education assistant

elementary school teacher

teacher

cleaner

assistant principal

Department of Education

What is the best part of working at the company?
Multiple workplaces around the state. 
Can get some professional development but it is limited.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Constant work day and night and weekends.
Training is complete d in own time.
Little to no thanks or recognition.
Constant criticism

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Uncomfortable, broken offices, constant requests to go beyond the job description.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Tiring, filled with face to face lessons, little time to prep or mark tasks, meetings into the lateafternoons. Little or no breaks monitoring students.

Overwhelming paperwork stops you doing your job properly. Government policies and procedures are invented by people who never taught a day in their life. Government undervalues you and pay is low for the job you do. You work at home in your time A LOT. No time for a work/life balance. Ineffective people are often given leadership positions because they look good on paper. 

A very stressful work environment.  Kids behaviour extremely ratty and sometimes unbearable , limited support if any from administration (principals and deputy principals etc).  Education QLD will use every drop from you if you let them but when it comes to standing by you as an employee if you need help (sick leave or injured at work), they will drop and blame you, despite your teaching record or excellent service.  

Highly complex with so many facets to manage. No 2 days the same. Increasingly bureaucratic with overwhelming amounts of paperwork. Lesson preparation time consuming and needs to be done efficiently and collaboratively to ensure some work life balance. Classroom management increasingly complex with more students with significant diagnosis in the mainstream and reduced funding for support personnel.
It’s an incredibly challenging job ... you have to love the kids to love the job.

Workplace bully is rife in the department of Ed. Some schools have pleasant facilities and staff and if you are lucky enough to find one than that will almost make the job possible. Increasing workloads, excessive paperwork and unnecessary assessments make this an unsustainable work place.

A typical day starts early with a smile on t=your face to stay focused for staff children and community interactions. 
I learnt that all children are individuals learning at different paces.
Work place culture was competitive with other staff. 
The hardest part of the job was managing the relationships of an environment with mainly women. 

Disappointing experience due to poor communication, payroll issues, unrealistic workloads and a lack of supervisor support
Unrealistic workloads, frequent payroll errors, limited management support and a lack of accountability when issues are raised.

Incredibly supportive and cohesive place to work with great consideration and appreciation placed on workforce and work load. Management understands  the potential impacts of the job and provide ongoing understanding and support to provide good work/life balance. Would highly recommend as a place of work 

Pay has improved, but the job security has not. I am a passionate and committed teacher, however after only 3 years in the job I am already looking to leave for more secure work. There is no shortage in my area - statewide budget cuts means less work for teachers and likely reduced outcomes for students. It's a shame.

The Dept, like the other systems will expect you to give them your entire 24 hours with little time to sleep. Their expectations will be unachievable and you will have no time for your own life experiences.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Education assistant 858 salaries reported	$37.89 per hour
Elementary school teacher 593 salaries reported	$105,753 per year
Teacher 398 salaries reported	$106,240 per year
Cleaner 365 salaries reported	$1,248 per week
Assistant principal 236 salaries reported	$147,861 per year

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