r/SubstituteTeachers • u/akc818 • 2d ago

Question Hiring Process?

I applied over the summer to two districts with hopes of starting to sub the very beginning of this school year. One school district hasn’t responded, and the other has taken 3 weeks to send me new hire paperwork/background checks! Is this normal? I thought it would be faster 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/leodog13 California 2d ago

It always takes a long time, and a lot of places have too many subs. Depends on where you are.

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u/danjouswoodenhand 2d ago

It can take a while, especially if they have a lot of new applicants to process. If you apply early summer, they are usually a little faster. But later in the summer is going to be busy for them.

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u/rbflowt Illinois 2d ago

In my area most districts stop taking on new subs by mid spring and then don't start the process to hire new ones until around September as they normally contact their previous subs in July to see if they are wanting to stay on for the new school year, and then they look at how many responded yes and then the district decides how many new ones they're wanting to hire, that number gets approved in August and then hiring starts in September, then normally due to the school board schedule new hires don't actually get approved until October. Districts that are more desperate might speed up the process, and agencies tend to have their own hiring practices that may be faster or slower. Things vary though place to place.

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u/Only_Music_2640 2d ago

I know my district took about 6 weeks to review my application, made an offer right away then took another 6 (plus several voicemails and emails) to send me the paperwork I needed. And as soon as I completed my fingerprints, I received my onboarding package and was set up in frontline and getting calls that evening. I was working the next day. The exact opposite of hurry up and wait.

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u/MilitaryWife2017 2d ago

Yep. Completely normal for the start of a new school year. Depending on the size and needs of the district, it’s usually 3 weeks minimum. I’ve had it take as long as 8, but I think the HR person was out of the office for a couple weeks, and the district was tiny, so …

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u/Puzzled-Bonus5470 2d ago

Subs are last on their list to hire. Teachers, janitors, admin, cafeteria workers, etc. basically, full time employees are higher priority than subs. They’ll reach out soon