instructional assistant

teacher

bus driver

food service associate

service technician

Anaheim Union High School District

The day began at 8 A.M. and ended at 2:30 P.M. or there abouts. I taught six classes a day...Home Economics; Cooking, Sewing.
As the years passed, so did the schedule. The day schedule changed to the BLOCK. I taught 5 classes, odd/even alternating by day, 85 minutes each with one session off each day. I learned to adjust, think on my feet, create class content from scratch., stay involved with campus activities. I learned that the best way to manage a classroom...for me..was to keep the students busy doing useful and relavant activities. While I was omnificent in my classroom..due to the fact that I was usually the only one teaching in my area, I found other teachers often needed a bit of help. I observed that a few teachers had little class control or ability to teach, but relied on 'other' activities or pursuits to advance their careers. Other co-workers were delightful, willing to share experiences, time, equipment and expertise. The hardest , but most rewarding part of my teaching experience was creating something from nothing. Several times I was asked to prepare and teach in an area where I had little or no personal experience. Mentors, research, observation, common sence, and "guts ', made the difference.
Many students passed my way. I trust I damaged none!

The students is the best part of your job if your roll has any interaction with them. Unfortunately management sucks there’s favoritism to the max and drama in the office all the time. A lot of people are fake and fake nice. Only a handful are genuine and kind. Lot of them will always talk about you and your private matters. Management has no backbone and are puppets to others. Since the district cut positions they will expect you to pick up the slack and work multiple positions for same pay. As mentioned before this place can be a good stepping stone for someone who enjoys working with students, but beware of the female adults in the office. It’s also difficult to get promoted unless you are favored by others in the higher positions. Word of advice if you get the job negotiate your pay, trust me it doesn’t hurt to try to get a bit more. Also work follows you home since you’re “salary” they don’t always respect your time away from normal business hours.

I strongly believe that since I go on a temporary basis, when I am called in; it becomes a bit difficult to make a true assessment of each school I worked.
In general, it has been a great opportunity for me to work in the Public School System; since I feel it is wonderful to be able to make a difference in the lives of so many students and parents.  All this is done through great commitment and responsibility and working effectively with the students, parents, other institutions and other staff members such as teachers, counselors and principals.  
The working experience with AUHSD has been great, and I really feel that I am serving those in our communities, aside from enjoying the job that you were contracted to do well.  I also feel that there is still much that one can learn on an ongoing basis, and this is rewarding to me all the time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It has a collaborative culture where employees share ideas and work closely together to get the job done the best way. It has a welcoming environment, allowing employees to have good time at work and still get t he work done.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes dealing with some teachers and admins at school site can be stressful, but most of them are appreciative and supportive.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ongoing education, diversity, recognition and gratitude, strong leadership.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Helping admins, teachers, staff, and students with their technical issues. Keeping the school technology inventory up-to-date. Collaborating with colleagues on different work related topics/issues when need arises.

A typical day at Magnolia H.S. would be I  arrive at 11:30 a.m.
Meeting with the Princ. discuss matters that need addressing.
Work during the students lunch as security and custodian in maintaining the restrooms  and picking up the trash .   1:30 p m 
Greet Custodians in the faculty lounge.  Have meeting with them inform the custodians of upcoming activities.. and or problems on their  routes.  finishing  at 11 p m  by securing the Campus and checking the doors and all gates. 
Leaving msgs' for Manag. of problems during the evening that could not be addressed.
Hardest part of the job was seperating myself  from the employees
If they had to be corrected I would do it aside from anyone else in a professional manor .  I was more like a father to some of the employees and had to act accordingly.

I landed this job from my former coach. It was a wonderful job. It required my knowledge of the sport(which i had played for 18 yrs) and my ability to instruct each girl to their individual uniqueness. This job was by far my favorite. But it also had its challenges at times as well. My first day one of my girls had a seizure on the field. I was very grateful for the knowledge i had acquired from doing my first aid/cpr classes. I never thought that would happen to me because i myself never saw that happen on all the club teams i had played on. That first day was very memorable. Besides that event I did drills, scheduling, fundraiser events, and extra practices for all my girls. Unfortunately due to school budget cuts i was let go after a couple years of being headcoach.

I was an instructional assistant at a special education school at Anaheim Union High School District. I started out as being a temp and then became permanent. I was moved around to different classrooms assisting teachers.There were days that seemed different, and other days that seemed similar to others. While I do not want to end up working in special education, I do feel that it gave me great experience. The only thing was that a lot of staff could not be trusted. Depending what you told them in confidence, it would eventually make its way up to upper management. It also felt like other staff members were observing you to make sure you were doing things correctly, almost to the point of micromanaging.

They need better HR technicians that can do their job effectively; they are very helpful and attentive during the hiring process, but once you sign your contracted they are non responsive and ignore your calls and emails. Administration does not your back even when they know you are right, they are always in favor of the parent even when they are wrong because they are too afraid of getting sued. There don't provide adequate training that is required to successfully fulfill your job descriptions. There is a lot of favoritism when deciding who gets hired/promoted and the amount that they compensated. The benefits are great and having holidays and summer off, but not much room for growth here. 

Worked at a certain School and was thrown in without much warning, training and how to handle intensive behaviors. I worked at LH and I couldn't believe how the school was in disarray. The students are allowed to use our cell phones, many of the kids ditch. The teacher I worked with didn't inform me much about the students, I was restricted to do certain things but then told I how to do something else. There was so much confusion come with a lack of communication. I realized that this District does not support it's paraprofessionals. I even complained to the district regarding my concerns but the schools don't support and they will try to get rid of you.

I've really enjoyed getting to meet new students, get acquainted with the schools, staff and administration.  The Human Resources staff are great and very helpful.  The district is very organized for its substitute teachers. When I go to a new school there is a lesson plan, a folder with a classroom key, forms for evaluations, instructions/policies on student behavior, instructions for emergencies and a lot of information to help maneuver through the school's day.  

The students are my favorite part of the job. They have been terrific to meet, and even the ones with not so wonderful attitudes aren't as bad as they want you to believe. 

Anaheim Union High School District is a great place to work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Instructional assistant 41 salaries reported	$25.95 per hour
Teacher 11 salaries reported	$91,154 per year
Bus driver 12 salaries reported	$31.34 per hour
Food service associate 9 salaries reported	$25.18 per hour
Service technician 2 salaries reported	$24.66 per hour

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