Thread: Resume help ... please?

Hi -- As I've mentioned in another post, I'm trying to return to teaching after years of staying home with my kids. I haven't taught since 2000. In my resume, I list my limited work experience, and then I'm thinking about following it with a section entitled "Other Experience." Since the year 2000, I have been a stay-at-home mom, a soccer coach, a PTO volunteer, a MOMS Club president, and the head room parent. Does that make me look good, or does it make it seem like I'm trying too hard to justify the gap in my resume? Should I just briefly list this other experience or should I go into some detail about the responsibilities that come with these roles I've taken? It's just that the duties of a stay-at-home parent seem pretty obvious. Besides, I'm looking for a position in a middle school or high school, and I'm not sure how my experience coaching a soccer team of four-year-olds will help my case, except that it might reflect that I have a LOT of patience. :wink:

Any tips? I'm almost ready to send this resume and application off, but I want to be sure it's perfect! Thanks.