early childhood teacher

custodian

educator

secretary

payroll officer

Trillium Lakelands District School Board

A mismatched, mish-mash of technical and management inefficiencies plague the day of a supply teacher disrupting the flow of the day, keeping myself and students in the dark while we wonder what won't work next and when I ask admin for help, they slather out  a bunch of different answers that don't work:  Call tech support...so you do and whoops they are not open! The library has a computer you can use....but at the library I'm told they have none and to go to admin. Then admin criticizes supply teachers for not submitting the digital attendance form in a timely fashion. This is the day up til 9:30 and its just the tip of the dysfunctional iceberg! 3 out of the 5 supply teacher I spoke with in the past week are looking for jobs in other fields or with other employers because of similar problems.  But on the bright side students from a neighbouring board of education gave me a similar story of what happens to supply teachers at their school and they finished by saying ... and then they get blamed for dong it wrong!

I teach all grades at every school in the board's Muskoka District so I enjoy the drive to work in the changing seasons.  I learned that I can think on my feet and handle people, adversity and challenging personallities and situations and still find a silver lining to most days and the good in most people. Management is spread pretty thin and must adapt to staff shortages, etc, etc, etc, and host of increasing and intensifying dysfunctional attributes of today's society.  Staff try hard to support each other and make each others days positive.  Hardest part is dependence on technology that is inconsistent.  Imagine car that has something different wrong with it every day...kind of like they tech today...sound does not work, link not working, log in failed, computer won't connect, battery dead, just wait kids!

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are a compassionate board that include all departments on the decision making process

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
My position as Facilities Operations Supervisor  had minimal stress . Deadlines etc were a concern but not stressful 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
For the most part non-confrontational among staff . We would still have some issues with personalities, but Wes able to work through them 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Scheduling , labour management meetings , lots of travel . TLDSB is a big board geographically . It runs from Bethany to Huntsville , just outside Bancroft to Hiney Harbour on Georgian Bay. I had an office in Bracebridge and one in CKL

What is the best part of working at the company?
Custodial division was poorly organized.  Management had absolute control while staff felt like pawns. Go here, do this, why did you ? Where is the. ?
Not very satisfying when you have no input over your working conditions.  New Management from the top down is my answer

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
See previous  answer for details. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unacceptable and dictatorial. Your a number with NO input permitted or listened to or considered 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in, do your job,  don't talk to anyone. Don't formulate an opinion.  Leave and repeat for 20 years

The teachers and administration at all of the different schools were amazing. Treated me with respect and never made me feel like a supply staff but I wasn’t a fan of not knowing what I was walking into on a day to day basis and I was hired as a supply ECE and was put on the EA supply list to make sure I got lots of calls which I was grateful for but as much as I received many calls for EA, I worked there 3 months and only received two ECE calls and that’s the job I was really interested in. 

The workload that is required, is excessive and unsustainable by anyone who has a family or wants a life. The level of prep demanded is excessive. The lack of support for violent or disruptive students makes delivering a lesson exceptionally challenging. Your job assignments are at the whim of your principals, who are often more interested in climbing the ladder, than supporting their staff they way they would find most beneficial. Fantastic, hard working staff. Easy to make friends and work with.

I like working for this board, unfortunalty it is far from me, as i will make all efforts to make every call I get I am looking for full time and closer to my home. 
The schools are well kept and great atmosphere

part of a great team at the school and board level that focused on its mission to serve the students and families of our board and provide world class, equitable and accessible educational opportunities.

strong leadership at all levels

I love working for TLDSB. Co-workers are great, students are amazing.

Hardest part of the job is the work that you need to take home. 
The most enjoyable part of the job is the students. 

I arrive most days an hour before school starts and leave 30 minutes after school ends.

Ability to work in various environments helps employees make crucial contacts for future job opportunities.  The various schools throughout the board allow for supply staff to work with many professionals and groups of students.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Early childhood teacher 14 salaries reported	$21.87 per hour
Custodian 10 salaries reported	$22.48 per hour
Educator 3 salaries reported	$24.03 per hour
Secretary 2 salaries reported	$22.10 per hour
Payroll officer 4 salaries reported	$26.86 per hour

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