When classrooms are full and lesson plans are in motion, there hardly feels like time to add one more item to your list of “to-do’s”. But when a school teacher or therapist needs to be added to your school staff – whether it’s due to a firing, illness, maternity leave or extended absence – nothing can seem more urgent, or more time consuming.
If your school needs to add a therapist or teacher to your staff after the school year has already started, follow these tips from the school staffing experts at Spotter.
Ask Current Staff for Referrals
One way to find a new school therapist or teacher once the semester has started is to ask for referrals. Maybe someone in your current teaching staff knows of another professional who might be open to the opportunity. If you are planning to ask for referrals, however, plan to also incentivize your staff with some sort of a reward for their time and energy in connecting you with a new staff member.
Post Your Open Position to School Job Boards
There are several public job boards where you can post school-specific open positions. This strategy for job filling is referred to the “post and pray” method of finding a candidate, because all you can do is hope someone will find the position and apply – and hope beyond that the person is actually qualified, willing to accept your salary, and located in your geographic region. This method tends to be the most time-consuming because although posting for free seems convenient, you now have to go through every application, resume, credential check, and interview – on top of your normal day-to-day duties in your own school position.
Partner With a School Staffing Expert
If you don’t want to spend your days sifting through resumes, qualifying referrals, scouring job boards or parsing through half-qualified applications, you need to turn to an expert in school recruiting. School staffing experts like Spotter Staffing can help by not only finding applicants for you, but matching your school’s unique culture and qualifications to teachers and therapists who would be a perfect fit and make a real difference in the lives of your school’s students. When you rely on someone with school staffing experience and teacher/therapist trust, you can spend your time (and your school’s money!) where it better belongs.
Looking to Hire This Semester?
If your school needs to add a therapist or teacher to your school staff, it’s time to connect with the experts at Spotter Staffing. We have a pool of tested and vetted Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, and Special Education Teachers who are ready to hit the ground running in your school. Click here to contact our team of expert recruiters today, and let Spotter Staffing find your school’s new favorite employee.