Interested in becoming a substitute teacher? You may be a college student majoring in education. You may be a retired teacher but want to stay "connected" to the students. You may just be someone who enjoys children. Substitute teaching is a very rewarding position. You are needed to sit in for a regular classroom teacher who must be absent from class for whatever reason. You will be the temporary teacher for the day.
How to get started:
Check with your local school board to learn of the requirements for substitute teachers. Some college hours will be required and this is a great learning tool for those majoring in education. Most likely a criminal background check is required along with a T.B. skin test and a physical exam. These items take time to accomplish, so don't expect this process to happen overnight. Think ahead of the impending school year and meet these requirements during the summer.
Once you have the criteria, contact the district's board of education for a job application and submit the necessary documents you have accumulated. The district will ask questions such as for which schools will you be available, do you prefer elementary, middle school, high school, or any and all? You will most likely also be able to choose schools in convenient locations to your residence.
Once you have completed all of the necessary documentation you will be added to a substitute teacher list and assigned a code. If your district has a type of automated sub-finder system you will be placed into a pool, so to speak, and called upon when services are needed. If there is no automated service your name will be delivered via email to the area schools as a means of notifying teachers of your availability.
Be prepared, things happen in the middle of the night such as sick children of teachers, teachers themselves waking up to an unexpected illness.
