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Open Positions

Below are all the current positions Substitute Teacher Service has to offer.

Please apply under one listing only; additional job types can be added during the hiring process. Thank you.

Substitute Teachers

Substitute Support Staff

Specialty Positions

Para Services

There’s Huge Demand For a Job You May Not Have Considered Yet.

When you make the decision to pursue a graduate degree, you also make several other important decisions as a result. You are committing a large portion of your time to school and study, you are making a significant financial investment, and you are accepting the fact that you may not be able to carry a full time job while attending school.

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Where To Begin? Right Here!

If you are considering becoming a substitute teacher but don’t know quite where to begin, don’t worry. You’re not alone. Substitute teaching is one of those professions where finding the “ground floor” can be a bit of a mystery. That may be partly due to the fact that each school district or county has slightly different hiring practices.

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Help! I’m an English Teacher in a Math Class!

Let’s say you have a degree in history. For as long as you can remember, you were always getting into long discussions about the Civil War or the six wives of Henry the Eighth at the dinner table. You studied history because you love it, and you would definitely love to teach it some day. So how do you keep your cool when you get a substitute teaching assignment for a chemistry class, a gym class, or perhaps most frightening of all, a kindergarten class?

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Keep Your Cool While in School!

Movies and sitcoms have done a lot to hurt the substitute teaching industry. Many of us grew up watching shows featuring spitballs, pranks, and full-bore classroom bedlam all directed at a nervous looking adult. It’s easy to see why so many people assume that what they’ve seen on screens is the truth. After all, it’s a visual gag that gets repeated all the time.

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Want to be a successful sub? You’ll need to be organized.

One of the biggest challenges faced by substitute teachers is the lack of a “home base.” Permanent teachers have an entire classroom in which to file, stack, sort and organize everything they will need throughout the school year. As a sub, you have to carry your classroom with you while also making sure it’s appropriate for more than one age level.

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Considering a Career in Education?  Here’s Your Best Chance to Test the Waters First.

Students today are under a lot of pressure to have their careers mapped out by the time they’re taking the SATs. They’re expected to have a major in mind so that they can apply to colleges, and we ask them to do all this without ever having the chance to work in their chosen field. What if you graduate, get a job, and then find out it’s not for you?

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Want to Become a Substitute Teacher? We’ve Put Together 4 Tools To Equip You For Any Classroom.

Ask any sub, “What are the benefits of becoming a substitute teacher?” They’ll likely tell you about the flexibility, the fair pay, the sense of reward that comes from working with children, and the ability to learn from seasoned vets. Ask them. “What’s the trickiest part of the job?” They will probably say something about classroom management.

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What's The Job Really Like?

What do you picture when you hear the words "substitute teacher"? If you are thinking back to your own school experience, there are probably one or two subs who stick out in your memory. If you are relying on pop culture, you are probably picturing the stereotypically nervous and disliked substitute.

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Work, Family, Education & Hobbies - It’s A Balancing Act

Work/life balance is an ever-evolving concept. There is no one scenario that can address all the unique wants and needs of every employee. The best schedule and environment for a father of four will not work as well for someone nearing retirement -  likewise, what works for the employee trying to attend school at night might be a struggle for the expecting mother. That is why the jobs with the best work/life balance tend to hand the reigns over to their employees and say “Here, you do what works for you.”

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5 Reasons Substitute Teaching Provides More Than You Think

There are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there about what subbing is, and about what it isn’t. That’s why we developed this helpful guide to show you the benefits of substitute teaching. get started on the right career path that is ideal for where you are.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Classroom Presence

One of the challenges of substitute teaching, no matter the classroom, is having a strong classroom presence. That special “je ne sais quoi” is difficult to teach and often thought of as partly an innate ability, but that doesn’t mean those that may struggle a bit more than others can’t be coached.

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Useful Links

These links will take you to all the necessary resources you need in order to apply to Substitute Teacher Services.

PA Act 34 – PA State Police Clearance ($22.00)
PA Act 114 – FBI Fingerprinting: ($23.85) 
     *Instructions for FBI Fingerprinting click here

  ***You will be emailed your unofficial results. You will only have 1 chance to save(as PDF) or print your FBI Fingerprinting results after you click the link in your email.  Afterwards, you will not have access to the results***

PA Act 151 – Child Abuse: ($13.00)
TIMS Teacher Certification Application System

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