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There are many reasons to work as a teacher for the Archdiocese.  The kids are great, the other staff is wonderful.  The administrators try to be supportive, though their communication skills are not always as good as one would hope.  Like any job, some things are great.  Somethings are definitely not.
     The downside: they expect a lot more than they originally let on, and are oddly secretive about their intentions.  My job was just a portion of my day at school.  The "breaks" and "prep" time were often filled with supervisor duties, subbing, fitness class instruction (or in my case, fitness class supervision), and study hall supervision.  Unfortunately, none of these things were listed in the job description, and there is no compensation for performing them.  At our school, there are mandatory "Night Schools" where classes start around noon and school is in session until around 9: pm.  The guest speakers at the night schools are often very interesting people, but this type of schedule is very difficult for a mother of small children because babysitters do require compensation. 
       Then there is the issue of time off.  We were given 5 sick days and 2 personal days and no vacation days.  For a relatively healthy non-parent, this might work.  For a parent, it is considerably more difficult, and God forbid should something happen to one of your children that requires you to be with them, your job is put in jeopardy.  (I am speaking from experience.  My child was severely hurt in a car accident last year that, despite multiple surgeries, has left her permanently handicapped.  Over the past year she had several hospitalizations, doctor visits, and physical therapy appointments that she could not either get her self to or be alone for (all documented).  I tried very hard to miss as little time as possible, but despite my efforts, I was absent 3 days over the sick/personal day allotment (which feels pretty miraculous).
      Not only was there no leniency for this devastating thing that happened to my child, but my salary was also docked, adding to the already crushing financial impact of her medical needs on my family. I was asked to "promise" I wouldn't miss any more days right after I returned from being out for 3 days after my daughter had her latest major surgery.    When I (admittedly, somewhat defensively) said there was no way I could guarantee this, I was told my employment "wasn't going to work out." among other (hurtful) things.
     I understand the school and the archdiocese is under no obligation to accommodate extenuating circumstances.  Rules are rules and if they were lenient with me, they would have to be lenient with everyone who had a major tragedy in their lives.  
     I am sad to lose my job.  It is particularly painful to read In the job listing to replace me, "no excuses or exceptions." This feels like a personal dig to a situation I had no control over, and it's also disappointing from a religious school to be so callous.

I worked at Saint Joseph for over a year. I taught Tk -8th grade art. The hours were approxmatly 5.5 hours a day. The pay was not great for the work that I had to do. I had to teach Tk-8th grade, with very large classes with no aide to help out. The classes were 30-36 a class. On top of that I had no prep time and no lunch break or toilet break. Because I had to help out at lunch, and yard duty which was part of my job. The middle school students at Saint Josephs school are undisciplined and the Principal shows no consequences to bad behaviors and put it all on the teacher. She does not show any support towards her staff especially me as a teacher. She complained about every time I used to show discipline in my classroom or try and teach the students they way I needed them to learn art. When it came to disciplining the students she would always point fingers at me and tell me I did this and that wrong and try make me out to be a bad person in the eyes of the students. The hardest part of this job was trying for the principal to be on the same page as myself. She would always take the students side and never take my side or help me in any constructive way. The other teachers at the school were very nice and supportive, but she used to try and sabotage me as a teacher and person in order to get her own way and get the students out of trouble, she never used to take responsibility as a principal when it came to disciplining her students, she tried to get out of it by putting all the responsibility on her teachers.  I wish she was more supportive as a principal and a leader of the school. All the best for the new art teacher who takes my place

loved the kids but they asked for WAYYYY too much for the pay they gave. The school I was placed at had NO SUPPORT and although my official title was "teacher aide", I ended up being a campus aide, janitor,  & lunch lady.  I was only in class for about 2 hours and then I was roaming about taking on other duties that were not enclosed at the time of the interview.  The school I was in had this "SPLIT SHIFT" where you were off the clock from 2-4 & at 4, the afterschool program started but GUESS THIS, Principle would ask u to work (go back to class during that gap) but it would not be reflected in your paycheck.  I have worked as a Teacher aide at LAUSD, LBUSD and it was WAAAY different (in structure & professionalism). To top it off my principle was a bit of a character, she played favoritism and gave u dirty looks. It was very uncalled for & unprofessional. I was going to put in my two weeks notice when I saw my job being offered in indeed, I just went to quit and told her that was not cool. I could not take it working in such a toxic environment..I'm better off good luck if u apply

