What job would you take?

[oneda]

This is my 2nd year teaching and I’m currently on a temporary contract. I know that I’m more passionate about early years - it is right for me. I have covered a nursery teacher post and volunteered in nurseries before/during my degree which was great, but I’m now being offered 2 jobs and I don’t know what to do.

Job 1:
Temporary early years teacher in various locations in a council further from home (40-50 min commute minimum). It’s the same pay as I’m on now and is term time/typical teaching hours.
•Concerns: temporary with no guarantee of work after it, nursery teachers are being phased out in most LAs, further to travel

Job 2:
Permanent job as a nursery practitioner. This is in a fixed location and is local to where I live (20-30 minute commute). It’s slightly less money per year, working hours are shifts between 8-6pm and it’s year round.
•Concerns: year round working, am I shooting myself in the foot leaving class teaching so early in my career, despite not enjoying it at this stage?

What would you choose?

I think these are two complete different avenues. Do you want a career as a teacher?

Or do you want a career as a practitioner and what are the prospects? I have no idea as am secondary.

With QTS and the teacher pay scale you have a pretty solid track for the next 12 years to the top of the pay scale (40k+) and career development opportunities.

Good luck what ever you chose. I did travel for work for 15 years now I work five minutes down the road and it's bliss but I worked to get there but lots commute 1 hour plus especially ECT. I'm a bit clueless about the EYFS assuming it is a qts role in the main teacher pay scale.

For nursery,you'd be working less and working 2+ more months a year essentially for free?

@EllieNBeeb

For nursery,you'd be working less and working 2+ more months a year essentially for free?

Excuse me, I mean making less**

Job 1

I would take Job 1. Being a nursery practitioner is sadly very poorly paid and you are a qualified teacher so it doesn't seem wise to forego a teacher's salary.

Thanks all.

I have accepted Job 1 and will start in a few weeks time

Well done op! Hope you enjoy your new role as a stepping stone to where you want to get to.