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I am freaking out right now. (In a GOOD way.)
When I started working here (the Dartmouth Child Care Center) last August, I was hired as a substitute and told I would be working about 10 hours a week. Three days later, I was offered a full-time job in the Woolly Bear room (3-5 year olds). Still technically a sub, making sub pay and not getting benefits, but full-time employment until the needs in the Woolly Room changed. In March I applied for a part-time floating assistant position. It was 20 hours a week with benefits and after I was hired for it, we worked out where I could still do my subbing hours. So I had benefits even though because I was part-time I was paying a ridiculous amount each paycheck into them, and I had a part-time permanent position.
A couple of weeks ago I applied for a full-time position in the Koala Room (2-3 year olds). The position has been open since February and I originally didn't apply because it was WAY WAY outside my comfort zone, working under a lead teacher who is notorious for being difficult to work with. I got excellent feedback after my interview from the the director of the center, Jeff. He commented on how much more confident I seemed as a teacher and how pleased he was with how far I've come since last August.
This morning, the assistant director, Sunnie, and the lead teacher in the Koala room, Terri, called me into the conference room. I figured it was to let me know that they'd chosen someone else for the job. They started by saying they talked about it and talked about it and talked about it some more, taking into consideration that the weaknesses I'd mentioned in my interview were ones they were also concerned about. But they decided to offer me the job because they could see my potential and felt that I was the right person for the job.
You guys, I have never tried so hard to contain myself. I nodded politely and listened and inside I was FREAKING OUT.
On my very first day here back in August, when I realized I wanted to work at this center for the rest of my professional life, the Koala room was my ultimate goal. And today they offered me a permanent, full-time position working with my favorite age group. I don't even know how to express what this means to me.
I am so completely overwhelmed right now. That this is my life, this is my job, this is what I get to do everyday. I babysit every Wednesday for a little girl named Grace. She has red hair and big blue eyes and two dads. They are the most amazing family and I love working for them. Grace is in the Koala room and today she saw me and started telling me about her boo boo. I got down on her level with my serious face on, asking her about how she got her boo boo and she grabbed me by the face and kissed me square on the mouth. I love her and Wednesdays are the best part of my week and now I get to spend every day teaching her and all the other barely 3-year-olds.
I am so, so lucky.
When I started working here (the Dartmouth Child Care Center) last August, I was hired as a substitute and told I would be working about 10 hours a week. Three days later, I was offered a full-time job in the Woolly Bear room (3-5 year olds). Still technically a sub, making sub pay and not getting benefits, but full-time employment until the needs in the Woolly Room changed. In March I applied for a part-time floating assistant position. It was 20 hours a week with benefits and after I was hired for it, we worked out where I could still do my subbing hours. So I had benefits even though because I was part-time I was paying a ridiculous amount each paycheck into them, and I had a part-time permanent position.
A couple of weeks ago I applied for a full-time position in the Koala Room (2-3 year olds). The position has been open since February and I originally didn't apply because it was WAY WAY outside my comfort zone, working under a lead teacher who is notorious for being difficult to work with. I got excellent feedback after my interview from the the director of the center, Jeff. He commented on how much more confident I seemed as a teacher and how pleased he was with how far I've come since last August.
This morning, the assistant director, Sunnie, and the lead teacher in the Koala room, Terri, called me into the conference room. I figured it was to let me know that they'd chosen someone else for the job. They started by saying they talked about it and talked about it and talked about it some more, taking into consideration that the weaknesses I'd mentioned in my interview were ones they were also concerned about. But they decided to offer me the job because they could see my potential and felt that I was the right person for the job.
You guys, I have never tried so hard to contain myself. I nodded politely and listened and inside I was FREAKING OUT.
On my very first day here back in August, when I realized I wanted to work at this center for the rest of my professional life, the Koala room was my ultimate goal. And today they offered me a permanent, full-time position working with my favorite age group. I don't even know how to express what this means to me.
I am so completely overwhelmed right now. That this is my life, this is my job, this is what I get to do everyday. I babysit every Wednesday for a little girl named Grace. She has red hair and big blue eyes and two dads. They are the most amazing family and I love working for them. Grace is in the Koala room and today she saw me and started telling me about her boo boo. I got down on her level with my serious face on, asking her about how she got her boo boo and she grabbed me by the face and kissed me square on the mouth. I love her and Wednesdays are the best part of my week and now I get to spend every day teaching her and all the other barely 3-year-olds.
I am so, so lucky.