years. My current employer/ company does require a 4 year degree in anything, but I have seen postings for other companies not requiring that.

Occupational therapist; master degree, two clinical rotations; must pass board exam for licensure

Have you thought of working on the special ed team with an online school? You can use your skills and knowledge without the physical contact... Or tutoring? If you like the school calendar, you could try a preschool. It's still physical, but with generally less challenging cases, especially at a specialty school. If you're looking for more of a career shift, you could go into mental health counseling. You could work with a similar population but a little older and more focused on talking and individual sessions than physically getting them through a school day. You could specialize in anxiety, depression, eating disorders, adhd, whatever speaks to you... From there you can move to adults, couples, or anything else that suits your particular passion. There will be no lack of demand for therapists any time soon... We're all a little crazy 🤪

I have a friend who works as a consultant for public schools. She teaches the teachers how to teach and works with schools on setting curriculum and how to reach the goals they set. She makes more than she did as a vice principal and still gets all school holidays and breaks off. She has a bachelors in women’s studies and English and a masters in early childhood development.

I'm in business working as an analyst and I have a bachelor's of commerce and a CPA (accounting accreditation). The work is very flexible because every industry needs analysts, and a lot of positions hire remotely so you don't need to travel to the office. You don't need a CPA for this type of work, just an analytical mindset and being able to handle a lot of numbers and data

Haha I am a teacher (which I saw you dont wanna do) 😅 But in Canada we get paid decently (I’m at $105K this year), have a good pension, and good health benefits. Short work days and having the same time off as your kids is very convenient.

Maybe you can work in a school in an admin position, the cafeteria, library. You would be on the school schedule, and I've heard of a lunch cashier getting good pay, benefits, retirement, and 401K.

@Susie good point! Being a librarian requires a master’s degree, and I don’t think it matters what your bachelor’s degree is in