Its an ok place to work but one where employees are not fully valued. Even when the Archbishop froze salaries during the pandemic, he mentioned we all need to make sacrifices for the good of the Archdiocese for its in our faith. I enjoyed working with the staff at various departments in the organization, but pitting people's faith like that (and other examples) was disheartening. The salary for many positions are below market value significantly and their explanation is that working there is a calling. There is also a lack of transparency in a lot of areas and in the decision making from top management. The part I did enjoy of my time there were my colleagues and if it wasn't for that aspect, I don't know if I would have stayed as long as I did. I can't say if I would fully recommend job applicants to apply there, but if you do, just be sure to find your niche and you'll found some enjoyable aspects.  The output of the work you do is fulfilling, but the lack of recognition or understanding of the work staff do are negatives.

The Administrative Assistant position for the Construction Department is very misleading. The construction compliance manager is very lazy and will expect you to do 95% of her job without the benefits. Working at this company is like stepping back in time with outdated computer practices and the majority of the employees being 55+. Very unwelcoming to new employees, especially if on the younger side.  Also they will expect you to print everything and most managers are not computer savy for example they do not know how to convert a pdf, use excel or even know how to delete e-mails. I don't recommend working here especially with the state that the Catholic church is in. Workplace culture is non existent and you feel like there is no moving up in positions. Overall this company is horrible and don't recommend working here.

I love teaching in Catholic schools for the children and religious atmosphere. I wish the pay was more. Even after 15 years with a master's and teaching credential, my pay was still not equal to a first year public school teacher.  I have been at 3 different schools with 4 principals. 2 out of the 4 were terrible and unqualified. The other 2 were hard working and supportive for the most part.  Admin can make or break your teaching experience.  I left after 15 years due to a bad admin. I worked for many years operating as a VP (without the title or pay). Advancing in ADLA into an admin position is not easy and not based on merit, skill or effort. More times than not, it depends on who you know. Teaching in Catholic schools is because you love your faith and instilling your faith into the students you teach. Teaching in Catholic schools is a vocation.

needs a lot of improving with their systems. Hr department almost made me lose my house because they could not tell the lender my dates and titles over the phone and requested a signature from me which delayed my process. hr was stuck in old ways and uninviting. but pretty much but that’s the church for you . there is no doubt that there was a lack of management skills also when it came to the supervisors in the archdicoese, there was never a sense of urgency when it came to specific departments and favoritism was amongst the archdiocese. if you are under the a management position just know that you has a non-exempt employee will always need to be held accountable and walking on eggshells rather than a exempt employee or “manager” will never be held accountable for their w actions  directors did not reprimand managers  managers hardly got write ups  only subordinates

Management is lacking mortuary experience; no concern or care for the health and mental health and welfare of their employees; morale is low and was made even lower when pay was cut recently; no appreciation for employees whatsoever for what they ask of us.  No structure or guidelines in any of the departments; shoddy equipment we are expected to perform our jobs (computers, printers, fax machines).  The company that owned the mortuaries before the diocese obtained them is a well known company that is nationwide where there was structure and the employee morale was high and the employees were appreciated; you wanted to work and felt good about working there.  The diocese made a lot of promises to us and all of them were broken.

The pastor has complete authority.  If a problem exists with administration, a teacher has no recourse other than to talk to the pastor.  If the pastor doesn't care or is too busy, the teacher is out of luck.  The teachers are expected to work an 8 hour day, which includes no preparation time or time to correct.  The actual work day turns out to be a minimum of 9 hours.  In and of itself this would not be too bad except for the fact that the pay is very low - half of what a comparable public school teacher receives for a longer day and school year.

Overall it has been an exciting experience working here.  All the people is nice, with a sense of commitment.  A typical day would start with a cup of coffee then with a list of to do's and prioritize based on that list.  I have learned to be humble and to always be on top of things, to always do your work with a passion that every one else would notice it.  My co workers are always helpful, is a pretty nice staff of people.  The hardest part of the job  was to get back on track after being out of work for more than a year.  The most enjoyable part of the work was to work with a lot of support from the supervisors and knowing I have been taken care of and appreciate the work I do.

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