Jefferson County Public Schools Employer Reviews

Ever changing and fun work place. A typical day at work includes meeting many new faces, and working diligently to accomplish a common goal. Especially for those considering enterig the field of education, it provides priceless insight. Hardest part of the joy is without doubt learning how to implement effective classroom management. However, with the – more... help of fellow teachers and administration is becomes a much eacsier tasks. Nothing is better than seeing the smiling face of a child you have helped. – less

I love the job; looking to relocate. Grant writing, build community partnerships, create recruitment goals and programs

Loved the work and community in the school system, it wass very rewarding working with special needs children

As a paraprofessional you get to learn how to work with students, and is a great way to learn how to get into the field of education.

A typical day would be standard middle school hours spent assisting a set amount of students to promote and encourage their success in the classroom. Management/administration extends warmth and support to all staff and faculty. Co-workers are supportive and treat one another fairly. The hardest part of the job is dealing with non compliant students. – more... The most enjoyable aspect of the job is building positive relationships with students and their families. – less

My day started at 6:30 with me running off copies and then taking them to each of the rooms that I taught in along with graded papers. After teaching for 6 periods I would work with the athletics after school until 3:30. Then I would go home and grade more papers and enter those grades into infinite campus. Most co-workers were fun to work with and – more... to bounce ideas around with to improve lessons. The hardest part of the job was trying to get some students to do their work instead of just sitting in class and doing nothing. The most enjoyable part of the job of helping struggling students to understand a mathematics concept. – less

Plan and implimented learning according to state and Jefferson County standards. Work includes teaming with other staff, coaches, and the principal to plan and impliment the best curriculm to meet all student's needs. Work is demanding but fullfilling. The hardest part of the job is limiting the amount of time spent planning and grading outside of the – more... work place. The best part of the job is working with many people of different ages. – less

Teaching children about health and exercise
Patience
Always helpful and supportive
Always supportive
Keeping children focused and on task
Teaching children seeing them grow mentally

This has been the most organized system that I have ever work for.

The primary misson is the student's interest in helping those students
obtain life long living talents, while developing strong character and
life long teachable values to others.

I have seen many of my own students be successful in life. I've had
many students comment on the changes – more... in their life for their family
that they now support. They express the interest of being able to
now do the same for their family.

I work in a Detention center. I am amazed at the qualifity of professionalist of both the teacher and the staff in their efforts to help the students – less

I love my job and everything about it. This is my passion and each day is a joy. I am learning new things about myself and those around me each day.

I enjoyed teaching and helping children understand the world around them. I enjoyed the patches program the most preparing young children for entry to the public school system as well as sharing experiences with parents. Co-workers and direct management were supportive and easy to get along with.The hardest part of this job was watching great programs – more... make a difference then see it end because of funding being cut. – less

JCPS is a safe, secure, rewarding place to work. I arrive at work at 9:00am and it ends at 4:30pm. My typical work day is working with young children in the areas of social and academic areas through play as well as structured group times. My co-workers are the best I depend on them to be part of a team when working with our children. The hardest part – more... of my job is knowing some of my children go home to difficult homes and the best part is the hugs you receive in the mornings when the children arrive and the hugs at the end of the day when they go home. – less

The higher up the chain of command you go, the more untruthfulness and hollow rhetoric increases and the amount of honesty and loyalty decreases. I have never worked somewhere that management will turn their backs on you and distance themselves from you due to opinion and not fact.

the main reason this is a terrible place for employment is because of management. The people that are in charge and not at all interested in the values the district says are important and releases to the public. They are there to do as little as possible each day, and take advantage of the people that can do the job. To get into a position, you just – more... need to be a 'yes man', and not rat out the person hiring you. The district is like most places and currently suffering from budget issues, but the bottom dollar needed is always changing. One thing that does not change is the very top heavy management structure that continues to pay way too much money for managers that do nothing. They never cut management when jobs are on the line, but seem to think it is ok for all the people doing the work to be let go. No, I was not laid off, but I would have been before any manager was asked to step down and save the district some money. If you have absolutely no where else to work, go ahead and join on, but keep looking and do not get sucked into the whole PERA trap. It no longer pays to work as an administrator employee for the school district anymore. The teachers are dedicated, and deserve more money, but the district will continue to overpay the people that will never move the district forward, and just keep their mouths shut while they 'work' from home. – less

I typically began my day in the lunchroom with seven functionally mentally disabled sixth graders. I walked through the line with them, assisted the wheel chair children, assisted others in making choices, opened milk containers and silverware wrappers, assisted in feeding some that needed aid. We then took the children to the restrooms. Some needed – more... personal assistance. One child had a schedule because he was still potty training. I was in charge of his schedule. Afterwards we started the educational part of the day. Often I lead instruction on calendar/weather time, current events, etc. I also assisted in lesson planning. I always instructed a small group. I was usually in charge of the most severely handicapped children in the room. We went to lunch. That was the same routine as breakfast time. We had multiple bathroom breaks throughout the day. I also escorted the students throughout the building, kept data on the children's bathroom schedules, assignments, and any personal problems. I corresponded with parents by "agenda notebook" and phone. I created documents, faxed, and copied documents and worksheets. I cleaned the classroom constantly!

I learned just how special our functionally, mentally handicapped students are. They are a joy to work with and show you unconditional love. You also learn a lot of patience while working with them, and trust me, that's a great thing!! I learned a lot of legalities within the school system and customer service. The parents and the children are really your customers. Handle them with care! I learned that I loved taking care of the personal needs of the children the most. They were so grateful for anything you could or would do for them!

I really enjoyed my co-workers. We all had a good, fun working relationship. The teacher was a first year teacher and was in school full time. There were many days that she needed my help due to her crazy workload. I didn't mind at all! I love to stay busy.

The hardest part of the job was seeing the struggle of the children to learn some of the most basic concepts.. . things that we went over every day, but they could not grasp. (letter and number recognition, adding, etc).

The most enjoyable part of the job was the interaction with the children. We never knew what they were going to say or do. It was fun.

The Farnsley Administration and staff was excellent! – less

I loved working for the school system. It was a very friendly loving place to work

Hardest part of the job was poor reading and writing skills of students

The hours were split into a morning 3-4 hour shift and and afternoon 3-4 hour shift. The days start around 5 in the morning and end around 5 in the afternoon with a 3 hour break in the middle of the day. I didn't mind the shifts. I loved my co-workers and supervisor. I was high on the senority list, my position was secure and my job was fun. I loved – more... working with the kids and being outside. The weather and student management were the most difficult parts of the position. – less

The Head Start Program is a great program for children and families.
The management Staff need to be a little bit more compassioned.
They have hard workers. A Job I enjoed working with being able to change one family is a accommplishment, Helping them chane their circumstance is a reward. I truly enjoyed my job serving as Advocate for the family.

Fulfilling, rewarding and a very outstanding opportunity for mentoring to the youth.