Retired But Not Finished: Job Options for Retired Teachers

retire teacherTeachers and educators always have plenty to keep their minds occupied. But if you are a teacher who is now ready to conclude your meritorious career, you may be thinking a lot about retirement plans and your future. If you have supplemental income needs or are simply not ready for the idea of full-time retirement, you are not alone. This is actually quite normal. The great news though is that there are plenty of vocational ventures that you can seek out to make this transition more ideal to your specific needs, and here we provide five suggestions to make sure you stay busy in your retirement.

Substitute Teacher

Substitute teaching is an option that the retiring teacher is automatically and thoroughly qualified for. Depending on your proclaimed availability, you can work a variety of hours. Anywhere there is an educational facility, there are teachers and substitutes needed.

Test Proctor

In many educational settings, important tests take place regularly. Each of these is overseen by a test proctor whose job it is to simply administer the testing materials and oversee the test environment. This position is fairly straight-forward, simple, and important. Due to the frequency at which test proctors are needed, there is great flexibility to be found here.

Traveling Teacher

Many people look forward to the reward of travel opportunity afforded by retirement. A traveling teacher gets to experience all the perks of travel while simultaneously earning for their participation. An example of travel teaching would be in traveling to primarily non-English countries and teaching the language.

Private Entrepreneur

Over the years, you have probably mentioned countless things you would do if you had the time. Many of these wishful engagements may even be hobby interests of which you already have some know-how or expertise. Well, now that you have the time, what better way to put it to use than with a little private enterprise? Start with what you enjoy, and from there consider what value others may glean from it. Crocheting, craft-making, tax preparation, dog-walking, buying and reselling collectibles – these are just a few of a world of options.

Certification Specialist

There is a constant need for the new and the rising of today’s educational force to be appropriately certified. These professionals need associated guidance, experience, and wisdom as they make their way through the certification process. Who do you think would be the best for this job? To take this concept a step further, realize that there are countless other fields in which some type of certification is an administrative requirement. Look around; you are already fairly well qualified for much of this line of work.

Unless you are truly ready for full-time downtime, don’t think for a moment that there aren’t plenty of options for you. The rest of the world still needs your services. However, now you can control how much and when you would like to give of yourself.

About the Author

Stanley Simpson has been teaching high school physics for over 30 years and is starting to consider retirement and his options thereafter.  Until that happens, he remains fully invested in his career as an educator and offers more advice about this field at Bachelor of Education Degree Guide.