CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Bus driver shortages hit faculties onerous this yr and now there’s one other staffing situation including to the ache. There’s a scarcity of kid vitamin employees in Albemarle County Faculties and Charlottesville Metropolis Faculties.
“We predict to wish extra workers for the summer time as a result of not everybody who works through the faculty yr additionally desires to work through the summer time,” Kim Powell with CCS stated.
Powell is the assistant superintendent for finance and operations. She says starvation doesn’t cease in the summertime, so she’s ensuring CCS salaries are comparable.
“Looking forward to subsequent yr, we’ve really taken some actions to make it possible for our vitamin administration scales are aggressive,” Powell stated.
She says it’s robust as a result of they’re competing with many different industries going through employee shortages.
“Now we have not finished bonuses up so far,” Powell stated. “It’s an annual course of that we undergo our scales and taking extractions once they’re wanted past no matter wage motion is being given.”
ACPS is going through an analogous situation. Spokesperson Phil Giaramita says round 30% of scholars get their lunch from the college, even in the summertime.
“Logistically, it does take loads of workers work to have the ability to put together the elevated variety of meals and make them accessible,” Giaramita stated.
ACPS is giving pay will increase to assist incentivize new workers.
“In case you’re concerned about performing some half time work in a faculty now is a superb time to try this,” Giaramita stated. “As a result of we simply had a 4% wage enhance final month in March and within the funds is one other 6% enhance in July.”
Each districts are attempting to recruit vitamin employees via the pay. Although Powell and Giaramita each say there are another bonuses there too.
“It’s distinctive to work in a faculty system the place you get to make use of your commerce, whether or not it’s meals prep or custodial providers or nursing however you additionally get to work with with college students on a regular basis,” Powell stated.
If you wish to apply to a CCS job go to Job Openings | Charlottesville City Schools (charlottesvilleschools.org).
Albemarle County Faculties job listings could be discovered at Albemarle County Public Schools and Government – TalentEd Hire (tedk12.com)
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