Site-Based Substitutes

Description

• Site-based substitutes are responsible for instructing students in an elementary, middle, or high school setting serving special education, English as a Second Language, advanced academics, and resource classes, including Art, Music, Physical Education, Library, World Language, and/or other content area classes.
• Site-based substitutes assume responsibility for all aspects of classroom instruction, assessments, and behavior management on a short-term or long-term basis. Implements teacher-created lesson plans or works collaboratively with a team of educators to generate lesson plans, providing differentiated strategies to instruct students at all levels in all content areas.
• Site-based substitutes will be assigned to one school and will be expected to report to that school daily.

Salary and Benefits

• Site-based substitutes earn $27.16 per hour. 
• Site-based substitutes will be offered the option of enrolling in FCPS health programs, including medical and dental. They will also be able to participate in the FCPS 403(b) Deferred Compensation Retirement Savings Plan. 
  • Please note that there is not a retiree pay band for this position.*
• Site-based substitutes must average 30 hours per week to be eligible for benefits.

Qualifications

• Current teacher substitutes, student monitors, and hourly employees.
• Applicants who meet one of the following criteria:
  • College transcripts reflecting 30 or more credits, or
  • Accepted into an accredited educational preparatory program within a college/university’s school of education, or
  • Completed a high school teacher preparatory course, like Teachers for Tomorrow or Educators Rising, or
  • Been employed as an Instructional Assistant for at least one school year in a K12 organization, or 
  • Have one full year of experience teaching preschool or in a school-aged childcare program.

To Apply

• Interested applicants should send their resumes to schools with site-based substitutes.
  • An Individual not already employed by FCPS as a substitute teacher must first create an account and submit a site-based substitute teacher application.

Current Site-Based Vacancies

* Because site-based substitutes are expected to work every day, VRS retirees will need to consider the effect of accepting daily employment on their current and future retirement benefits. Retirees may call VRS toll-free at 1-888-827-3847 and/or the Social Security Administration for information on how earnings during retirement affect their eligibility for Social Security Benefits. Call toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 or visit the Social Security Administration website.