case manager

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residential counselor

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Archdiocese of New York

Working with the children, their parents, peers, and other individuals who ensure the success of the children was the highlight of my twenty plus years with the Archdiocese of New York. However, the most devastating aspect of this job is no security. The Catholic schools have closed for no valid reason.
     In my first school, we were told the reason our school closed, (which was a pillar in our small community of Mt. Vernon) was because the majority of children were not Catholic. So the only Catholic school in southern Westchester, which had a large population of black/African American students, was closed.
     The second school closed for another reason, unknown to many of the teachers, who were displaced. This school, had about 96% Catholic students. Hence the reason about non Catholics, did not apply here. But we closed too. After this second job closing in two years, I have severed al ties with the Archdiocese of NY, I know that I am not the only person who  has taken such a drastic step.
     Teaching is an honorable awesome career, however, the physical wear on your limbs is painful. Hence currently, I am receiving unemployment funds and am walking with a cane! Don't get me wrong, I love/loved my job. I just am devastated because at 55 years old, carrying a cane, my job prospects have been null and void! This is awful and I know that I am not the only one with this experience!
     So, I am on your Web site looking for employment. And no, I will not return to  a classroom.

I thoroughly enjoyed working as a Catholic School educator. Teaching children and interacting with their parents became more than a job. Knowing that one was responsible for the academic and spiritual development of a youngster was a blessing. In the Catholic school, the fact that religion, a sense of morality is integrated in the various academic subjects was endearing. 
     However, the low salaries and the medical benefits left a lot to be desired. There was no dental or eye care coverage. Until recently, the job security was excellent. Unfortunately, this too has become one of the weaknesses in working for the Archdiocese. After more than fifteen years, the first Catholic school I worked for closed and equally as alarming, the second one closed. There was no follow up; no counseling. Many teachers took early retirement rather than face the hard ache of another school closing. As an early retiree, I have to basically re-invent myself because not many places will hire a fifty plus year old teacher. when my unemployment runs out, I will have to go to social services. 
     Finally,one of the most positive aspects of working for this institution was the close knit family-type atmosphere that existed in both schools. Like a family we supported each other and might have even occasionally had a disagreement, but the friendships made are life long.

Lead Pre-k 3& 4 Teacher

My typical day started at 7:40. I would line up 27 children (ages 3,4, and 5 year old) in the gym at 8:00 to walk down the hallway to the classroom. My assistant didn't start until 8:00, but was never around to help. The assistant they hired was a transfer from a school that closed down due to poor enrollment. I learned that the assistant they hired did not have a high school diploma nor could read or write. She was grandfathered in and the school did not seem to care if she had any education background or values. I was caring for 27 students that ranged from 3-4-5 years old by myself for the first part of the day. It was a very stressful environment. The assistant did not want to talk or be around me nor the children. She just wanted to clean. When they finally let her go, the school didn't have anyone to replace her, but the principal's best friend. She was an older woman that had no patience at all, especially with the children. She would interrupt circle time to announce that someone dropped a tissue on the floor. She would also make awful comments to the students. Parents complained and some left the program to search for something better.

I could write a book on this place. Whatever you do, DON'T APPLY. 
STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS.

I enjoy coming to work every day as I feel very rewarded when I am able to provide a client with a resource, referral or supportive contact.
I primarily focus on diaster case management and I work with clients who need assistance helping to recover from the impact of hurricane Sandy. However, I also do general case management and each day I am connecting to other service providers that have the same goal of meeting others needs and helping to overcome barriers. Every day I learn about a new resource to offer someone. I love working with the case management team as they are all dedicated and compassionate human beings. The most difficult part of the job is waiting for certain recovery resources to become available for my clients to access. The fact is that this is a long-term recovery process and it is important for clients and workers to be patient. I enjoy every aspect of case management work. At this time, I am particularly pleased that I have a great supervisor that supports her team and has a great sense of humor about everything.

