If you have ever thought about becoming an educator, then this article is for you. You'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about becoming an educator, where educators work, how much they get paid, what kind of additional in-service training they need, how you can become an educator, some of the dangers involved in the job, when you can expect to retire and how you can make difference in the lives of the people you serve.
It is challenging because you work with vulnerable people. Sometimes, you can hear or live tough situations.
Educators help people with their difficulties. They help them set goals and help them to achieve them.
Educators in youth centers wake up the kids, they make breakfast with them, they take them to school, then they have lunch with them, they do homework with them, they have supper with them, they help them if they have issues with some things. They spend the day with them as if they were their parents.
Educators can work in youth centers, in schools, in community organizations or in prison. If you want to do a lot of money, prison and youth centers are the best option, but if you want a lot of flexibility in you work, community organizations and schools are the best.
You can become an educator if you go to college and study Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention, Social Work or Special Education. If you don't want to spend 3 years in Cégep, you can do Social Sciences for 2 years and do a baccalaureate in criminology, social work or psycho education.
Educators make on average $50,140 per year. Of course, the salaries vary across regions and the salary is lower at the beginning of an educator's career.
Educators need training on physical intervention.
Being an educator can be a dangerous job. During your day, a kid could punch or kick you if they're angry. Sometimes, they can try to hurt you while trying to escape from the youth center. Also, if the kid is armed, he could attack you.
It is really unlikely that educators could be replaced by robots because it is a job where you need a heart to help and intervene. The robots don't have hearts and can't take care of children.
Educators can retire when they want but in average they retire at 55 years old. Some educators retire much later.
I am already an educator in a youth center, and I really love my job. I like to take care of people and help them through their problems. I still have 1 year to do in Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention, but it will mostly be internships. I hope this summary helped you to understand the career of an educator. :)
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Rationale: to inform or educate
Authority: government
Date: still relevant
Accuracy: probably true
Relevance: relevant for this document
Sources: no sources cited