My Work Reflection

Being a part of Mondial Junior High School is a gift from God that was given to me. I received information that MJHS was opening job vacancies from Ms Valeri’s friend who has been my friend since college too. At first, I registered as a Laboratory Assistant, but during the first interview I made an offer to become a Physicist Teacher and I innocently accepted the offer, because I also like to share knowledge by giving explanations to friends if have difficulty solving problems o questions. I went through the stages of recruitment with great hope and gave up whatever the results were. For the first sequence, I worked on questions for Laboratory Assistant. When I was tested by Ms Gitta, she was the head of the laboratory. Ms Gitta always gave me clues or answers to laboratory test questions when I had forgotten about the material on laboratory tests. The next test is to do micro-teaching where the material is physics and the last is administration Staff tests. And finally, I was accepted at MJHS as a Laboratory Assistant and Administration Staff, for my physics teacher I still need to study again with Mr Adit by taking a sit-in while Mr Adit is teaching.

Being an Administration staff and sitting at the front desk must be the most patient, dexterous, and highly loyal person. Because the front desk Administration Staff has duties including communicating with parents, teachers, the operational team, OB, and security. In addition, the Administration Staff also schedules tests for prospective new students, and schedules interviews for prospective teachers or new education personnel. Preparing student administration, employee administration, budget submissions, inventory of school facilities and infrastructure, and various preparations for student tests or exams, communicating student lunches to parents or the caterer if there are problems with student food. These tasks were previously done by Ms Tika and Ms  Mayang. But as of the end of March, Ms Mayang resigned from the school, so I was assigned to assist Ms Tika. Ms Tika is a good colleague, I adapted to her quite quickly. Ms Tika is always willing to help me if I am in trouble, especially since I have no experience in school administration.

As an Administration Staff, I took part in the inventory of school facilities, SK manufacturing, BOS inventory, and School Operator. School operators are responsible for updating Dapodik Applications, E-Rapot, TPG, and other administrations linked to data durability. In addition to carrying out the main tasks, I also help other admin work according to the level of urgency. As time went by, and some considerations the Foundation recruited a new Administration Staff who was specifically in charge of the front desk. The new admin is Ms Agnes. Ms Agnes is very helpful in such a complex job. Until now, Ms Tika, Ms Agnes, and I coordinate with each other if a sudden task needs to be done immediately.

As a Laboratory Assistant. I started working in the laboratory in December 2022, as it was a pandemic, so practical science has not yet been held. I enjoy working in a laboratory because it is my field. IPA teachers (Ms Gitta, Ms Reta, and Ms Cyntia) provide varied practicum materials, so students are very enthusiastic and always curious about every subject. In addition to my practical science, there are several activities in the laboratory that I have attended: A lab tour for Mondial Primary students of 6^th grade. During the School Tour on 3^rd  11^th October 2022, 6^th-grade students performed a small practice in Lab A and Lab B they make hand sanitiser gel. As seen from their response, they are very enthusiastic and happy to do our practice. This is a practical exam for the 9^th grade. Students of the 9^th grade will take their first and last exams. Because when they were in 8^th grade, they followed online classes. There are two practical exam exercises in each of the materials to be tested. They feel happy and grateful to be able to do practicals while in Junior High School.

 

What about Physics Teachers?

Although I’ve been micro-teaching twice, and following the sit-in Mr Adit’s class, I feel like I’m still learning a lot more, even more in introductory language.

At Mondial Junior High School, each semester has several activities that have been carefully designed starting from the date of implementation, funds, to the PIC. I was once given the task of being the consumption section during the implementation of ANBK on the 21^st -22^nd of September 2022.  In December I was the PIC of the Class Meeting, and what had just been done was as the Consumption Section for the Open House event.

Every time I participate in these activities whether I am a committee or not, there must be a value or lesson that can be taken. For example, the importance of communication between teams, and other friends, learning how to handle students' emotions when competing, learning to accept criticism during activities until the evaluation at the end of the activity, and learning how to convey opinions or criticism to colleagues.

Time passes so fast, I don’t feel like I’ve had a year to become an MJHS family. Yes, a family. Although colleagues and students have different religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, the working environment remains well-awakened. Although it can’t be denied, there must still be disagreements, but that’s a normal thing in the world of work. Depending on each individual will always take it as a serious issue or make it a learning material to better go ahead.

As an ordinary human being with not so much experience, I must have made mistakes at work. Of course, there is still a lot to learn to keep improving. I also hope that the education system at Mondial Junior High School can continue to develop so that it will always be a school that excels in terms of academic, non-academic, and character education.