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

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You’ve worked hard all your life and have been counting down the seconds until retirement and then it hits you - you’ve actually finished your last day at the job. Your life goes from busy every day to retirement: the final frontier. All too often, we have grand plans of how to fill our hours during retirement - gardening, travel, volunteering and spending time with family. We do all of the above and sometimes more, only to still feel slightly unfulfilled. Then, you think of something your younger self would have never thought - going back to work.

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Remember your first day of school? You were nervous, didn’t know what you were doing, what to wear or what to expect. Everything was up in the air, and you always wished you’d prepared better. Unfortunately, this feeling is a familiar one when you’re a substitute teacher and jumping into someone else’s well-rehearsed routine.

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When you were little, did you ever dream of being the hero? The one who swoops in and saves the human race from all of the evil in the world? Do you imagine changing lives and making the world a better place? If your daydreams include any of the above on a semi-regular basis, but you really have no idea where to start, then you’ve come to the right place. Enter: the substitute teacher.

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No one enjoys interviews. They’re almost always a stressful and nerve-racking process. But, with some guidance and practice, anyone can become an interviewing pro.

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In a perfect world, students would have the same teacher every day. Parents would never have to worry about the quality of their students’ education. Teachers would never have to fill in for their coworkers. And, there would be no interruption in students’ education.

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Gone are the days when job seekers only looked at newspaper want ads. Now, there are numerous ways to find a new job.

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Committing to a career can be scary, especially when there are so many options to choose from. And, even after you make your final decision, you may be haunted by doubts.

As a substitute teacher, you, and only you, decide how long you want to teach. You have the freedom to work as often as you choose.

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You spend hours calling substitute teachers trying to find a replacement for a sick teacher. You pull full-time teachers out of preparation time to fill in for their absent co-workers. You’ve even taught a few classes when no viable alternative could be found.

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You attended college for 4 years (or even longer). You took the classes and got the degree. While you have the education, some skills cannot be studied and must be acquired in real-life situations.

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Interested in becoming a substitute teacher in PA? Whether you’re a retiree, recent college graduate or a stay-at-home parent looking to return to the workplace, you must follow certain steps to obtain a substitute teaching license in Pennsylvania.

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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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