This is probably going to be a long one so bare with me. I don't know if I'm over reacting or not so I'd like to ask and get advice here. I'm in Ohio, and trying to start a career.

I knew from the beginning I didn't want to be a public school teacher. The pressure, the expectation to work outside of work hours, it's just too much for me. So my husband's coworker contacts him; his wife is a hiring manager for the education program at the local YMCA, and they have an education director job open that I'd be more than qualified for. Awesome.

I apply, and when they get back to me, the job is filled. Not awesome, but what they DO have for me is a preschool teaching job. I feel too nervous to turn it down, so I agree to the interview, but the more I think about it, the more I feel less confident about taking the job, even though I'm basically guaranteed to get it; it's only $12/hour, unsalaried, most holidays are not days off, and I only get paid for 8 hours no matter how long I have to stay as we're not allowed to leave until all kids are picked up. I was also told that within the first month I'd be expected to attend a 6 hour, unpaid, saturday professional development and that this was the norm. There is no duty-free lunch, and no bathroom breaks as YMCA policy dictates there must be at least two adults actively watching the children at all times. I'd also still be expected to do lesson planning and parent-teacher conferences and parent events outside of teaching hours. This all feels like it's a trap, like I'm being roped into doing all the work of a classroom teacher while being paid significantly less. So basically, what I didn't want to do, but with an even lower paycheck. Am I overreacting? Is preschool not as difficult as teaching elementary school level kids? Am I just getting anxious from first-job jitters? Does anyone else have experience teaching for a YMCA and was it decent? My husband is pushing for me to take the job and if I don't like it, be searching for a job on the side, but I'm worried this job is going to take so much of my time that I won't have time to job search or go to interviews for a new job.