Unemployment during the summer

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I am employed by a school health department of a major hospital that does not have the perks of working for the school district. I am not paid during the summer. How many of you apply for unemployment and when do you have to do so to get it during the summer? Thanks in advance!

Specializes in School nursing.
We have about 8 weeks off and have to be back for some August training and sessions at the hospital. I can choose to not work, but camps are not an option unless it is day camp. I have family to take care of although they are older. Thanks for the input!

They are day camp options out there. I work a non nursing job for a couple of weeks in the summer and save the rest of it (about 5 weeks) for me, but I've also looked into day camp postings or working the summer sessions at one of the other local school districts.

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Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.

Another option would be Private Duty Nursing. Agencies around here will take anyone willing to work any hours for patients on the Medicaid waiver program.

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AB 2197- I just came across this on a website from California- anyone familiar with it? It discusses paying a set amount of unemployment funds to education workers (non-teachers) during summer months. Looks hopeful for California.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
AB 2197- I just came across this on a website from California- anyone familiar with it? It discusses paying a set amount of unemployment funds to education workers (non-teachers) during summer months. Looks hopeful for California.

I have to shake my head at this. Nothing is keeping those people from doing summer employ. I knew numerous teachers, counselors and school nurses who spent summers as painters, wait staff and camp nurses and made more than their school jobs. California is the most indebted state in the union, and with laws such as this, I can understand why.

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We are not allowed the option of having our pay spread over 12 months (as the teachers are in our state) and I see nothing wrong with the proposal.

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I don't understand how having a 9 month contract is really that much different than a 12 month one. We are making the SAME AMOUNT of money. If I was paid for the 9 months I worked only - I would have bigger monthly checks, and nothing in the summer. I am NOT unemployed for the summer. So why should someone who is paid only 9 months, but gets more of their money than I do each check, get extra money in the form of unemployment? If you don't want to work in the summer, like most of us do anyway, save a little of each check and then pay yourself in the summer with that. That's basically what a 12 month contract is anyway.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
So why should someone who is paid only 9 months, but gets more of their money than I do each check, get extra money in the form of unemployment? .

Should the taxpayers pay for your summer vacation? I guess that is really what it comes down to. Every other nursing job pays more than school nursing. Your choice to not work is that, a ​choice. :no: I don't want to sound mean, but I really am having a hard time understanding the mindset that thinks it is OK to take public monies for a lifestyle choice.

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Your states must pay really well.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

I'm private, no. I will be supplementing my summer by working agency.

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.
Your states must pay really well.

No, actually it doesn't, but that's not the point.

Say we both are offered a contract for the 2017/18 school year for $20,000. You get a 9 month contract for $2,222.22 a month x 9 months. I get a 12 month contract for $1666.66 a month x 12 months. We both get the SAME amount of money. Why do you get unemployment but I don't?

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
Why do you get unemployment but I don't?

Because she lives in a state that has decided that personal accountability is a thing of the past. Budgeting is so twentieth century. I would not be able to take advantage of this benefit should I live in California on principle, but I understand those that say take everything offered. Unfortunately, I live in a balanced budget mandated state, they can't be indebted by law, so we have to be fiscally responsible.

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Specializes in School Nurse and PRN.

I am PRN at a hospital throughout the year.

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