Getting a sub. I’m not talking about a sub sandwich or a ship that operates underwater. I’m talking about the lifesaver who graciously (and bravely!) takes a teacher’s place when he or she wakes up ill or needs to be away from school for professional or personal reasons. Different school districts handle securing substitutes differently. I have a teacher friend who must find her own sub in sickness and in health. How about you? When you need a substitute, what do you do?
Hoping to hear from you!
Diane
P.S. And if you are a substitute teacher, please tell us how you learn when and where your services are needed!
I wirte the plan and my assisant takes over. Our school district has a web site where subs grab the positions daily.
We have a website where we post when we will be out.
I sub in a small elementary school where I also work part time as a paraprofessional. I get called early in the morning for unplanned absences by our principal who is a scheduling goddess. She grabs me at pick up time (my son attends this school) if she knows about a planned absence.
One of the larger districts I subbed for in the past would call in the morning, or you could log in to a system called Aesop to see what was available in the coming weeks.
In the county I work in its a sub-teacher calling system in place but sometimes teachers will call someone if they know them and they had already subbed in the class before. Because the children are use to them.
Hi I sub for several districts. I get a job by phone call the night before or by looking at the sub service on the web the night before. The other ways I can get a job is with an app called SubAssistant, which is way more than pays for itself. For some districts it will send me a text message with a link to accept the job or a notification that the job is available.
Thanks for sharing, Laura! I had no idea there was an app. Very cool indeed.