I am a support staff member in a primary school, I've been in my job for almost 3 years and still consider myself "new" in my career.
At the end of July we were informed of many changes for support staff, and I was told about my new role.
However these changes have not quite been as forth coming, overall communications from has been poor and quite inconsidrate at times, contract changes for all of us and probations for all of us.
My new role also wasn't portrayed as it now seems.
I now work across every year group in the entire School, pulling children for interventions, some of these interventions I've never done before, in between that I am in classes assisiting. My break and lunch duties are also split this wasn't quite discussed.
I am the only member of staff in this position across the whole school, I am still on the same pay as other support staff who have far less demanding jobs than I do and do not do any interventions of this degree.
I feel frustrated my job role and timetable wasn't shown to me, and now feel incredibly trapped and pushed into a corner because of the probation.
My new job feels utterly overwhelming and I think I will burn out totally. I really liked the children and staff but it's only the third week and I just can't see it working out for me I'll be forced to go else where, I also wanted to try for a baby and feel I really can't do that right now either way