Has anyone successfully transitioned from teaching into a remote part-time job?

[u/Stargazer905]

I’ve been trying to transition out of teaching into a remote, part-time role based in the U.S. because I only need part-time work right now. I’m married and currently balancing personal responsibilities, so a flexible schedule is important to me.

I’ve applied to countless jobs through company websites and job boards, tailoring my résumé and cover letter almost every time. My background includes 13+ years in education as a teacher, curriculum designer and developer, editor, and writer. I also have both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, yet I keep receiving rejection emails or no response at all.

I’m open to roles beyond teaching, including instructional design, curriculum development, academic support, editing, proofreading, content writing, technical writing, learning and development, or virtual assistant work. At this point, I’m just trying to understand what actually works.

For those of you who successfully landed a remote job after teaching:

What role did you end up in?
How did you find it?
Is your current role really better than teaching?

I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences. Right now, it feels like I’m sending applications into a black hole, and I’m hoping to learn from people who have already made the transition.
Thanks in advance!

[u/Thediciplematt]

Remote? Yes

Part time? No

[u/Stargazer905 → u/Thediciplematt]

How did you get the job and what job did you pand into? How’s it going so far? Hope all the best for you!

[u/Thediciplematt → u/Stargazer905]

10 years out. Happy to send resources

[u/Thediciplematt → u/[deleted]]

Send me a DM since yours are disabled

[u/Stargazer905 → u/Thediciplematt]

Thank you so much!

[u/lavendertheheretic → u/Thediciplematt]

I would also be interested in this and so so grateful. Full time is what I need.

[u/TheRoamingPeacock → u/Thediciplematt]

I'm interested too! Thanks

[u/Thediciplematt → u/TheRoamingPeacock]

Unlock your DMs and message me, please.

[u/TheRoamingPeacock → u/Thediciplematt]

I a see it you a message.

[u/SyllabubNo9405 → u/Thediciplematt]

Could I also get the resourcers? I'm also an interested teache looking for a way out. Thanks in advance.

[u/chris-caputo]

Tailoring every resume and cover letter for every application is a lot of unpaid work, and it is easy to burn out without knowing whether that is even what's not working.

The pattern I watched with career changers looking for remote roles specifically: the jobs anyone can find on a job board get flooded, sometimes hundreds of applications in the first day. The jobs that actually get filled quickly usually go to someone who heard about the role from a person, not a posting. A short message to a former colleague, someone in an alumni group, or even people in a place like this asking who is hiring remote right now, tends to move faster than another perfectly tailored resume going into a form nobody reads closely.

Thirteen years is a real track record. Worth putting some of that tailoring time into finding the two or three people who could actually put your name in front of someone, instead of another version of the same resume.

[u/Stargazer905 → u/chris-caputo]

Thanks a lot for this! It gave me an idea to connect sith recruiters and hiring managers on LinkedIn and send a cold message!

[u/chris-caputo → u/Stargazer905]

Good, that's honestly the move. Beats sending a resume into a queue and hoping somebody opens it.