What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nebraska
In August 2014 I began working at a local public school as an Assistant Cook. 2 weeks after I was hired, administration asked me if I knew of anyone looking for a Para (teacher's aide) job. I expressed interest in the position but was not offered the job. No big deal, I continued to do my Assistant Cook job with enthusiasm. As the school year went on administration asked me to go from part time to full time and to take on the breakfast/lunch billing duties. Proving that administration not only trusted me with confidential information, but they were satisfied with my work performance.
Over the next 2 school years I expressed interest in every Para position that came available, only to be passed over for the job. Last spring before the 2015-2016 school year ended the staff was made aware of an administration change. At this time I had 4 seperate conversation with the new administrator about my desire to obtain a Para position.
When the 2016-2017 school year began 2 weeks ago, I was granted a semi-promotion from full time cook to part time cook and part time para, while keeping my billing duties. Things seemed to be going smoothly, when administration came to me and informed me that they had hired a new Para and she would be taking over my afternoon Para duties as well as my billing duties effectively cutting my hours from 8-9 hours a day down to 5-6. And I was to be back to just cooking duties. When I asked why I was not put into the full time Para position, I was told that it is easier to find someone willing to work as a Para than it is to find someone to work as a cook.
During the 2 previous years I had developed shoulder pain as well as a neuroma in my foot. When I explained to administration that being in the kitchen all the time again was likely to aggrevate my pain even more and if that is where they wanted to keep me, I didn't think I could continue to work for them. We set a date to be my last day. The next day I messaged the administrator that I had a change of heart and could not bear to leave my job and asked to withdrawl my verbal resignation. The Administrator told me we would discuss it on Monday.
Today, (Monday) I was invited into his office with the superintedent of the school where I was informed that due to my health concerns, they would not be willing to have me in the kitchen any longer and that they had talked to someone about filling my position already, making it obvious to me that it is not so hard to find someone to work in the kitchen. They did ask me to finish out my notice making me wonder why they are not worried about my health concerns for the next two weeks but anything longer than that is unacceptable.
A few side notes, the full time Para was needed to work with a couple of new students who are non-verbal and possibly autistic. I am the mother of 2 children who are diagnosed with autism and my youngest was non verbal until the age of 3. The person hired for the Para position is the future daughter-in-law of a teacher who to my knowledge has no experience with autistic and/or non-verbal children. I have had no negative reports or complaints on my job performance and have always been told by administration that I am a good worker and very much appreciated. Because of my childrens autism it is impossible for me to work outside of the school system as they will not tollerate a day care situation.
In August 2014 I began working at a local public school as an Assistant Cook. 2 weeks after I was hired, administration asked me if I knew of anyone looking for a Para (teacher's aide) job. I expressed interest in the position but was not offered the job. No big deal, I continued to do my Assistant Cook job with enthusiasm. As the school year went on administration asked me to go from part time to full time and to take on the breakfast/lunch billing duties. Proving that administration not only trusted me with confidential information, but they were satisfied with my work performance.
Over the next 2 school years I expressed interest in every Para position that came available, only to be passed over for the job. Last spring before the 2015-2016 school year ended the staff was made aware of an administration change. At this time I had 4 seperate conversation with the new administrator about my desire to obtain a Para position.
When the 2016-2017 school year began 2 weeks ago, I was granted a semi-promotion from full time cook to part time cook and part time para, while keeping my billing duties. Things seemed to be going smoothly, when administration came to me and informed me that they had hired a new Para and she would be taking over my afternoon Para duties as well as my billing duties effectively cutting my hours from 8-9 hours a day down to 5-6. And I was to be back to just cooking duties. When I asked why I was not put into the full time Para position, I was told that it is easier to find someone willing to work as a Para than it is to find someone to work as a cook.
During the 2 previous years I had developed shoulder pain as well as a neuroma in my foot. When I explained to administration that being in the kitchen all the time again was likely to aggrevate my pain even more and if that is where they wanted to keep me, I didn't think I could continue to work for them. We set a date to be my last day. The next day I messaged the administrator that I had a change of heart and could not bear to leave my job and asked to withdrawl my verbal resignation. The Administrator told me we would discuss it on Monday.
Today, (Monday) I was invited into his office with the superintedent of the school where I was informed that due to my health concerns, they would not be willing to have me in the kitchen any longer and that they had talked to someone about filling my position already, making it obvious to me that it is not so hard to find someone to work in the kitchen. They did ask me to finish out my notice making me wonder why they are not worried about my health concerns for the next two weeks but anything longer than that is unacceptable.
A few side notes, the full time Para was needed to work with a couple of new students who are non-verbal and possibly autistic. I am the mother of 2 children who are diagnosed with autism and my youngest was non verbal until the age of 3. The person hired for the Para position is the future daughter-in-law of a teacher who to my knowledge has no experience with autistic and/or non-verbal children. I have had no negative reports or complaints on my job performance and have always been told by administration that I am a good worker and very much appreciated. Because of my childrens autism it is impossible for me to work outside of the school system as they will not tollerate a day care situation.