para educator

teacher

custodian

childcare provider

nutrition assistant

Conejo Valley Unified School District

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with great students all over the county.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Rainy day schedules, some schools do not provide adequate shelter during lunch and breaks on rainy days so kids get wet and become unruly.  These days can be almost unbearable.  Principals need to rotate through classes more often during the days  to maintain standards in classrooms.  Students ganging up on subs is the most stressful part overall.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good overall.  Need more opportunities for collaboration.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A constant stream of work.  All highschools need to follow the block schedule like NPHS.  Adding an extra hour to the day is simply unbearable.  This was an unnecessary response to starting 20 minutes later.

I liked working with students and teachers in a classroom setting. The main computer lab was where I taught for 13 years and enjoyed teaching the students skills they would need in the future. I liked developing my own lessons for the students based on their needs and skill level. I worked 4 to 5 days a week depending ion the year. As a Academic Specialist, I did not qualify for any benefits. Staff members liked working with the students as did I and wanted to see them do their best.

I worked in the special education department at CVUSD and I feel like the employees in my department were not treated as well as others. No real advancement opportunities, no training to help us advance, a full time position is 5 or 5.5 hours so we dont qualify for full benefit package (we have to pay quite a bit to get benefits - a huge portion of our pay). The shorter hours make it hard to live on, because most of us have to work another job. We also dont work summers, so we need to find employment for the summer. I was not a teacher, and I did not make much as much as they do. We never knew which school, or which grade we would be be assigned to until right before school started each year. 

As a school evening custodian, the work pace and the time constraints are challenging, and the work load could change, yet it is expected to be done. This is the most challenging part of the job in trying to balance amount of work with the amount of personal stress and finding time to take a break to relax and recharge.
The work can be monotonous and repetitive, but it is very rewarding when completed for the enhancement and cleaning of the school, so that the teachers and the students have a clean and safe place to teach and learn.
Enjoy making new friends with fellow staff members, and preparing for special events.

Working with the students is fantastic.  Most of the teachers were a pleasure to work with and provided a good working environment. Being a paraprofessional can be challenging but it also rewarding, however there is no support from distrust offices.  There is very high turn over and many open positions.  These issues cause low employee morale. There is no recognition for hard work and dedication. This district does not vale its paraeductor staff and the students are the ones who ultimately are the most effected.

Part time employment, caring for the students on the campus, as wells as executing the safety measures required.
  The time at the facility have allowed me to utilize my understanding of personalities, supporting and motivating as well as offering guidance.
  The most challenging aspect are the students whom do not understand authority, while the most enjoyable aspect is the constant interaction with a very diversified population, not to mention the support of my superior.

I was appreciative to receive a job, however, I often felt unappreciated and replaceable despite my dedication and arduous work ethic. Opportunity for growth was limited and the pay did not seem adequate given the demands/requirements of the job.

The management won't respect you and you in turn won't respect them. Upper management is constantly blaming their faults on the underlings and they never take any responsibility for their actions even though they get paid highly. But don't worry they waste much more money then they make. The hardest part is knowing that someone making over $200,000 can waste millions on an incorrect building purchase and not even bat an eye at his mistake or be held accountable, but be sure if your budget is over by $1 you will get written up.

The job as an aide is emotionally taxing but the culture is accepting and accommodating to such fatigue. Knowledgable and compassionate teachers, I had an excellent principal. Sad thing is that all PTO hours are cashed out on the holidays which is great for someone who needs the time off, but not good for someone who gets sick a lot and would prefer to save those sick hours, or for later personal use.

Typical of subbing requires that I would arrive early enough to look over the teacher's instructions and try to implement those throughout the day with the kids in each classroom.

Most enjoyable would be teaching the kids how to draw a special cartoon at the start of the day. It would help to endear me to them and made it fun for them to be without their teacher for a day.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Para educator 8 salaries reported	$3,918 per month
Teacher 1 salary reported	$4,642 per month
Custodian 3 salaries reported	$23.59 per hour
Childcare provider 2 salaries reported	$3,722 per month
Nutrition assistant 3 salaries reported	$4,051 per month

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