educational assistant

supervisor

school teacher

senior secretary

educator

Elk Island Public Schools

I was a custodian in one of the schools of Elk Island Public School and for those times I worked for them I can say that I did not feel any appreciation at all from the management (principal, vice principal, head office). I did not know and was confused what could exactly make them happy the fact that the school is so big to clean. They keep on complaining more than seeing the good sides. No recognition and they can only see the faults of the custodians but never asked how were we doing as employees who keep their school clean and safe. It was a very hard job and I know that I and the rest of my co custodians really did our very best to keep the school clean but I ended up giving up my job because I was not happy at all with the management.
Also the pay was not good for a very hard job.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The staff are all amazing, dedicated and kind; excluding admin. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Admin micromanaging staff, lack of budget, lack of school spirit. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I was expected to stay late or show up early but was never offered any sort of compensation. The other teachers and support staff made showing up everyday a million times easier. Staff parties and get togethers are planned by staff who want to host.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up early, deal with kids who have delayed maturity. Be told to do stuff outside of your job description and pay grade. Go home late.

Poor management leadership in most departments and few opportunities for advancement.  Not very diverse and not open to change or new ideas.  Dady to day  running the offices daily work load does not encourage professional learning. Every department is independent.  Your opportunities are limited by your manager is and not .  Not consistent among staff for growth or opportunities for cross training.  Facilities department is still ran like an old boys club.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's a dream come true. I wish that benefits were offered to more people though; I need those. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
haven't come across one. There are no issues with the company. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment changes from school to school but friendly places/ 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Sign in, get welcomed with smiles and thanks, go to classroom, run things down with the teacher, meet students as they come in. The day goes from there.

Unless you already know people in the district, it is a big struggle to get in the door. I did the whole introduce myself, hand out business cards, to many schools.

When I am subbing with this district, I average about 5-8 jobs in one month. I think the school has their preferred sub list, and only those people are picking up jobs. If you sub for this district, be prepared to be impoverished. I see that they are hiring more substitutes right now, I am not sure to what purpose, to never be lacking in subs? They have subs that are woefully underemployed now.

For the first several years it was an absolute joy to be on fantastic learning teams and supporting student learning and success at school. Then the cuts started and never stopped. What were admins to do? We had to persevere with doing more with less, higher ratios and merging programs...to the point of coping with severe exhaustion and students not getting the same amount of help. As much as I loved the work, I eventually made the choice to change my career path for the sake of my mental health.

The work itself is fantastic. Realistic expectations of staff for the most part. However being employed as a contract EA is unsustainable as pay only begins at 18.99 and though advertised as 30 hours per week, with all of the long weekends and unpaid school breaks many pay cheques are very low.

You can become permanent after some years of being contract (temp), but without being permanent you are left without benefits, sick days etc.

Still 4 stars despite this because the day at work is (typically) really good

What is the best part of working at the company?
Learned a lot
Skilled people 
Opportunities for professional development 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Job required driving one to three hours a day 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Nepotism 
Toxic 
Lack of diversity 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working with parents, staff  and students 
Problem solving
Solution focus

By far the most unprofessional and damaging experience of my career. Incompetence at high levels - particularly in procurement and facilities - abounds. Astonishingly negative place to be with toxic, unsupportive atmosphere of back-stabbing and two-faced people at every turn. Total lack of training, yet the more you can do, the more will be piled on without thanks, pay increase, recognition, or room for growth.  Horrible in every sense of the word. Game playing and dishonesty at high levels says it all. An embarrassment to education.



I prepare the milk list, help the students stay quiet during lunch, walk around the playground and make sure the students are playing safe.  The other supervisors are supportive, helpful and cheerful. The manager is the example of being supportive, helpful and cheerful! The hardest and most enjoyable parts of the job is the students.  They want to push some rules and as a supervisor I need to encourage the rules. But they love to have someone to talk to and they want to be good!

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Educational assistant 3 salaries reported	$25.35 per hour
Supervisor 25 salaries reported	$20.67 per hour
School teacher 14 salaries reported	$63.00 per hour
Senior secretary 16 salaries reported	$26.29 per hour
Educator 2 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour

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