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    New York City Department of Education Reviews

    Updated January 18, 2019
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    Pros

    • "Great benefits; ability to build good collaborative relationships with colleagues; feel like you are making an impact on students' lives" (in 88 reviews)

    • "Working with kids, always interesting" (in 32 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Incredibly demanding and difficult to maintain work life balance" (in 24 reviews)

    • "political tape, little to no feedback from superivsor" (in 15 reviews)

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    1. "customer service"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at New York City Department of Education full-time

      Pros

      great benefits great time off

      Cons

      not easy working with children

      Advice to Management

      care more

    2. "OT"

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      Current Employee - Occupational Therapist
      Current Employee - Occupational Therapist

      I have been working at New York City Department of Education full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      8 sessions per day, straightforward documentation

      Cons

      treated not quite as a practitioner, not quite as a teacher, and paid significantly less than the speech therapists for some unknown reason.

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    3. "Wonderful Experience"

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      Former Employee - Paraprofessional in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Paraprofessional in New York, NY
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at New York City Department of Education full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Working with the children, supportive staff, holidays off, good schedule, good work life balance

      Cons

      Salary could be a little bit higher

    4. "Educator"

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      Former Employee - Educator in Bronx, NY
      Former Employee - Educator in Bronx, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at New York City Department of Education full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      The experience was great and fulfilling

      Cons

      The demands of the work can be challenging

    5. "“Not pregnant friendly”"

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      Former Employee - Para in Brooklyn, NY
      Former Employee - Para in Brooklyn, NY
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      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at New York City Department of Education full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good hours, pay is okay, good environment

      Cons

      Was told the DOE isn’t pregnancy friendly and was denied a position as a full time para because of my pregnancy.

    6. "Teacher"

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      Current Employee - Teacher
      Current Employee - Teacher

      I have been working at New York City Department of Education full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Stability, parking, contract, length of workday,

      Cons

      Pay, lack of organization within school infrastructure.

      Advice to Management

      Visit schools to speak with teachers.

    7. "Teachers assistant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at New York City Department of Education full-time

      Pros

      This is such a rewarding job .

      Cons

      It would probably depend at the school you work at.

    8. "Teacher assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at New York City Department of Education full-time

      Pros

      Good pay, nice environment, good hours

      Cons

      More holidays, less student to teacher ratio

    9. "Evident Rewards - Big & Small"

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      Current Employee - High School Computer Science Teacher in Bronx, NY
      Current Employee - High School Computer Science Teacher in Bronx, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at New York City Department of Education full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Educating kids is rewarding; growth!

      Cons

      Resources & support make it difficult.

    10. "School Secretary"

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      Current Employee - Pupil Accounting Secretary in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Pupil Accounting Secretary in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at New York City Department of Education full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fabulous benefits, and schedule. Paid summer and school vacations. 7.20 hr work day.

      Cons

      I can honestly say that there are not many cons. You have to adapt to a vast amount of personalities but that’s reality and not necessarily a con.