Help - Teaching Jobs in Winnipeg

[Mininari]

Hi,

A relative and his girlfriend are moving to Winnipeg soon.

While he goes to school, his girlfriend will be starting off a career as a teacher.

What are the prospects for a 'freshly graduated' teacher looking for work in Winnipeg?

She has strong science background, and is hoping to teach elementary.

Thanks!

[drew]

^ generally speaking unless you get lucky the usually schedule of events for a new teacher are:

1) subbing for about a full school year or so.
2) getting a foot in the door when covering a maternity leave for 3-6 months.
3) getting full time positions usually after 2 years or so.

Of course if she can teach French immersion or something else with a sought after and relatively rare talent, she can expect full time much sooner...

Also, Winnipeg 1 school division pays the highest wages, however their schools can be anything from sketchy (core areas) to relatively well off (River Heights)

[Mininari]

Ok...
but is there a strong demand for new teachers in Winnipeg right now?
The reason I ask is that she has the perception that theres low demand for teachers in Winnipeg.

[drew]

^ I would bet the demand is "average". Some areas are bursting at the seams (south Winnipeg) while other areas are shutting down schools.
Again, it's subbing for a while that will tell her where the work is, and where she actually likes to work.

Winnipeg is growing at about 5-10k per year now, that coupled with retirees and maternity leave spots means there should certainly be some room to for new teachers.

[Only The Lonely..]

It depends on the teacher.

I know a guy who graduated with a university degree in education and another in physics, taught in China for a year, and now works at a fried chicken take-out because he can't find work.

As Drew said, it depends on what she teaches, and where.

Historically however, most new teachers in MB have to cut their teeth up North before they find a job in the city.

In any case, she will most likely have to sub for a year.

[flatlander]

All my teacher friends, maybe half a dozen or so, are employed in the city. Many got in right after student teaching so it may be more difficult without that initial contact. Demographics are on your side though.

[Boreal]

As per a neighbour of mine who is the head of a high school science department in the city, the only two areas that are easy to get into without having a contact are high school sciences, and as somebody else stated, immersion schools (French --- I heard there was a push for one Spanish school in the city, but I don't think that came to bear fruit).