New York City Department of Education Reviews

Pros

Good benefits, good salary that goes up every year.

Cons

A lot of stress working with kids.

Pros

One route toward eventually becoming a full time teacher

Cons

Very admin heavy in some schools

Pros

Provides vital public service, true to mission & vision, highly dedicated, caring and knowledgeable people throughout the organization

Cons

Local interests often compete/conflict with system-wide efforts to increase consistency, coherence and alignment across the organization

Pros

Benefits,Paid Summer, Flexible Hours, per session available

Cons

Administration bringing in their unqualified relatives into higher positions

Pros

Work/Life balance - official work hours are 8:00-2:55 maximum of 8 sessions per day provided with a senior instructional therapist for help/support given treatment prep and documentation time UFT benefits/pension student loan forgiveness paid holidays/summer off $1500 budget for CEUs (must pay upfront and then get reimbursed) salary differential for having a masters degree

Cons

The only OT at my school (although some may think this is a pro) Can't choose which school you initially get placed at (might be several) Low budget (about $200) for Teacher's choice aka yearly supplies so get thrifty and creative if you don't have anything in your OT/PT tool box - you will most likely always end up paying out of pocket for more materials when needed UFT dues are expensive - $80 a month not the highest paying OT job out there so dont expect to be a millionare.

Pros

Pay goes up each year

Cons

The DOE has inconsistent policies