Click Here to apply to available substitue positions.

The HR team will review applications after they have been submitted. After reviewing applications, the team will select those for interviews. After the selected applicant has been interviewed and offered a substitute position, the applicant will be instructed to complete a background check using the Ozark 4-digit number. Substitute or teaching certification is required for substitute teacher applicants. The selected applicant will be invited to onboard once the background check and certification have been completed.

You must have a current background clearance using the Ozark  4-digit number (see below) and is no older than 365 days. Go to machs.mo.gov to complete the online piece of your background check. The fee is $41.75. Once you have your background confirmation number (TCN), you will make an appointment at a IdentoGO Missouri location to have your picture and fingerprints taken. Applicants for employment are responsible for the cost of the criminal background check.

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If you don't already have a teaching certification, please apply for a substitute certificate. Click here and you will be taken to the DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education). The substitute page will give you the information to apply for a substitute certificate. DESE charges $50.00 for a four-year substitute certificate.

Individuals with valid Missouri teaching certificates who wish to substitute teach in a school district are no longer required by DESE to apply for a substitute certificate. This includes individuals who hold an initial professional, career continuous professional, lifetime, student services, administration, provisional, and/or temporary certificate. If the educator allows his/her teaching certificate to expire at any time, then a substitute certificate would be required. 

An alternative pathway for becoming a Substitute Teacher in Missouri: A Content Substitute certificate may be granted to an individual who is at least 21 years of age, has a high school diploma, General Education Diploma (GED), or High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) and has successfully completed a minimum of twenty (20) clock hours of department-approved substitute teacher training that includes professionalism, honoring diversity, engaging students, foundational classroom management techniques, basic instructional strategies, supporting students with special needs, and working with at-risk youth.  Approved training is available here: 

• Frontline Education 

• Approved Missouri Colleges and Universities 

Substitute Teacher Certificates based on the successful completion of this training will not be issued until after this date. In addition to completing the training, applicants must pass a background check and submit an application for their certificate. 

Pay Schedule

Substitutes are paid at an hourly rate on the 15th of each month. If the 15th falls on a holiday or weekend, payday is the last business day prior to the 15th. All substitutes will be paid by direct deposit. Substitutes will clock their time.   

Childcare Teacher
High school diploma, GED, or two-year experience in childcare.

Nurse:
Substitute nurses must have an RN or LPN  license as well as current CPR training certificate.

Custodian
Custodial experience is suggested but not required.

Clerical Staff
Clerical experience is suggested but not required.

Sub Pay Schedule

Substitute Handbook

Substitute Orientation Video          Video Confirmation Signature Page

Retiree Subs

PSRS/PEERS Retirees who sub for the district are required to track their hours and submit to the district by the end of the month. Please review the documents below for more information on how to track these hours. 

Retiree Coaching Hours Log
Information on tracking hours