Everything is happening all of a sudden! This past week I've had a total of three interviews for three unique positions. Here's how they stack up:
1) Citizenship Instructor: teaching Citizenship Classes three times a week to adult learners. Challenges include balancing out civics-related topics with general ESL-related challenges, such as varied levels of English abilities among the students.
Part Time: 12 hours (6 hours of actual class time)
2) Guide/Outreach person for a start-up non-profit supporting a new park space downtown.
Part Time: 12-30 hours
3) Program Assistant for a California-based non-profit that is branching into Seattle to develop services for at-risk and special needs students in the new charter schools.
Full Time: 40 hours
It sounds like all three of them are seriously considering me, which is awesome. But it also puts me in the challenging position of having choices. I really want to do all three of them, but I'm afraid to get burnt out. Professionally, #2 and #3 would be perfect for my pursuit of MPA.
But while #1 is not necessarily in line with my career objectives, I do love to teach and work directly with adult learners in the community. It's that hands-on kind of experience that tends to lighten my heart, although the introvert in me does freak out at the thought of being monitored!
An offer for #1 has come in, which I accepted today. I start tomorrow (Saturday) by observing a class and training with the current instructor.
It sounds like offers for the other two will follow soon enough.
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