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HELP career advice
(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 03:20 am (UTC)(link)I did a psych degree, which turned out to be utterly useless for employment purposes. So I applied for a counselling course.
I also applied for a teaching course in special education, and I've already enrolled in classes & topics. The campus for the teaching course is on the other side of town, whereas the counselling course is in the CBD, which is a quicker trip.
Being a counsellor pays about 60k a year. Prediction is: Job openings will be average, employment expected to grow very strongly, low proportion of full-time jobs (57.9%), and average weekly hours are 34.3. Unemployment is average.
Being a special ed teacher pays about 68k a year (so about 10k more). Prediction is: Job openings will be below average, employment expected to grow moderately, low proportion of full-time jobs (52.7%), and average weekly hours are 37.2. Unemployment is below average.
Both jobs are almost entirely contract/part-time work.
I got into contact with someone who's an admin for the government's Department of Education, and he basically told me - if I specialize in teaching deaf students, I will be pretty much guaranteed a job, since they have so few teachers in that area. And if I'm fluent in sign? He said they'd hire me even if I didn't have a teaching degree.
The deal is - my heart is with counselling. I'm not sure if I want to do teaching. Not that I wouldn't hate it (I honestly don't know; maybe I might like it).
Turns out I got into the counselling course as well, and I have to make a decision. Do I go for the 60k a year counselling job? I won't be guaranteed entry into second-year Masters. Or do I go for the teaching job, which is an extra 10k a year, and guarantees me a Masters degree at the end of it?
What would you do, if you were in my position?
Re: HELP career advice
(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 04:00 am (UTC)(link)And if you want to get into counselling to help troubled young people...I work as an ESL teacher, afterschool, and I've seen how much it can have a positive impact in children's lives just to have a teacher who cares and is willing to work to help them learn. I don't see them much outside of class, but you can see them kind of light up and get engaged as they enter my classroom--which is an amazing feeling! Good luck with whatever you decide ^^
Re: HELP career advice
(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 04:27 am (UTC)(link)Re: HELP career advice
(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 06:55 am (UTC)(link)Also, what are the odds of you getting into a Master's program, I know being guaranteed a spot is always a good thing, but have you checked at requirements for Master's to see if you stand a good chance at getting in? Also, the Master's you'd get from the teaching option, would that be in psychology or teaching, because if it's psychology there are some states (assuming you live in the U.S.) where you can do a lot of interesting psychology stuff with just a Master's in psychology.
Have you tried looking into military/government programs to see if they can help at all? I know that some military stuff can help pay for education so you could do that while trying to get into a Master's program. Also, later on of course, I've been told that people in the field of psychology are always something being looked at for jobs when it comes to the military, with things like PTSD soldiers and the like.
This may involve a Master's, sorry if it does, but I do know that some social workers are essentially counselors that aren't called that, but that may be with a Master's; I do know you can get a job as a social worker normally with a B.A. in psychology.
As for what I would do, just looking at what you've given us to work with, I'd probably try for counselling job with a shot at Master's, but then again I think me and you are in different situations when it comes to that.
Re: HELP career advice
Re: HELP career advice
(Anonymous) 2014-01-31 11:27 am (UTC)(link)So, talk to some teachers - people who are practicing teachers and not from your uni - to find out pros and cons.