The Relationship Between Teachers’ Workload and Job Satisfaction in Time of Pandemic

This study aimed to determine the relationship between the teachers’ job satisfaction and their workload in this time of pandemic. As educators, it is necessary to look into the factors related to teachers’ job satisfaction that may affect their work performance. This study was limited to the one hundred teachers randomly chosen from Don Carlos 2 District. It focused on the teacher’s workload in this pandemic which includes number of hours or period taught, the school organization handled and administrative role. It determined the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, position, civil status, family monthly income, highest educational attainment and years of teaching. It also determined the job satisfaction of the teachers in terms of compensation, work load, school head’s support, personal growth and professional growth. The following descriptive statistics were used in this study: weighted mean and standard deviation, frequency count and percentage, Pearson r, and ANOVA. The following are the findings of this study: Demographic profile of teacher respondents majority are female teachers, married, occupying Teacher-1 position with a monthly income between 20,500- 24,999 in the department. The work assignment of the teachers respondents are the following: Teacher respondents were assigned in Grade 3. They print, staple and pack modules in eight (8) hours. Some of these teachers were assigned as Property Custodian of the school and some are assigned to ancillary services specifically on managing student services such as guidan. The current study revealed that as to the extent of teachers’ job satisfaction in terms of compensation, work assignment, school head’s support, personal growth, professional growth and work condition, the results showed that they are satisfied with their work assignment and work condition. However, they are only slightly satisfied with compensation, school head’s support, personal and professional growth. It also showed that there is no significant relationship between demographic profile of the teachers and their job satisfaction during pandemic. Finally, there is no significant relationship between teachers’ work assignment and their job satisfaction during pandemic.