Finding School and Education Jobs With A Staffing Agency

It has been a dream of yours to be a teacher or even work in the field of education in some capacity. Once you get your degree, you might attempt to get placed by your school of higher education, especially if they have an agreement with the local education force. Something like the New York City Teaching Fellows Program. But what happens if you fall through that particular safety net? 

You can consider searching for jobs at a school staffing agency. The main goal of doing this is to get a good position at a good school. Given the state of education in the country, that might be a bit easier said than done. 

Do not be discouraged, though. There are things that you can do to tilt the odds a bit more in your favor. 

Don’t Just Pick Agencies That Promise Fast Results

Wouldn’t it be great if you could submit your resume to an agency and get sent to a job the next day? That would be a dream, wouldn’t it? Usually, it is … and you wake up still in your bed. 

Do some research on those agencies. See what other people are saying about it. Are they saying that the agency tends to overpromise and then underdeliver? 

Trust your gut when it comes to reading those reviews. You can usually tell when people are making up things or if they have an ax to grind if they are not able to live up to their end of things. While no place is going to be perfect, if you see that the ratio of good reviews to bad reviews is pretty one-sided, then you can trust your gut when it comes to moving forward with the application process. 

Don’t Join An Agency That Sends You To Places With Low Pay

This one might be a bit more reliant on which state you are in. There are some that have a higher pay wage even for those starting out – like those in the New York City public school system – and then there are those who pay a very low wage and even teachers or administrators who have a lot of years in the system can make a lower yearly salary than other places. 

Look at the different staffing agencies and see what they are saying about pay. Do some research about the starting pay at these places and then adjust your expectations so that you will get the most amount of money possible. 

Don’t Just Work With The Big Staffing Agencies

Yes, it might seem that the big agencies have a lot more clout due to their brand recognition. You may think that their giving you a seal of approval might open doors for you. That could very well be the case if you do wind up fitting all of their criteria in order to recommend you for a job. 

Don’t forget that these well-known agencies might also get a lot more applicants for these jobs … which means that they have a lot more resumes to sift through. Thus, you could wind up finding yourself falling through the cracks since a lot of candidates who have similar qualifications might wind up edging you out for these jobs. 

It might be a good idea to find smaller educational staffing agencies. That way, you will be in a smaller pool of candidates and you will become familiar to the people running the agency, which creates a more personalized touch. To them, you will be a person, not just a resume, and that might make them work much harder to get you a good school and education job. 

When it comes to finding a school or education job, a staffing agency can go a long way to helping you. It should not be the only arrow in your quiver as far as what you use to search for work in this field. In other words, don’t just send your resume to these places and then kick up your heels and expect them to do all the work. 

No, you need to do more yourself. See if you can do things like go to job fairs, networking events, or you can even talk to your teacher friends or family to see if they have any openings in their schools. You can even go to job portals and see if there are any listings for educational work or if any connections on sites like LinkedIn would be willing to vouch for you.

The main thing that you need to do is keep active when it comes to attempting to secure work in this field. All it takes is one good connection and then you can be off and running. It can happen, whether it is with an agency or not… and you will be glad you put the above into practice.