Substitute Teachers and Nurses

     Substitute teachers are hired to teach students in the absence of a teacher, on a daily or long-term basis.  Substitute nurses are hired to work as needed in the place of a school nurse or clinic attendant.  Coaches may choose to work as a substitute teacher during the school day or just fulfill coaching responsibilities after school.   Coaches and SOL or ESL tutors complete the substitute paperwork once selected.

     All applicants must have a high school diploma and must be at least 18 years old.  Preferred applicants have had some experience in working with children and provide three references by persons who have observed the applicant with children.  

     Substitutes are paid twice per month during the school year, based upon the number of days worked. (The 10-month work schedule works especially well for parents of school-aged children.)  A substitute for a clerical assistant is paid $49 per day and an instructional assistant is paid $51.45 per day when substituting in a regular classroom and $58 per day in a special education class.  A substitute teacher without a bachelor's degree is paid $64 and a substitute teacher with a degree is paid $75 per day.

     Long-term substitutes must hold a bachelor's degree and we prefer them to hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license. When a degreed substitute works twenty or more consecutive days for the same teacher, the substitute’s salary will be based upon the daily rate of a beginning teacher, currently $182 per day.  

Application Forms and Information 

     In addition to completing our online application, please read, complete, and submit each of the following four documents for substitute teacher.  Substitute nurses are not included within our online employment application and therefore applicants need to read/complete all six documents, including #2 and #3, nurse registration and application forms. 

To be added to the monthly approved substitute lists for the 2008-09 school year, all paperwork must be received by March 31, 2009, as new substitutes are not processed between April 1 and June 30.

These forms are read-only, printable documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader.                                      

*Substitute applicants who also have a teacher application on file need not complete three additional references using these forms; the three narrative reference letters submitted for the teacher application will suffice.

It usually takes about a month for completed substitute applications to be processed.  Call Janet Searles at (804) 365-4585 for more information.

 Essential Job Functions of a Substitute Teacher

• Assumes all duties and responsibilities of the regular teacher in a given day. Long-term substitutes may also be required to attend staff meetings, parent conferences, etc.

• Maintains effective working relationships with other employees and the public and deals with the public relations problems courteously and tactfully.

• Carries out written plans left by the regular teacher for the day’s lessons and routines.

• Marks pupil assignments and classroom work according to school and teacher evaluation policies.

• Records pupil absences according to school procedures.

• Assumes the teacher’s responsibility for supervision of students in the building, on the grounds, or on field trips.

• Becomes familiar with and follows school and division procedures for routines and emergencies.

• Leaves a clear, written summary for the teacher of the work covered and other relevant comments.

• During planning period, performs duties as requested by teacher or school administrator.