I was always prepared to teach.  My classroom was a safe environment.  Their was discipline but not despotism.  When learned and enjoyed ourselves.  A lot of laughs.  Students knew what was expected of them at all times.
  I loved what I was teaching.  This was before Common Core came into being and took away academic freedom.  Talk about dictatorship!
   Went through many principals.  Being in a Catholic school, there was at times much interference from nuns.  They recently arrived in this country and wanted to remake the world.
  Most colleagues were great to work with and very helpful.  Several, or course, did the minimum and were more interested in themselves than in their pupils. This led to students entering my class in September who were far behind.  I had to, especially with mathematics, play a great deal of "catch up"--getting them to their appropriate levels.
  I inaugurated the Accelerated Reading program here in the Northeast.  I put in much volunteer time organizing our school library (the real librarian rarely got out of her chair).
  Principals needed to be more forceful with teachers who weren't doing their jobs.

When I began teaching, the school was a warm and welcoming environment.  Great care was given to ensure that all students received a good education and they were challenged to do perform to the best of their ability. Students were expected to work hard, but they also had a chance to enjoy school. Staff were treated with respect and their input was valued.  Gradually all of that was lost.  Social promotion/appease parents was more important than having a child graduate academically prepared. School became all about stress (for students and staff) and simply passing tests - not learning.  Staff no longer felt valued.  They no longer felt administration was there to help and guide, rather to spy on and search for fault.  This is true for a great many schools within the Archdiocese.  As stated, it use to be a wonderful place to work.  I know a great many who are still in the system and not one of them would make that statement today.

Teaching children in public and private schools have been the epitome of my life.  No other career  affords one the privilege of impacting the future.
   Unfortunately,  many of the schools in the Archdiocese of New York, including Sacred Heart School in Mt. Vernon,  and Holy Spirit School in the Bronx,  have closed. Many older  teachers have been adversely impacted. However,  I would not change my experience working with the wonderful children and their parents, or the colleagues befriended during my tenure as an educator for any reason. 
   The pay rate was very poor in comparison with the pay in a public school.  But, there were other aspects of  life that were more important. Being able to pray with young people  was essential.
    Teaching is such a noble vocation and I  hope someone will be encouraged.  You will be fulfilled!

I succeeded mostly off the assistance of others, my own creativity, and quick craft. I found myself working harder than compensated to teach more grades than manageable (with the little prep time given). On Fridays, there is no prep. It's a period dedicated to online learning platforms, which serves "technically" as your prep. I did not get much work done. You also couldn't use the bathroom this day, because no one would come to relieve you. Little things like this make the day feel longer. 
Excellent guidance from assistant principal and principal himself. Stressful to make sure I was performing at my best and I often worried about how little my uppers thought of me as an educator. Lack of resources created anguish and overall confusion among staff (no teachers desks with drawers. get ready for a mess!). 

The students, faculty and families of the Catholic Schools are wonderful.  The bureaucracy of working with Archdiocesan offices can be difficult but manageable.  The hardest part of the job is the disconnect between the realities of running a school and the expectations from higher ups who have no idea about what it is to run a school.  They mean well, but they are often working "against" the system instead of "with" the system, unknowingly.  This is getting better of late.  Also, the Archdiocese has done a great job of guiding schools through the pandemic - second to none.

Worked with five Catholic School - I visit each school every week, spend quality time with the Principals and Secretaries for each school. I drive back to the Office to entered Invoices and Deposit into the system in order to pay the vendors on a timely period. I manage payroll for the five school, checked timesheets, sick/personal time off, provided new hire or change for employees to HR Department in order to process the payroll bi-weekly. Reconciled Home School Accounts. I request W-9 from new vendors. Work with deadlines which are archive early or on the deadline time.
The most enjoyable part of my job is to see that I made my deadline and to see all my vendors and principal happy for their payment and worked done from me.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Case manager 16 salaries reported	$25.57 per hour
Administrative assistant 11 salaries reported	$23.69 per hour
Residential counselor 12 salaries reported	$22.25 per hour
Staff accountant 1 salary reported	$31.05 per hour
Program director 3 salaries reported	$80,133 per year

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