Teaching Jobs in Calgary?

[pylon]

Not much to add besides I can totally understand why there is a lack of teaching jobs here. I am seeing a lot of high 5 figure, low 6 figure teachers coming through my office nowadays. The pay scale in Alberta is definitely not the picture of poverty they used to paint. I think that is a big reason there is so little attrition now. And I have no issue with it. If anyone deserves healthy compensation IMO, it is teachers.

On average, a full-time teacher working in Alberta with:

4 years of university (Bachelor of Education or B.Ed. degree) earns approximately $58,500.
5 years of university with a B.Ed. degree earns aproximately $61,800.
6 years of university with a B. Ed. degree earns approximately $65,400.

On average, a full-time teacher working in Alberta with 10+ years of experience and:

4 years of university (B.Ed. degree) earns approximately $92,300.
5 years of university with a B.Ed. degree earns approximately $95,600.
6 years of university with a B. Ed. degree earns approximately $99,300.

Benefits for full-time teachers is approximately worth $7,500 and typically includes life insurance, disability benefits, dental care, extended health care and vision but varies from school authority to school authority. There are always exceptions to these generalizations and so individual collective agreements must be consulted to determine specific pay-rates for each jurisdiction in Alberta. The salary grids for each school authority are usually listed near the end of each collective agreement between the individual school boards and the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA).

[Calgary14]

Originally Posted by pylon

Not much to add besides I can totally understand why there is a lack of teaching jobs here. I am seeing a lot of high 5 figure, low 6 figure teachers coming through my office nowadays. The pay scale in Alberta is definitely not the picture of poverty they used to paint. I think that is a big reason there is so little attrition now. And I have no issue with it. If anyone deserves healthy compensation IMO, it is teachers.

I'm pretty sure the alberta teachers pay grid is available for anyone to view online

[skins]

Originally Posted by psicodude

... I know someone who works in HR at the Catholic board, and they have been recruiting as far away as Quebec as they can't get enough teachers. Maybe the Catholic requirement makes it harder for them to fill positions though...

I'm pretty sure this is because they are able to pay teachers from Quebec/Ontario less. Out there you can get an education degree in 4 years. In Alberta is usually 6. As explained a couple posts up, teachers with less education get paid less.

My wife is a teacher and this is how she explained it to me 4 years ago when she couldn't get a job with the CBE. Things may have changed.

[malcolmk14]

I think the attitude that "teachers who get paid less are more likely to get hired because they can save money" is mostly held by teachers who aren't getting hired. I don't think there's any truth to that at all.

[psicodude]

Teachers getting more pay for more education is a motivator for teachers to pursue their graduate degree, NOT as a way to pay out-of-province teachers less money.

[rd_aaron]

Originally Posted by malcolmk14

I think the attitude that "teachers who get paid less are more likely to get hired because they can save money" is mostly held by teachers who aren't getting hired. I don't think there's any truth to that at all.

There's not. Each school gets around $98k (or something close to that) to hire a teacher. It's basically the max salary that the 10+ years of experience teachers get. If they hire a new teacher at $60k, the school doesn't "save" the extra $38k, it just goes back to the board. Since it's the school hiring the teachers, and not the board, there's no incentive to hire cheaper teachers to save money.

[cDnStealth]

I was actually having this conversation with my mom the other day as she's been a teacher with the Catholic board for over 30 years and is set to retire in another year. She was saying that she'll have no trouble subbing as many days out of the year as she wants once she retires and that there is going to be a big demand for full time teachers (at least for the Catholic board).

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by fotze

Anyone know what it takes to convert to Catholic? I think I am still a member but my kids are not and might need a plan L for schooling.

I think you just need to wash your face in the wrong sink and the church

[justkidding]

Originally Posted by fotze

Anyone know what it takes to convert to Catholic? I think I am still a member but my kids are not and might need a plan L for schooling.

I think if one parent is baptized Catholic then the kids can attend Calgary Catholic.

[psicodude]

Anyone can attend a Catholic school, but baptized Catholics get first dibs. This is only an issue in the capped schools, which are all out in the 'burbs.